(1) what are the relevant details of the (a)(i) types and (ii) total tonnage of fertilisers being produced at the Foskor mine in the past 10 years and (b) full capacity of the production of each of the fertilisers;
(2) whether the specified mine is producing at its full capacity; if not, (a) why not and (b) how are the challenges being addressed; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) (a) how does his department intend to ensure that Foskor is able to produce to its full capacity and (b) by what date will the specified company be able to produce to its fullest capacity;
(4) whether the Government has a stake within Foskor; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(5) whether the specified company is for sale; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the reasons for selling the company?
The CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has advised me that the following total production volumes were achieved for the 10 year period from 2013-2022:
- Phosphate rock: 18 860 000 tons (on average 73% of capacity)
- Mono-ammonium phosphate 2 678 000 tons (on average 59% of capacity).
The Mine and acid plant had not been operating at full capacity for a number of years. Improvements to the ...
Given that he has been in office for more than a year, what number of formal businesses and start-up companies, whose primary business operandi involve technologies related to mobile connectivity, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, machine-to-machine communication and the internet of things which make use of machines to optimise efficient manufacturing and the production of goods in the small, medium and micro enterprises sector have been registered in the past two financial years?
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) informs me that it uses standard industrial classification codes (SIC) that does not include the level of detail set out in the question. For example, if a company’s business is in the computer industry, it will be classified as Information and Communication Technology and will not be specific as to whether that entails Artificial Intelligence or Robotics ...
Whether he and/or his department submitted a policy review document and/or any other government policy document to structures outside of the Government, either to private and/or external structures or structures of any political affiliation during the past five years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) will he furnish Dr N V Khumalo with copies of all such documents and (b) what are the reasons that the Government documents were provided to each structure?
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) regularly provides documents for public and stakeholder comment as feedback can assist to strengthen policy documents.
Section 195(1)(e) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), prescribes that Public administration must be governed by the democratic values and principles enshrined in the Constitution, including the principle ...
(1) Whether he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with copies of all of the public submissions received by his department through the public participation process for the Draft Policy Proposals On Measures to Restrict and Regulate Trade in Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Waste, Scrap and Semi-Finished Products to Limit Damage to Infrastructure and the Economy; if not, why not; if so, on what date;
(2) Whether all the requested documents were submitted by 26 August 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3604E
A large number of public comments were received by the due date and a few stakeholders requested additional time and were granted a short extension. Comments ranged from pro-forma views in favour or against the proposals; to substantive submissions that engaged specifically with the policy, legal or economic aspects of the proposals. These comments are currently being evaluated and considered by the Ministry.
Copies ...
(1)What total amount has been invested in the foundry and/or mini-mill industry by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) since 2010,
(2) will he furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with an itemised list for each (a) year and (b) individual investment;
(3) what is the debt to equity proportions for each investment;
(2) what amount has been written off in the same period (a) for each investment and (b) in total?
The IDC has approved R14,4 billion of funding in the Foundry and/or mini mill industry since FY 2010, in the following forms: industrial loans of R5,99 billion, equity of R8,44 billion and grants of R4m.
In addition, the IDC provided guarantees of R5,5 billion to companies in the sector.
A supplementary reply will be submitted shortly, with additional information.
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(a) What are the reasons that the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) took so long to process the funding application of the Appetite Land and Agri company, as the offer to purchase has now expired and there seems to be reluctance by the seller to renew it, (b) how will his department intervene in this regard, (c) what measures will his department put in place to compensate the specified company when the seller refuses completely due to the delay, as it can be viewed as a lost opportunity by the company due to NEF incompetence and (d) who is the NEF fund manager responsible for the account?
The CEO of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has furnished me with a detailed reply, which disputes the version apparently put to the Honourable Member.
In the reply, the CEO advises that the NEF “discussed the investment opportunity with the client to prepare the investment report and potential investment terms. Some key challenges arose during the due diligence stage of the application. Consequentially, in ...
(1)Whether, with reference to the legal expenses of the National Lottery Commission (NLC) regarding litigation involving service providers since 1 March 2021, he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a list of the (a) various parties litigated against and (b) legal fees for litigation involving current and/or former NLC staff; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) What (a) total number of persons are employed in the legal division of the NLC and (b) are their duties?
The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with a response to the question.
It provides a list of various parties litigated against and legal fees for litigation. I have requested that additional details be provided in respect of the specific matters covered in the legal briefs.
For the supplementary reply on legal costs, I am requesting that the NLC compiles a record of the ...
(1)What specific socio-economic metrics does the Government use to assess whether the policy of broad-based black economic empowerment has been successful since it was introduced 19 years ago;
(2) whether the specified metrics include changes in the (a) absolute number of black people living below the upper-bound poverty line, (b) proportion of the population of the Republic comprising black people living below the upper-bound poverty line, (c) absolute number of black people who are unemployed, including those who have given up looking for a job and (d) black unemployment rate, including those black people who have given up looking for a job; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. The South African Government is mandated to effect redress in the interests of equity, as embodied in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act no. 108 of 1996). The Constitution, 1996 laid the foundation for a coherent and an inclusive economy of all its citizens. Section 9 of the Bill of Rights, in the Constitution, promotes equality in all facets ...
(1)Whether, he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a list of legal service providers who have rendered legal services on a consultancy and/or other basis to the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) since the 2021-22 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a list of lawyers and/or law firms that are part of the NLC’s selection panel of legal practitioners that are regularly used for legal matters involving the NLC; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with a response to the question.
It provides a list of law firms. I have requested that additional details be provided in respect of the specific matters covered in each of the specific briefs given to each law firm. Attention is also drawn to the reply to Parliamentary Question 606.
The reply of the NLC is attached ...
With reference to the European Union’s claims that the Republic’s temporary ban on the export of scrap metal is not aligned to the trade deals of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), what further steps has his department and/or the Government taken to (a) illustrate that ban of scrap metal is in line with the position of other states that have banned the sales of scrap metal and (b) ensure that it is not in contravention of WTO agreements in this regard?
South Africa’s infrastructure is being stripped at an unprecedented rate with a substantially negative impact on government, citizens and the economy. The objective of the proposed measures (which include prohibition on scrap metal) is likely to lead to a material reduction in the theft of metal from the country's infrastructure. The details setting out the rationale for and proposed modalities of such restriction, were ...
