Whether she (a) distributed and/or (b) communicated by any means and/or device of communication cabinet documents and communication to non-cabinet members, in particular to members of a certain family (name furnished) since her appointment as a member of the Cabinet?
What (a) was the rationale for allegedly sharing sensitive government business with the specified persons (names furnished) and (b) is your relationship with the specified persons?
(a) What is the date of the inception of the Government’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS), (b) what are the reasons for the delays in implementing the IFMS, (c) which (i) provinces, (ii) departments and (iii) Government entities have implemented the programme to date, (d) what are the successes of the IFMS to date, (e) what is the total cost incurred in its implementation and (f) how will the system minimise corruption in the public sector?
a) The Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) Programme was originally approved by Cabinet in 2005. The Cabinet approval entailed, amongst others, that a hybrid solution architecture, which comprised a mix of commercial off the shelf (COTS) and bespoke (in-house developed) modules, would be implemented. For purposes of this document this approach is referred to as “IFMS 1”. As a result of challenges that were experienced ...
Has the Public Service Commission received disclosures of interest in terms of section 12(3) of the South African Police Service Employment Regulations of 2008 from the Minister of Police for (a) the National Commissioner, (b) the Deputy National Commissioner, (c) each of the Provincial Commissioners and (d) any person acting in any of the specified positions in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
The requirement to disclose financial interests by Public Servants is regulated by the Financial Disclosure Framework. This Framework was introduced in March 2000 with the requirement that all Heads of Department (HoD) and employees on post level 15 in National and Provincial Departments should disclose their registrable interests on the form determined for this purpose by the Public Service Commission (PSC). In May 2001, ...
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
DPSA
The Department of Public Service and Administration has not procured any services and/or made any payment to Bell Pottinger. The Department never required any services from Bell Pottinger.
NSG
b)(i) The National School of Government (NSG) did not procure any services from Bell Pottinger
(ii) The NSG did not procure any services from any other public relations firms
The NSG did not have ...
Has the Public Service Commission (a) referred any potential conflicts of interest in terms of section 16(1) of the South African Police Service Employment Regulations of 2008 to the Minister of Police and (b) received any report from the Minister of Police in terms of section 16(2) of the specified regulations in the (i) the 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17 financial years; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
The PSC scrutinized financial interests of SMS members of the South African Police Service (SAPS)/Department of Police for the 2012/2013 to 2015/2016 financial years in terms of Chapter 3 G of the Public Service Regulations (PSR), 2001. Regulation 16(1) of the SAPS Employment Regulations of 2008 is a derivative of Chapter 3 of the PSR, 2001. Both PSR, 2001 and Regulation 16(1) provide that ...
Whether he intends to amend provisions of paragraph 1.2.4 of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) by what date and (b) what will the amendments entail?
Paragraph 1.2.4 of Chapter 5 of the Ministerial Handbook relates to the purchase of motor vehicles for Members. There are proposals to amend this provision as part of the review of the Ministerial Handbook.
(a) It is expected that the review of the Ministerial Handbook will be completed once the Joint Cabinet Committee has considered the content and approved a revised Ministerial Handbook.
(b)The ...
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) did not procure any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
The National School of Government (NSG) has neither procured any services nor made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
(b) (i) No – The Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) has not procured nor had any need to procure any services from ...
Whether his department procured any services from and/or made any payments to (a) Mr Mzwanele Manyi, (b) the Progressive Professionals Forum, (c) the Decolonisation Fund and/or (d) the Black Business Council; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what (i) services were procured, (ii) was the total cost, (iii) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (iv) was the total amount paid, (v) was the purpose of the payments and (vi) is the detailed breakdown of such payments in each case?
The Department did not procure any services from and/or made any payments to (a) Mr Mzwanele Manyi, (b) the Progressive Professionals Forum, (c) the Decolonisation Fund and/or (d) the Black Business Council;
The department did not procure any services nor made any payments to the above-mentioned suppliers since their services were not required by the department during the period.
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(1) With regard to the total cost of pending cases involving employees in (a) national and (b) provincial departments, what are the amounts budgeted for such expenditure in each department in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17 financial years;
(2) did any of the specified departments spend more than the allocated budgets during the specified periods on any case; if so, what (a) are the relevant details in each case, (b) amounts were overspent and (c) was the reason in each case?
Budgets for pending cases, involving employees, is the responsibility of individual national and provincial Accounting Officers. The Ministry for Public Service and Administration thus does not have detailed information on such budgets.
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