(1) With reference to his reply to question 1138 on 4 September 2014, (a) in terms of which legislation was Cabinet Memorandum No 32 dated 6 December 2000 classified, (b) who classified the document, (c) on what date was the document classified, (d) what were the reasons for the classification and (e) at what level was the document classified; (2) was the document classified under the Minimum Information Security Standards; if so, (a) on which legal provision did he rely to classify the document under MISS; (3) should no legal provision exist upon which he relied to classify the document, will he make the document public?
(a) Which posts in his department are vacant in the (i) highly skilled, (ii) highly skilled supervision and (iii) senior and top management levels and (b) in each case, what has been the duration of the vacancy?
(1) With regard to the 80 countries that have signed and the one country that has ratified the Marrakesh Treaty To Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, has his department taken any steps towards signing and ratifying the specified treaty; if not, why not; if so, what steps has his department taken towards signing and ratifying the specified treaty; (2) what is the timeline for South Africa to sign and ratify the specified treaty, given the urgent need among blind and visually impaired persons for the domestication of this treaty?
Have any co-operatives been assisted with the ultimate objective of creating jobs by (a) his department, (b) the Small Enterprise Development Agency and/or (c) the Small Enterprise Finance Agency in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14 financial years; if so, (aa) how many, (bb) what was the total cost of each intervention and (cc) how many jobs were created by each intervention?
Whether the Government has any plans similar to the intention of China’s State Council to give subsidies to customers and manufacturers of electric vehicles in order to achieve its massive target of 5 million electric vehicles by 2020 in order to reduce the country’s dependence on oil imports, curtail carbon emissions and keep in front of technological developments; if not, why not; if so, what are the details for South Africa’s manufacturing and uptake of electric vehicles?
(a) Which travel agents has his department used during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the quantum of funds spent with each of the specified travel agents in the specified period?
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entities reporting to him sponsored political party (i) advertisements, (ii) events and/or (iii) paraphernalia in the (aa) 2011-12, (bb) 2012-13 and (cc) 2013-14 financial years; if so, (aaa) for which political party and (bbb) what was the monetary value of the sponsorship in each case?
What is the quantum of funds spent by his department on all advertising for each financial year between 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
(1) With regard to the Cabinet Memorandum No 32 dated 6 December 2000, which states that state-owned commercial enterprise (SOCE) equity allocations be nominated for transfer to the National Empowerment Fund in order to broaden empowerment, why did this nomination never happen; (2) whether the nomination will happen; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) How many complaints against a certain bank (name furnished) were received by the National Credit Regulator (NCR) from (a) customers and (b) debt councillors in the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years; (2) what action, in terms of the National Credit Act, Act 34 of 2005, were taken by the NCR against the bank with regard to each complaint received; (3) did the NCR conduct any inspections to ensure that the bank complied with the Act; if not, why not; if so (a) how many inspections were conducted and (b) what are the relevant details of each inspection?
