2017-w3590 - 04 December 2017

Thandeka Moloko Mbabama to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(a) What is the total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him for more than (aa) 30 days, (bb) 60 days, (c) 90 days and (dd) 120 days and (b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case?

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)(i) There are currently no invoices that are unpaid that are overdue for the Department.

(aa) N/A

(bb) N/A

(cc) N/A

(dd) N/A

(b) N/A

ENTITIES

Entity

No of unpaid invoices

(aa) 30 days

(bb) 60 days

(cc) 90 days

(dd) 120 days

Nemisa

31

R812 228.61

R508 673.20 ...

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2017-w3302 - 13 November 2017

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(1)    Whether the (a) chief executive officer and (b) chief financial officer of entities reporting to him are employed on a permanent basis; if not, (2) Whether the specified officers are employed on a fixed term contract; if so, (a) what are the names of each of the officers and (b) when (i) was each officer employed and (ii) will each officer’s contract end? NW3691E

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 13 Nov 2017

Entity

1(a) & (b)

(2)

(a)

b(i)

(ii)

Sentech

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) are on fixed term contracts not permanent.

Five (5) years fixed term contract

CEO: Mr Mlamli Booi;

CEO:16/10/2015

15/10/2020

   

Five (5) years fixed tern contract

CFO: Mr Siphamandla Kenneth Mthethwa

CFO: 01/12/2016

30/11/2021

SAPO

The CEO and CFO are on fixed term contracts ...

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2017-w3355 - 13 November 2017

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether (a) he or (b) his Deputy Minister made use of a chartered private jet during the period 1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what (i) were the reasons for using a chartered private jet, (ii) was the travel route in each case and (iii) did the use of the jet cost the department in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 13 Nov 2017

a) 01 January 2013 to date: None

b) 01 January 2013 to date: None

 (i) The Minister was representing our President at the inauguration of the President of the Republic of Chad.

 (ii) Direct route to Ndjamena, Chad.

 (ii) The Department did not pay for the use of the chartered private

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2017-w3371 - 13 November 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Does the South African Post Office (SAPO) conduct any business with (a) JMAT Business Advisory Services and /or (b) any other companies associated with any of the specified persons; if not, in each case, what is the position; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 13 Nov 2017

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

a) The South African Post Office does not conduct any business with JMAT Business Advisory Services.

b) There is no entity linked with Mr Molefe Mathibe that is or was doing business with the South African Post Office.

c) A company associated with one of the former executives, Mr Janras Kotsi is Intimate Date, whose contract ...

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2017-w3229 - 13 November 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether any vacancies currently exist at the SA Post Office Board; if so, (a) what number of vacancies and (b) what are the details of the steps that are being taken to fill the specified vacancies?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 13 Nov 2017

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

(a) Yes, there are currently three (3) vacancies.

(b) The Department called for nominations of persons suitable for appointment to the Board of the South African Post Office (SAPO). The response did not yield suitable candidates in terms of the skills requirements in line with the provisions of the SAPO Act. The Department is now ...

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2017-w3372 - 13 November 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether the SA Post Office (SAPO) vacated the building it owns in Bloemfontein to rent another building in the city; if so, (a) why, (b) what are the further relevant details; (C) were any risk assessments conducted prior to this decision being taken; if not, why not; 2. Whether the vacated building is still being utilized for any SAPO purposes?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 13 Nov 2017

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

1. (a) SAPO vacated its own building in Bloemfontein in 2010 which was utilised for Postbank Operations due to it no longer being conducive for banking operations.

(b) The entity cited employee’s concerns about their safety when entering or leaving the building and lack of safe parking inside and around the building as further reasons for ...

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2017-w2937 - 30 October 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether, since 1 January 2016, the Postbank has ever been approached by any (a) member of and/or (b)(i) person and /or (ii) business associated with any member of a certain family (name furnished) to provide banking facilities either on a personal or commercial level; if so, what are the details of (aa)(aaa) persons and /or (bbb) businesses that applied for banking facilities and (bb) banking facilities were applied for each case?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 30 Oct 2017

Having been advised by SAPO, the Minister hereby seeks to amplify the reply to the question as follows:

No member of the Gupta family approached the Postbank to open up an account.

An employee from JIC Limited approached the Postbank’s Head of Sales and Customer Care telephonically in August 2016 to open an account. The Postbank requested details of the company and financial statements. ...

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2017-w2936 - 30 October 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(a) For which purpose and/or programme was R650 million in recapitalisation funds allocated to the SA Post Office in the second quarter of the 2016-17 financial year, (b) what amount of the recapitalisation funds was allocated for each purpose and/or programme and (c) on what date was each amount allocated?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 30 Oct 2017

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

  1. (b) (c) The allocation was for the recapitalization of SAPO to implement its strategic turnaround plan. The total amount of R650 million was for the recapitalization of SAPO to enable it to implement its strategic turnaround plan. The total amount of R650 million was transferred to SAPO on 18th April 2016

 

Approved/Not Approved

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2017-w3021 - 30 October 2017

Hermanus Bernadus Groenewald to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(1) What is the (a) total amount that was paid out in bonuses to employees in his department and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that was paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2016-17 financial year; (2) what is the (a) total estimated amount that will be paid out in bonuses to employees in his department and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that will be paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2017-18 financial year?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 30 Oct 2017

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

1. No bonuses have been paid out so far as the Department is at the last stage of finalising the payment of performance bonuses for the 2016-17 financial year.

2. The estimated amount and detailed breakdown of bonus payments is unknown at this stage because the first bi-annual performance review documents in respect of each ...

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2017-w3078 - 30 October 2017

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

What are the relevant details of the minimum standard set by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) for mail delivery times for letters and parcels received from the United Kingdom; 2. What are the relevant details of the average mail delivery times of the SA Post Office for (a) letters and (b) parcels received from the United Kingdom to addresses in (i) Cape Town, (ii) Johannesburg and (iii) Durban?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 30 Oct 2017

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

1. The minimum standard set by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) for mail delivery times for letters and parcels received from the United Kingdom is 90 percent and is measured as follows: Parcels and Letters = Day of Arrival plus 5 days. The minimum standard set by the UPU for registered letters and parcels received from ...

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