(1)Whether (a) his spouse and/or (b) an adult family member accompanied him on any official international trip (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) is the name of the person(s), (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) destination of the trip and (cc) was the (aaa) total cost and (bbb) detailed breakdown of the costs of the accompanying person(s) to his department;
(2) whether each of the specified trips were approved by the President in terms of the provisions of Section 1, Annexure A of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details
(1); (a), (b) (i)(ii); (aa) (bb), (aaa) (bbb),
The provisions for international official journeys for members of the executive and their spouses (alternatively one adult family member) are set out in Chapter 6, section 2 of the Ministerial Handbook. The provisions provide for an accompanying spouse or adult family member on international official journeys undertaken by a member of the executive.
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(1)What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources offices in (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place;
(2) was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case? NW2049E
Response from the Department
Except for one (1) incident at NCC referred to their Human Resources on 25 January 2017 there were no incidents reported for the Department and the other entities.
Response from the Entities
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(1)Whether, with reference to his undertaking during the joint sitting of the portfolio committees on Health, Trade and Industry and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 28 March 2018, that his department would provide rehabilitation relief to businesses in the meat processing industry that are in distress, he and/or any senior official within his department have met with the specified businesses to understand their needs; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings;
(2) whether his department conducted a full analysis of the impact the listeriosis outbreak had on the (a) meat processing industry and (b) rest of the value chain with respect to (i) job losses and (ii) revenue losses; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the findings in each case;
(3) (a) what is his policy position on the establishment of an independent food health and safety agency to align all areas of food handling and manufacturing regulation and (b) what action will he take to support the existence of such an agency?
1. The lead Department for health and food safety is the Department of Health. Once the National Institute for Communicable Diseases had established the existence of listeriosis in South African meat processing plants the National Consumer Commission issued a recall notice under the provisions of the National Consumer Commission (NCC) and in the over-riding interests of public health.
thedti has an existing ...
(1)(a) What total amount of land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him in each province is (i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land;
(2) (a) how much of the land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him has been leased out for private use and (b) what is the (i) Rand value of each lease and (ii)(aa) location and (bb) size of each piece of land?NW1875E
(1) (a) (i) & (ii) nil – the dti does not own land.
(b) (i) & (ii) the dti does not own land.
(2) (a) & (b) (i) & (ii) Nil – the dti does not own land.
Response from the Entities
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) did not repond to the question.
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(a) What number of cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, have been referred to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by (aa) his department and (bb) each entity reporting to him for further investigation since the Act was assented to and (b) what number of the specified cases have (i) been investigated by SAPS and DPCI, (ii) been followed up by the respective accounting officers and (iii) resulted in a conviction in each specified financial year since 2004?
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Cases referred to SAPS
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24 Cases
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Cases referred to Serious Crime
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2 Cases (1 closed and 1 is ongoing)
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Most of the cases were closed by the SAPS and Prosecutors.
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(1)Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in his department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit;
(2) whether he will furnish Mr I M Ollis with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?
Neither the department nor its Entities have conducted lifestyle audits. The department and its entities will implement any directive in this regard that’s developed for the public service.
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(1)Whether the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC) issued a Compliance Notice to the Board of Directors of a certain company (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, on what date was it issued;
(2) whether, in respect of each specified month since the Compliance Notice was issued, the CIPC received a monthly report on the progress and implementation of the measures set out in the Compliance Notice; if not, in each specified case, why not; if so, in each specified case, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the Board of Directors of the specified company have complied with the Compliance Notice; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?NW1328E
1. Yes, it was issued on 29 January 2018.
2. The Company is providing the CIPC with monthly reports in compliance with the Notice, which the CIPC is currently assessing.
3. The Board of Directors have six months from the date of the Compliance Notice to comply. Therefore, they have until 29 July 2018 to comply.
What (a) number of consulting firms or companies are currently contracted by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him and (b) (i) is the name of each consultant, (ii) are the relevant details of the service provided in each case and (iii) is the (aa) start date, (bb) time period, (cc) monetary value in Rands of each contract and (dd) name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract?
(a) (i) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd)
All consultants are appointed in accordance with the requirements contained in National Treasury’s Cost Containment Instruction Notes.
There are a total of 41 consultants appointed by the department some of which are appointed within a panel of service providers.
Table 1: Consultants appointed by the department for various adhoc service requirements:
Whether his department provided any form of assistance to co-operatives in each of the past five financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what is the (a) name of the co-operative, (b) total number of members of the co-operative, (c) type of co-operative, (d) service that the co-operative delivers, (e) physical address of the co-operative, (f) type of assistance provided to the co-operative and (g) current status of the co-operative;
(2) whether any of the specified co-operatives will require additional assistance from his department in future; if so, what are the relevant details?
Two Co-Operatives were approved for the Agro-Processing Support Scheme (APSS), as follows:
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Vuma Rural Development Primary Co-operative Limited
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a) Khora Africa Projects Co-operative Limited
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a) 7 members
b) Primary Co-Operative
c) Growing vegetables, processing & packaging of vegetables
d) D465 Road, Ward 8, Vuma Location. Eshowe
e) Cost sharing investment grant in buildings, machinery & equipment and commercial vehicles.
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(1)(a) On what basis was G4S given black economic empowerment (BEE) and broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) status and (b) what are the details which qualify G4S for BEE and BBBEE status,
(2) whether his department has done an investigation into G4S’s BEE and BBBEE credentials; if not, why not; if so, what are the findings of the investigation?NW1158E
1. In accordance with the provisions of Statement 005 of the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice, issued in terms of Section 9(1) of the B-BBEE Act, the B-BBEE Status level of Measured Entities are determined by Accredited Rating Agencies, through the issuing of Verification Certificates. Said Verification Certificates are valid for 12-months from date of issue, based on verified information requested by and supplied ...
