2018-w2837 - 05 November 2018

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

What are the reasons why a small parcel, with tracking number 710-53598-1-1393114-15/1, which was posted via airmail in Bloemfontein on 27 January 2018, at a cost of R40 to Australia, only arrived on 21 September 2018?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 5 Nov 2018

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

     

The number 710-53598-1-13933114-15/1 indicated as a tracking number is unfortunately not a valid tracking number which makes it difficult to determine where the item was delayed as items go through a number of processes between different postal operators, ground handling agents and airlines.

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

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2018-w2836 - 05 November 2018

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

With reference to his reply to question 261 on March 2017, what are the details of the postal services provided by the SA Post Office to the residents of (a) Kidd’s Beach and (b) Seavale in the Eastern Cape?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 5 Nov 2018

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

     

  1. Kidds Beach

Kidd’s Beach was an Agency which closed down because the owner no longer wished to provide postal services. The post boxes have remained in the same location and continue being serviced.

A new shopping centre is in the process of being built. SAPO has approached one of the tenants and negotiations ...

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2018-w2840 - 05 November 2018

Marian Robin Shinn to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

1. Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1509 on 4 June 2018, the Mondeor Post Office reopened in August 2018; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the post office reopen; 2. What steps have been taken to secure the new premises of the specified post office from trespassers?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 5 Nov 2018

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

     

The Mondeor Post Office originally operated from a company-owned building along Columbine drive. It was, however, vacated approximately 15 years ago and relocated to a shopping centre.

During the tenancy at the shopping centre, the available space was reduced and the lease eventually terminated by the landlord. The company-owned building currently requires renovation for the ...

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2018-w2634 - 05 October 2018

Deidre Carter to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Following a recent admission before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts by the State and Information Technology Agency (SITA) that SITA had essentially been captured by a certain company (name furnished), what steps does he intend to take to investigate in an open and transparent manner the admission and the circumstances that facilitated this alleged capture?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 5 Oct 2018

“After referring the matter to the Department”, I have been advised by Department that the following activities have been initiated by SITA:

The matter has been referred to the HAWKS for investigation;
There are ongoing court cases wherein SITA seeks the review and setting aside of the contracts;
a forensic investigation was conducted and has since been finalised, concluding that there was wrong doing ...

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2018-w2595 - 17 September 2018

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(1)     (a) What is the total number of (i) deputy directors-general and (ii) chief directors that are employed in (aa) an acting and (bb) a permanent capacity in his department and (b) what is the total number of women in each case; (2) (a) what is the total number of (i) chief executive officers and (ii) directors of each entity reporting to him and (b) what is the total number of women in each case? NW2886E

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 17 Sep 2018

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

1. The information provided is as per the staff establishment of the Department on 31 August 2018:

(a)(i) six (6)

(aa) two (2)

(bb) four (4)

(a)(ii) twenty nine (29)

(aa) two (2)

(bb) twenty seven (27)

(b)(i) four (4)

(aa) two (2)

(bb) two (2)

(b)(ii) twelve (12)

(aa) one (1)_

(bb) eleven (11) ...

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2018-w2512 - 17 September 2018

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(1) Whether the SA Post Office (SAPO) has put a formal communications policy in place; if so, (2) are SAPO employees instructed not to engage with the media; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) have any SAPO employees been (a) threatened with dismissal and/or (b) dismissed for engaging with the media since the communications policy was introduced; if so, what are the details of the (i) name of the employee, (ii) nature of disciplinary action taken and (iii) date on which disciplinary action was taken? NW2799E

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 17 Sep 2018

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

(1) The Post Office has a Communications Policy that standardizes the processes for its internal organizational communications as well as its public corporate communications, including media relations. In addition, the Post Office has a dedicated Communications Business Unit. The policy has been updated to include guidelines and requirements for posts on social media, and the updated ...

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2018-w2510 - 17 September 2018

Cameron Mackenzie to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) experienced any delays in certifying the results of students who completed the General Education and Training Certificate: Adult Basic Education and Training currently known as Community Education and Training (CET) qualification (a) in the (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017 academic years and (b) since 1 January 2018; if so, in each case, what (aa) number of students were affected, (bb) were the reasons for the delays and (cc) number of the specified cases were resolved?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 17 Sep 2018

I have been informed by the SITA as follows:

(a) i) Yes

ii) Yes

(b) Data not available

aa) 2016: 30 533

2017: 43 235

2018: Data not available

bb) The system has recently been taken over from the Department of Basic Education in 2013 and is still being developed for full functionality to include ability to track delayed certification. SITA has recently embarked on ...

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2018-w2456 - 14 September 2018

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

What is the (a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him and (b)(i) nature, (ii) value and (iii) length of each investment?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 14 Sep 2018

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

DEPARTMENT:

Not applicable to the Department as the department does not own land.

ENTITIES:

Not applicable to all the entities.

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Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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2018-w2336 - 03 September 2018

Vuyokazi Ketabahle to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(1)(a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him, (b) what is the cause of each dispute, (c) what is the nature of each dispute and (d) on what date was each dispute (i) reported and (ii) resolved; (2) (a)(i) what number of employees have been dismissed by his department in the past five years and (ii) for what reason was each employee dismissed and (b)(i) what number of the specified employees were paid severance packages and (ii) what was the monetary value of each severance package?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 3 Sep 2018

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

DEPARTMENT:

1(a)(i) Number of Labour Disputes

(b) What is the cause of the each dispute

(c) What is the nature of each dispute

(d) On what date was each dispute (i) reported (ii) resolved

The Department currently faces with two (2) labour disputes – one (1) for unfair dismissal ...

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2018-w1669 - 02 July 2018

Stevens Mokgalapa to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

(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?

Reply from the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on 2 Jul 2018

I have been informed by the Department and Entities as follows:

  • Only three entities are relevant to this question

SAPO

(a) Currently, there is only one case relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004 as amended

(b) The case is being investigated by the HAWKS and SAPO Security and Investigation Unit is following up on the case. ...

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