(1)What are the (a) relevant details of the progress that has been made on the (i) establishment of a state-owned holding company to house strategic state-owned entities (SOEs) and (ii) recommendations to retain, consolidate and/or dispose of SOEs and (b) time frames in terms of the establishment and implementation of the recommendations;
(2) whether the evidence-based criteria for the restructuring of SOEs have been published; if not, on what date will the criteria be published; if so,
(3) whether she will furnish Ms S J Graham with the specified evidence-based criteria; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Parliamentary Question 2468 does not fall within the scope of my competence.
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Phindile Baleni (Ms)
Director General and Secretary of Cabinet
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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Minister in the Presidency
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What follow-up strategies has he undertaken to assess the impact of the red tape reduction program of the Red Tape Unit?
The Red Tape Reduction initiative led by Mr Sipho Nkosi is working on reducing red tape that impacts the climate for investment and business. The initiative has identified ten priority areas for intervention, of which five are underway, namely those related to tourism operator transport permits, the mining and prospecting rights license system, work permit and visa administration, informal trading, and early childhood development ...
With reference to motor vehicle licenses as reflected in the Budget Vote of The Presidency, what (a) is the reason for the increase in expenditure from R4000 in the 2021-22 financial year to a projected expenditure of R 46000 in the 2022-23 financial year on the line item and (b) are the full relevant details?
There is no significant increase on the expenditure for vehicle licence as The Presidency only spent R 6 000 for car licensing at the end of 2022-23 financial year. The projected expenditure of R 46 000 might be the result of misalignment of the budget as transfers and subsidies includes both vehicle and car licenses expenditure.
NAME OF THE DRAFTER : Dineo Kau
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How much progress has the Red Tape Unit made in implementing a red tape regulatory framework that will ease the regulatory burden on small businesses?
The DSBD was requested to provide input on the Framework that has been put in place to address the issue of Red Tape.
The Department has indeed assessed measures nationally, provincial and locally. There are a multitude of legislative and regulatory criteria that small businesses need to comply with, not all of them are “onerous”, but still it provides a good indication that our ...
Whether she will furnish Mr H C C Krüger with a comprehensive breakdown of the procurement allocation of (a) her Office and (b) every entity reporting to her in terms of the percentages allocated to (i) small-, medium- and micro-enterprises, (ii) cooperatives, (iii) township enterprises and (iv) rural enterprises with a view to evaluating the effectiveness of the set-aside policy of the Government in fostering an inclusive and diverse economic landscape (details furnished) in the (aa) 2021-22 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2023?
The Presidency did not have the Minister in The Presidency under (Vote 1) until 06 March 2023. The Minister in The Presidency was located under Vote 08 (Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation).
There is currently no budget allocation linked directly to the office of the Minister
Procurement allocation is based on the Procurement Plan, which caters for the needs of The Presidency including ...
With reference to the Public Service Commission Amendment Bill [B 21D of 2015], about which the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration was recently informed by the Public Service Commission that the Bill is currently sitting with the Office of the President, on what date will the Bill be brought before Parliament?
The Public Service Commission Amendment Bill [B 21D of 2015], has already been assented to by the President on 19 September 2019. The Bill was published in government gazette No. 42742 of 03 October 2019 as Act No. 10 of 2019.
The Department of Public Service and Administration is however currently processing another amendment to the Public Service Commission Act, the amendment was approved ...
(1) What are the details of the (a) destination and (b) total costs for (i) accommodation, (ii) travel and (iii) any other costs incurred for international travel of each (aa) Minister and (bb) Deputy Ministers of his Office since 1 June 2019;
(2) what is the total cost incurred for domestic air travel for each (a) Minister and (b) Deputy Minister of his Office since 1 June 2019? NW209E
The Presidency did not have the Minister in The Presidency under (Vote 1) from 1 June 2019 to 06 March 2023. The Minister in The Presidency was located under Vote 09 (Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation).
On 6 March 2023, The President announced the appointment of the Minister in the Presidency (Vote 1), Ms. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. The Minister is supported by two Deputy ...
Whether the Government’s responses and/or plans for the development of the Republic is still informed by the National Development Plan; if not, has the Government found that the plan is hollow and incapable of dealing with the challenges of the Republic; if so, what are the relevant details?
The National Development Plan remains the framework that guides planning within government. Government’s five-year plan, Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) is based on the NDP which has been organized into 7 priorities namely:
- Priority 1: Building a capable, ethical and developmental state
- Priory 2: Economic transformation and job creation
- Priority 3: Education skills and health
- Priority 4: Consolidating the social wage through reliable and ...
(1)Whether, with reference to the reply to question 2617 on 26 October 2022 by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms T R Modise, on whether the Armaments Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (Armscor) sells arms and ammunition, propellant powder and/or explosives to the Russian Federation, noting her refusal to deny this outright, and further noting Armscor’s own stated limitations on selling armaments to or trading in conventional arms with countries involved in the systematic violation and/or suppression of humanitarian rights and fundamental freedoms, countries, individuals, groups, undertakings and entities involved in international terrorism, and countries involved in armed conflict, all three of which clauses would exclude the Russian Federation, and further noting the moral responsibility of the Republic to strive for global peace and defend the freedom of sovereign nations, the National Conventional Arms Control Committee received any request from any South African arms manufacturers for permission to export to the Russian Federation and/or Belarus arms, munitions, propellants and/or technology that may be used in the manufacture of the specified products since 24 February 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether he, including Armscor and Denel, discussed the possibility of the export of arms, munitions, propellants and/or technology that may be used in the manufacture of the products since 24 February 2022 with any representative of the Russian Federation and/or Belarus government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether any arms, munitions, propellants and/or technology that may be used in the manufacture of the products have been exported to a country that may in turn export them to the Russian Federation and/or Belarus since 24 February 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether Government has taken any steps to ensure that the Republic is not in breach of its own restrictions on the export of arms, munitions, propellants and/or technology that may be used in the manufacture of the products to the Russian Federation and/or Belarus since February 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the steps?
1. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee has not received any request from any South African arms manufacturers for permission to export to the Russian Federation and/or Belarus arms, munitions, propellants and/or technology that may be used in the manufacture of the specified products since 24 February 2022. The records of the of the NCACC in the past 5 years refelect the following:
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Will he (a) furnish Mr D J Stubbe with the names of all persons (i) recruited and/or (ii) employed by the State Security Agency who have been redeployed to other government departments and (b) indicate to which government departments they were redeployed?
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