2017-w3485 - 22 December 2017

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

What is the total (a) number and (b) monetary value of e-commerce transactions that took place in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17 financial years?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 22 Dec 2017

a) None

b) None

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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2017-w3942 - 15 December 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

With reference to his reply to question 3371 on 13 November 2017, (a) what are the relevant details of the building that the SA Post Office is leasing in Bloemfontein in terms of (a) where exactly are the premises located, (b) what are the terms of the lease, including the (i) period of the lease, (ii) name of the landlord and (iii) rental amount for each month and (c) what processes were followed by the SA Post Office before contracting the lease?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 15 Dec 2017

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

(a) The premises is located at the Mr Price Building, a sub-division of Plot 6, Vredenhof Smallholdings, No 2708, Langenhovenpark, Nelson Mandela Drive, Langenhovenpark, Bloemfontein.

(b)(i) Period of lease was 3 years

(ii) The Michael Family Trust

(iii) Rental amount per month as follows:

  • Outlet size: 3,956m²
  • Lease costs per m2 (3-year lease) : R62 m² ...
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2017-w3944 - 14 December 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

With reference to his reply to question 3229 on 13 November 2017, what (a) number of nominations were received for appointment to the SA Post Office Board, (b) are the names of each individual, (c) are the reasons for not appointing each individual and (d) skills requirements are being sought for each Board position?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 14 Dec 2017

(a) 338 (three hundred and thirty eight) nominations were received.

(b) and (c) responses are attached as Annexure A.

(d) The skills requirements for the three positions were as follows:

  1. Position 1 - Banking business;
  2. Position 2 - Logistics and operations; and
  3. Position 3 - ICT/e-Commerce or Governance and Compliance or Postal Service and Postal Service Management.

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2017-w3943 - 14 December 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(1) With reference to his reply to question 3371 on 13 November 2017, (a) on what (2) Was a request for proposal/request for tender issued; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 14 Dec 2017

I have been informed by SA Post Office as follows:

(1)(a) The contract was signed in 2003 for a period of two (2) years with effect from 17 May 2004. Thereafter the contract was extended via a Limited Bidding Process on yearly basis until 31 March 2014.

(1)(b) The original contract value and total payments made to Intimate Data from 2004-2006 was R3 695 000. The ...

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2017-w3736 - 08 December 2017

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

1. Whether (a) his department and / or (b) entities reporting to him procured services from a certain company ( name furnished); if so, (i) what services were procured in each case and (ii) what is the total amount that was paid to the specified company in each case;

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 8 Dec 2017

I have been informed by the Department and Entities reporting to me as follows:

1 (a) Kindly note DTPS only existed May 2014. No services were procured from Travel with Flair by the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services

  1. Not Applicable
  2. Not Applicable

1 (b) No services by entities of DTPS that had dealings with Travel with Flair (Pty) Ltd, except USAASA and ...

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2017-w3495 - 08 December 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether the SA Post Office introduced a clearance fee for parcels and / or packages received from other countries; if so, what are the relevant (a) charges for each country and (b) details of the conditions attached to the collection and / or delivery of the parcels and / or packages?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 8 Dec 2017

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

The South African Post Office did not introduce a clearance fee for parcels and /or packages received from other countries. These handling fees were already applicable.

(a)(b) Not applicable to SAPO

 

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Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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2017-w3162 - 08 December 2017

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

What are the details including the ranks of service providers and /or contractors from which (a) his department and (b) the entities reporting to him procured services in the past five years 2. What (a) service was provided by each service provider and /or contactor and (b) amount was service provider and / or contractor paid 3. (a) how many of these service providers are black-owned entities, (b) what was each of the black-owned service providers awarded and; (c) how much was each black-owned service provider paid?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 8 Dec 2017

I have been informed by the Department and entities as follows:

Department

The question is broad and not specific requiring detailed information over a long period of time. Various services procured by the Department range from small to big procurement of goods and services.

(1)(a) The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services was established in May 2014. Since 2014 various services were rendered ...

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2017-w3790 - 04 December 2017

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

With reference to his reply to question 3355 on 13 November 2017, who paid for the private chartered jet for his trip to Ndjamena, Chad?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 4 Dec 2017

I was requested by the President to represent him at the inauguration of the President of Chad. Accordingly, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation made travel arrangements concerning this trip.

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Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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2017-w3885 - 04 December 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

With reference to his reply to question 3078 on 30 October 2017, (a) which processes are being amended to improve the SA Post Office’s ability and capacity to handle the increased volumes, (b) what is the cost of implementing these processes and (c) by which date will these improvements be completed?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 4 Dec 2017

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

(a) 

  • A total review of all operational activities was conducted and a duplicated process was identified. As a result, the function of sorting and dispatching mail items from Johannesburg International Mail Centre (JIMC) to Post Offices, has been moved to Mail Centres which are allocated around Gauteng. This has assisted JIMC in placing additional 20 staff ...
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2017-w3609 - 04 December 2017

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether (a) his department and/ or (b) any entity reporting to him own land; if so, in each case, (i) where is each plot of land located, (ii) what is the size of each specified plot and (iii) what is each plot currently being used for?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 4 Dec 2017

I have been informed by the Department and Entities as follows:

DEPARTMENT

a) The Department does not own land

  1. Not Applicable
  2. Not Applicable
  3. Not Applicable

ENTITIES

(b) Broadbrand Infraco, USAASA, ZADNA does not own any land in South Africa or abroad.

Nemisa does not own any land however owns a portion of the sectional title Scheme in which Franschoek Municipality Offices are situated ...

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