How many instances of mail theft were reported at the Johannesburg International Mail Centre in each month during the period 1 January 2016 to 31 July 2017;
(2) Whether any employees employed at the specified centre have faced (a) criminal and/or (b) disciplinary charges; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) what number of employees faced criminal and/or disciplinary charges and (ii) what (aa) are the relevant details and (bb) is the current status of each charges? NW3393E
I have been informed by SAPO as follows:
- The volumes handled at JIMC for the period 1 January 2016 to 31 July 2017 in total were 20.9 million items. There was a total of 605 incidents reported by clients to for investigation as cases of theft and/or items found violated:
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What is the average clearance or processing time for mail items that are stopped for inspection by the (a) SA Police Service and (b) SA Revenue Service at the Johannesburg International Mail Centre?
I have been informed by SAPO as follows:
(a) The average clearance or processing time for mail that are stopped for inspections is 48 hours for the South African Police Service.
(b) The average clearance or processing time for mail items that are stopped for inspections is 48 hours for South African Revenue Service.
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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP
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What is the detailed (a) breakdown of and (b) valuation for current and non-current assets and investments held by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him according to (aa) listed assets (aaa) directly held and (bbb) indirectly held and (bb) unlisted investments (aaa) directly held and (bbb) indirectly held by each of the entities, in each case breaking the current assets and investments down by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and beyond 12 months?
I have been informed by the Department and entities as follows:
DEPARTMENT
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Current Assets: Bank Balance
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(1)Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2381 on 31 August 2017, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) met the deadline to submit its report into the capacity of the envisaged wireless open access network to him by 31 August 2017; if not, by what date is the report expected; if so, (a) which entities reporting to him, organisations, consultants and companies were interviewed by the CSIR and (b) what are the main outcomes of the specified report;
(2) Whether any organisation, company, consultant and/or entity reporting to him declined to (a) participate and/or (b) participate fully after being approached by the CSIR; if so, (i) which organisation, company, consultant and/or entity declined to participate fully and (ii) what are the reasons in each case;
(3) Whether any of the organisations, companies, consultants and/or entities approached by the CSIR withdrew from participation; if so, (a) which organisation, company, consultant and/or entity withdrew and (b) what are the reasons in each case?
I have been informed by the Department as follows:
1. The deadline to conclude the study has been met; however, CSIR is in the process of finalising the report.
(a) The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) represented by Ericsson Huawei and Nokia; Chipset Integrators, represented by Intel and Qualcomm; Operator’s Forum represented by Cell C, MTN, Liquid Telecom ...
(a) How many official international trips did he undertake since 1 January 2017 and (b) what (i) was the (aa) purpose, (bb) outcome, (cc) duration and (dd) cost of each trip and (ii) role did he play in each case and (c)(i) which officials from his department accompanied him and (ii) what were the costs?
I have been informed by the Department as follows:
a) The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services undertook five (5) international trips from 1 January until end of August 2017.
b) The purpose, outcome, duration and cost of each trip is attached as Annex A.
c) The names of the official/s from DTPS who accompanied the Minister is attached herewith in Annex A as ...
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2381 on 31 August 2017, he will publish the report of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and all supporting documentation regarding the capacity of the envisaged Wireless Open Access Network; if not, why not; if so, by which date?
Once I have received the finalised CSIR report, I will determine whether to publish or not, as such documents usually contain company sensitive information where publication of the full report may not be permissible.
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(1) Whether any representatives from any of the entities reporting to him accompanied him on any of the official international trips that he undertook since 1 January 2017; if so, (a) which representatives accompanied him, (b) what role did each representative play on the trip and (c) what were the costs incurred for each representative’s (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) attendance or speakers’ fees to participate in each trip;
(2) Whether any guests accompanied the official delegation on any of the international trip undertaken by him since 1 January 2017; if so, (a) what is the name of each guest, (b) what is each guest’s relationship with the relevant member of the delegation, (c) in what capacity did the guest accompany the official delegation and (d) at what cost in each case;
(3) Whether his department paid for the costs incurred for each representative accompanying him; if not, how was the representatives’ trips financed? NW3145E
I have been informed by the Department as follows:
1. Yes, please see attached Annex A.
(2) Yes, the Minister was accompanied by guests to Kigali, Rwanda from 10 – 12 May 2017 as well as Estonia 28 -30 May 2017 as well as Hangzhou, China from 26 – 29 July 2017.
(a) Names provided in Annex A.
(b) No relations to the ...
When are the application dates (a) opening and (b) closing for the board positions of all entities and councils reporting to him?
I have been informed by the Department as follows:
(a) With regard to all the entities reporting to me, no request was issued inviting applications for board positions.
Applications for appointment to the National Cybersecurity Advisory Council (NCAC) opened mid-April 2017.
(b) Applications for appointment to the National Cybersecurity Advisory Council (NCAC closed on the 30th April 2017 and the Department received 34 applications.
(1)Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1987 on 17 October 2016, any steps have been taken to revive the National Broadband Advisory Council; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of all steps taken to date;
(2) Whether any advertisements have been published to solicit nominations of members to serve on the council’s board; if not, by what date will advertisements be published; if so, (a) on what dates and (b) where were the advertisements published;
(3) Whether his review of the council’s function has been completed; if not, by what date will it be completed; if so, what steps will be implemented to ensure that the council fulfils its mandate?
I have been informed by the Department as follows:
(1) The Department is currently working on streamlining various institutions such as the National Cybersecurity Advisory Council (NACC), National Internet Governance Forum (NIGF), National ICT Forum and National Broadband Council in light of another process to establish the 4th Industrial Revolution Commission.
(2)(a)The Department has not published any advertisement to solicit nominations of members to ...
(a) What are the (i) names and (ii) professional designations of each member appointed to serve on the steering committee of the Internet for All initiative and (b) what are the names of the Information and Communication Technology and/or other sector companies and/or organisations that employ each of the specified members;
(2) (b) what (i) is the steering committee’s mandate, (ii) are the detailed deliverables, (iii) deadlines have been set for the deliverables and (iv) will the steering committee’s relationship be with the National Broadband Advisory Council, National ICT Forum and his department’s SA Connect project office and (b)(i) what budget has been allocated for the steering committee’s mandate and (ii) from which programmes will the funds be drawn? NW2626E
I have being advised by the Department as follows:
The Steering Committee of the Internet for All Initiative has not yet been established.
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(2)(b) (i) Not Applicable
(2) (b) (ii) Not Applicable
(2) (b) (iii) Not Applicable
(2) (b) (iv) Not Applicable
(2) (b) (i) No budget has been allocated for programme implementation .
(2)(b) (ii) N/A
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