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MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: QUESTION 626 FOR WRITTEN REPLY
A draft reply to the above question asked by Mr T D Harris (DA) is attached
for your consideration.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL (Acting)
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NOÂ 626
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28 MARCH 2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 10)
626. Mr T D Harris (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental
Affairs:
(1) How many claims were instituted against her departments (a) in
the (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09, (iii) 2009-10, (iv) 2010-11 and
(v) 2011-12 financial years and (b) during the period 1 April
2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is
available;
(2) in respect of each specified financial year, (a) what amount was
claimed, (b) how many claims were (i) finalised in court, (ii)
settled out of court and (iii) are still outstanding and (c)
what amount has been paid to each plaintiff in each case that
was (i) finalised in court and (ii) settled out of court?
NW785E
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REPLY:
In response to questions (1) and (2), kindly find a table for the relevant
financial years, which provides details regarding the claims, as per the
above-mentioned question:
2007/2008 financial year
|Number |Total amount|Total |Total |Total |Number of |
|of |claimed |amount |matters |matters |matters still|
|claims | |partly |finalised|settled |pending |
| | |paid |in court |out of | |
| | | | |court | |
|6 |R5 053 |R86 |Nil |1 |6 |
| |000-00 |000-00 | | | |
The amount of R86 000-00 paid in the M Briesies case was a part payment
hence the number of
Outstanding matters indicated as 6.
.
2008/2009 financial year
|Number |Total amount|Total |Total |Total |Number of |
|of |claimed |amount |matters |matters |matters still|
|claims | |paid |finalised |settled |pending |
| | | |in court |out of | |
| | | | |court | |
|7 |R3 479 |R182 406 |Nil |40 |12 |
| |000-00 |000 | | | |
1. D de Villiers and others v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry:
Amount paid to claimant
R400 000-00
2. Aquatic Weed Control v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid to claimant:
R2 953 000-00
3. M Tshwandalani v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid to
claimant: R19 000.00
4. D Mongwe & 71 others v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid to claimants
R8 033 000-00
5. Concur Constructions v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R33 000-00
6. Individual claims (12) v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R1 505 000-00
7. T Mgwaba v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R1 165
000-00
8. JSW van der Heyst v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid
R875 000-00
9. AIS Farming v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R55
000-00
10. JJ Scheepers v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R266
000-00
11. N Jekubeni v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R14
000-00
12. JP Vermaak v Minister of Water Affairs: Amount paid R1 000-00
13. C Strauss v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R6 000-
00
14. N Matodzi v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R33 000-
00
15. Inclenon DPI (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R25 000-00
16. L Lubisi v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R27 000-
00
17. JJ Kruger v Minister of water Affairs and forestry: Amount paid R23 000-
00
18. M Briesies v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R85
000-00
19. Theo La Grange Trust v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R855 000-00
20. TR Collier v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R266
000-00
21. HJ Durr v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R4 200
000-00
22. D Dalling v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R365
000-00
23. Anglo Gold Mine v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid
R50 000-00
24. Louis Hatting v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R93
000-00
25. Marias v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R117 000-
00
26. J Nkuna v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: R51 000-00
27. Naude v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R102 000-00
28. Group Five (PTY) Ltd v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R65 030 000-00
29. Harmony Gold Mining Company v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry:
Amount paid
R48 100 000-00
30. Mienies Municipality v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R3 000 000-00
31. Mdingi v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R171 000-
00
32. Khala v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R 7 000 000-
00
33. CC Bill v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R15 000-
00
34. CN Polo v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R150 000-
00
35. SA Promotion gifts v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R70 000-00
36. Initial training Impact CC v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry:
R60 000-00
37. MJ Koma v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R34 000-
00
38. Aaron Mashegoana v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid
R20 000-00
39. JWA Electrical v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R3
062 000-00
40. Rolust Roodeboschplaats v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry:
Amount paid R1 110 000-00
2009/2010 financial year
|Number of |Total |Total |Total |Total |Number of |
|claims |amount |amount |matters |matters |matters still|
| |claimed |paid |finalised|settled |pending |
| | | |in court |out of | |
| | | | |court | |
|18 |R8 396 |R1 399 |Nil |9 |21 |
| |000-00 |000-00 | | | |
1. N Qindisa v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R70 000-
00
2. Estate Late Nematodzi v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R316 000-00
3. Mdingi v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R19 000-00
4. JF Nel and Two Others v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R767 000-00
5. Fast track Couries v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid
R147 000-00
6. MTO v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: case transferred to
Department of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries (DAFF) R1600 000-00
7. Mhlontlo v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R76 000-
00
8. MTO v Minister of Water affairs and Forestry: case transferred to DAFF
R1600 000-00
2010/2011 financial year
|Number of |Total |Total |Total |Total |Number of |
|claims |amount |amount |matters |matters |matters still|
| |claimed |paid |finalised|settled |pending |
| | | |in court |out of | |
| | | | |court | |
|3 |R2 644 |R4 131 |Nil |2 |21 |
| |000-00 |000-00 | | | |
| | | | | | |
1. Xaji N v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R4 00-00
2. SAFCOL (WFW Cape Town) v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount
paid R4 127 000-00
2011/2012 financial year
|Number of|Total |Total |Total |Total |Number of |
|claims |amount |amount |matters |matters |matters still|
| |claimed |paid |finalised|settled |pending |
| | | |in court |out of | |
| | | | |court | |
|23 |R55 083 |R1 403 |1 |7 |24 |
| |000-00 |000-00 | | | |
1. Tripple âsssâ v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: Amount paid R263
000-00
2. Stellenbosch Municipality v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: R3
000-00
3. ABSA Bank v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs: Amount paid
R26 000-00
4. Galson Farm v Minister of Water and environmental Affairs: Amount paid
R50 000-00
5. Naledi Office Equipment v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:
Amount paid R 217 000-00
6. Tebfin (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs: Amount
paid R 352 000-00
7. Choice Technologies v Department of Water Affairs: Amount paid R424 000-
00
8. Dr. Rudolph Fourie and L Fourie v Department of Water Affairs: Amount
paid R68 000-00
1 April 2012 to date
|Number of |Total |Total |Total |Total |Number of |
|claims |amount |amount |matters |matters |matters still|
| |claimed |paid |finalised|settled |pending |
| | | |in court |out of | |
| | | | |court | |
|16 |R7 653 |R4 443 |5 |2 |33 |
| |472-00 |564-20 | | | |
1. Van der Merwe JP v Department of Water Affairs: Amount paid R319 152. 18
2. Mulaudzi KO v Department of Water Affairs: Amount paid R107 339.56
3. Ceza N v Department of Water affairs: Amount paid R431 508.12
4. Mudau VC v Department of Water Affairs: Amount paid R334 375-04
5. Sehularo NA v Department of Water Affairs: Amount paid R265 882-05
6. NJ Ngele v Department of Water Affairs: Amount paid R2 251 602-00
7. PB Yako v Department of Water Affairs: Amount paid R733 705-50
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