Whether the Competition Commission is investigating collusion, price fixing and/or uncompetitive behaviour by fuel suppliers (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details?
The Competition Commission is investigating a number of cases of collusion and other uncompetitive behaviour in different sectors. However, as a matter of policy, the Competition Commission does not disclose which sectors it is currently investigating nor which sectors it is not investigating, unless such disclosure is warranted and in the public interest. Disclosing such detail may risk compromising any current or potential future ...
Whether all members of the Senior Management Services (SMS) in the department had declared their interests for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations; if not, (a) why not, (b) how many of the specified members did not declare their interests and (c) what are the (i) names and (ii) ranks of the specified non-compliant members of the SMS;
2) Whether non-compliant SMS members have been charged; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
3) What number (a) of employees in his department at each post level are currently suspended on full salary and (b) of the specified employees at each post level have been suspended for the specific number of days (details furnished; and
4) What is the total amount of cost attached to the days of service lost as a result of the suspensions in each specified case?
1) I am informed that the department had a total of thirty-six (36) SMS members for the 2017/18 financial year.
Of these 36, 28 SMS members submitted by 30 April 2018 – the DPSA due date. The DPSA granted an extension for the 8 non-compliant SMS members to submit. On 31 May 2018, 7 of the 8 SMS members submitted. The 1 ...
(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?
Neither a spouse nor an adult family member accompanied me on any official international trips in the past five years nor since 1 April 2018.
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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 (DPCT) 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
Economic Development Department
There are two (2) criminal cases that were reported to SAPS in terms of Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, relating to theft. Both cases have been investigated. In the first matter, the investigation was closed with the second matter is before the courts.
ITAC
Two cases have been reported to the SA Police Service (SAPS) ...
With reference to the conference on inclusive development and industrialisation hosted by his department in 2017, what (a) was his department’s (i) budget and (ii) actual expenditure in respect of the conference and (b) were the costs to his department for a certain person’s (name furnished) participation in the conference?
Normally a Conference of this nature would cost in excess of a million rand for travel of an international speaker, fees associated with the speaker (a Nobel Laureate in Economics), flights for local delegates, accommodation, venue and catering.
The Ministry arranged to have the event done in partnership with the University of Witwatersrand, who provided the venue and certain costs associated with the event. ...
Whether he has engaged the Minister of Public Enterprises and/or the Minister of Transport to ensure that Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of SA implement policies towards local procurement of rail-lines and trains; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) progress has been made in this regard?
As indicated in Parliament, I have met with both the Minister of Public Enterprises and the Minister of Transport to raise concerns regarding local procurement and to advise of the availability of local production capacity. Both Ministers support the drive to localize production of rolling stock and components.
The Honourable Member will be aware that changes have been effected recently to the boards of ...
(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?
The Economic Development Department, ITAC, Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal do not own land and currently rents office space.
The IDC owns property which is retained as part of its overall investment portfolio.
Details on land owned by the IDC has been provided in Parliamentary Question 3605 in November 2017 and Parliamentary Question 978 in March 2018.
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(a) 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 in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place;
(b) Was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?
I am advised that the Economic Development Department and its entities, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), ITAC, Competition Commission, and Competition Tribunal do not have incidents of racism reported to Human Resources in 2016 and 2017.
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With reference to his engagements with the Swedish retailer, H&M, as mentioned in his department’s Budget Vote speech on 10 May 2018, (a) how did the engagements come about, (b) what was the nature of the discussions, (c) what undertakings were given by the retailer and (d) what suasion was employed to extract these undertakings?
H&M is reportedly the world’s second largest clothing retailer, with stores ion a number of countries, including in South Africa. Earlier this year, the company featured an advert of a black child wearing a sweatshirt with the words “coolest monkey in the jungle” etched on the front.
The company was widely criticized for insensitivity and some responded with outrage. The company issued a public ...
What (a) is the name of each of the beneficiaries of the Black Industrialist Programme and (b) was the value of each deal that was approved since its inception?
I have been advised by the CEO of the IDC, Mr G Qhena that 128 Companies have become beneficiaries of the Black Industrialist Programme since 1 April 2017. The name of each of the beneficiaries of the Black Industrialist Programme and value approved is attached in Annexure A.
The list provides details of approvals from 1 April 2017, in line with the decision to ...
