2023-w3092 - 14 December 2023

Farhat Essack to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

What (a) total amount in debt does (i) Denel, (ii) the SA Forestry Company Limited and (iii) Alexkor owe to date, (b) is the breakdown of (i) the entities that are owed and (ii) the interest accrued to date and (c) amount does each of the three entities pay in interest on the debt owed in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 14 Dec 2023

According to the information received from SOCs:

ALEXKOR:

a) R4 620 135.75

(b)(i)

(ii) No interest has been accrued on the items listed.

(c) None

DENEL:

  1. (i) R100m
  2. (i) Aluwani

(ii) R 5,456,986.30

  1. 3 months Jibar + 280 basis points

SAFCOL:

(a) (ii)

R58 537 150

 

(b)

(i) Nedbank Bank:

Capital R4 600 167

Standard Bank:

Capital R52 483 995

(ii) Nedbank Bank: ...

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2023-w3562 - 24 November 2023

Mathew John Cuthbert to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

With reference to capital investment on ports by Transnet, what is the (a) total envisaged amount and (b) nature of planned capital expenditure for the next three financial years for the ports under the control of Transnet in (i) Cape Town, (ii) Saldanha Bay, (iii) Boegoebaai, (iv) Durban and (v) Port Elizabeth; (2) How does Transnet prioritise where investment spending is targeted between the different ports? NW4732E

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to the information received from Transnet:

(1)(a) The total envisaged capital expenditure budget for the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) over the next three (3) year period (FY24/25 – FY26/27) for the ports of (i) Cape Town, (ii) Saldanha Bay, (iii) Boegoebaai, (iv) Durban and (v) Port Elizabeth is R 7,221 bn. The proportion of the capital budget per port is ...

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2023-w3449 - 24 November 2023

Mathew John Cuthbert to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

With reference to capital investment on ports by Transnet, what was the (a) total amount and (b) nature of capital expenditure for the past three financial years for the ports under the control of Transnet in (i) Cape Town, (ii) Saldanha Bay, (iii) Boegoebaai, (iv) Durban and (v) Port Elizabeth?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to the information received from Transnet:

a) Over the preceding three financial years, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) made a capital projects investment of R 2.7 billion in the ports of Cape Town, Saldanha Bay, Durban and Port Elizabeth. No capital investments have been made into the development of the Port of Boegoebaai thus far since only conceptual studies have been conducted. ...

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2023-w3517 - 24 November 2023

Elphas Mfakazeleni Buthelezi to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

What are the relevant details of the (a) total budget allocated for and (b) actual expenditure on (i) salaries, (ii) travel and (iii) accommodation of employees of his department (aa) in the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2023?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

(aa) The total salaries, travel, and accommodation of employees in the department for the last three financial years is shown below:

2020/21 Financial Year:

Expenditure Items

(a)

(b)

 

Total budget allocated

Actual expenditure

i) Salaries

184 177 000,00

141 165 000,00

ii) Travel

3 924 000,00

2 384 000,00

iii) Accommodation

501 000,00

275 642,00

 

 

 

Total

188 602 000,00 ...

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2023-w3483 - 24 November 2023

Samantha Jane Graham to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

What is the (a) collection rate of Eskom from (i) municipalities and (ii) direct consumers, (b) total number of prepaid electricity meters that Eskom has and (c) value of non-technical losses?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to Information Received from Eskom:

1. As at end September 2023 – the payment collection levels on 12 months moving average basis are as follows:

(a)(i) Municipalities = 87.3 %

(ii) All other customers combined = 99.9%

(b) The number of prepaid user customers as of September 2023 on Eskom’s Customer Care & Billing system is 6 803 462.

(c) The 2022-23FY non-technical losses are 13 396GWh ...

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2023-w3445 - 24 November 2023

Ghaleb Cachalia to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

Whether, noting that trade unions under the Congress of SA Trade Unions, gathered in Durban to protest the privatisation of Transnet (details furnished), it is the policy position of his department that public private partnerships lead to job losses and retrenchment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether he, along with the Transnet board, presented the public with their plan to reap the benefits of public-private partnerships, while addressing union concerns which may otherwise derail the specified initiatives; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to the information received from Transnet:

1. Private sector participation that Transnet has incorporated in its Reinvention and Growth Strategy is not intended to result in job losses. Rather, the involvement of private sector is to attract capital required to fund expansion programs and unlock growth in exports for key sectors such as manganese, chrome, and iron ore; and accordingly, growth in ...

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2023-w3443 - 24 November 2023

Ghaleb Cachalia to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

Considering that a road to rail initiative between Transnet Freight Rail, Transnet Port Terminals and Maersk aims to move freight from the Ngqura Container Terminal to Port Elizabeth Port Terminal via a 50 cart locomotive line, and noting that the specified initiative would potentially remove 50 trucks off the roads during the citrus season, what progress has been made to date on the initiative in terms of (a) dates, (b) terms and (c) security arrangements in particular?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to the information received from Transnet:

The triangular rail shuttle between the Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) of Ngqura (NCT), the Port of Port Elizabeth (PECT) and the TFR Deal Party container Terminal (PEG) started in June 2023 and continues to operate.

a) Progress made:

During June

The route between NCT and PECT (1480 TEUs) runs 15 trains that are made up of ...

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2023-w3482 - 24 November 2023

Samantha Jane Graham to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

What (a) progress has been made on the curtailment framework and (b) is the expected date of release of the (i) Generation Connection Capacity Assessment and (ii) Curtailment Framework?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to Information Received from Eskom:

The Eskom Curtailment Framework involves the controlled reduction of electricity supply output from renewables (wind and solar) plants in response to system-security needs or temporary transmission capacity constraints. Eskom has developed this new approach to curtailment to allow for additional generation capacity to be built at points on the grid that had previously been shown as fully committed. ...

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2023-w3632 - 24 November 2023

Farhat Essack to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

What total amount has (a) Eskom, (e) Alexkor and (f) SAFCOL spent on (i) air travel, (ii) hotel accommodation and (iii) residence maintenance costs for their Chief Executive Officers and Board members in the past 10 years?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to information received from these intities

 

ESKOM:

ALEXKOR:

Awaiting response.

SAFCOL:

 

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

(i)Air Travel

       

R265 581.39

R132 180.16

-

-

R16 436.16

R26 831.83

(ii)Ground Transport

       

R137 214.98

R238 656.14

R3 441.79

R120 591.39

R250 519.36

R58 048.71

(ii)Hotel Accommodation

        ...
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2023-w3444 - 24 November 2023

Ghaleb Cachalia to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

Whether, considering that Transnet Freight Rail announced the completion of the Mamathwane crossing loop in the Northern Cape a month ahead of schedule (details furnished), the Government will now officially confirm that it has abandoned its state led approach to public enterprises and is moving towards more private sector participation in the sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? (2) Whether he will share the overall plans and/or strategy at company level to move away from state control to public-private partnerships and perhaps to areas of full privatisation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 24 Nov 2023

According to the information received from Transnet:

1. The South African government, through the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), continues to emphasise that involving the private sector in State-Owned Enterprises' (SOEs) operations should not be regarded as a departure from a state-led approach to public enterprises. One example of a partnership with the private sector that enhances Transnet's logistical value chains is the ...

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