2028-w477 - 29 March 2028

Deidre Carter to ask the President of the Republic

Whether, given that executive political office bearers of the State change from time to time, he would make a policy directive to end the practice of adorning government buildings with portraits of the President, Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the respective departments and that the Coat of Arms of the Republic is utilised instead?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 29 Mar 2028

The suggestion will certainly be given consideration. The views of various stakeholders will be sought.

Among others, this will include the Government Communications and Information System and State Protocol, who produces guidelines for the display of portraits of members of the executive in government buildings.

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2027-w3743 - 12 December 2027

Pebane George Moteka to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation

(1) Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her procured services from a certain company (name furnished); if so, (i) what services were procured in each case and (ii) what is the total amount that was paid to the specified company in each case; (2) whether the specified company provided services related to international travel to (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her; if so, (i) what is the name of each person who travelled, (ii) what was the travel route and (iii) what is the total amount that was paid for each person?

Reply from the Minister of Sport and Recreation on 12 Dec 2027

The last time the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa utilized the services of the said company was in the 2007/08 financial year. During that financial year the Department had paid an amout of R7 015 183-92, with outstanding invoices amounting to R1 461 324-69 being settled the following finacial year.

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2027-w1633 - 27 June 2027

Mbulelo Richmond Bara to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What amount has each public (a) university and (b) technical and vocational education and training college spent on security services in each of the past ten financial years?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 27 Jun 2027

The Department does not keep records of detailed expenditure information for universities or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. This information is not included in the annual reports submitted to the Department.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1633 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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2027-w932 - 05 May 2027

Fikile Zachariah Majola to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1)Whether there is any position of (a) chief executive officer, (b) chief financial officer and/or (c) chief operating officer that is currently vacant in each entity reporting to him; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) Have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (3) (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity, (b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and (c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 5 May 2027

DPSA

  1. The Department of Public Service and Administration (a) does not have a chief executive officer position, (b) the chief financial officer position is filled (c) does not have a chief operating officer position
  2. N/A
  3. N/A

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC)

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is an independent Constitutional body, and its budget is appropriated via the Minister of Public Service and Administration.

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2027-w585 - 11 April 2027

Deidre Carter to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1)With reference to SA Express’ frequent use in 2016 of chartered planes provided by Solenta Aviation and SKA Aircraft Leasing amongst others to cover its route between (a) Bloemfontein and Johannesburg, (b) George and Johannesburg and (c) Kimberley and Johannesburg, what is the total amount of chartering a flight to cover an ordinary route that is supposed to be operated by SA Express; (2) Whether there is a service level agreement in place between SA Express and the specified companies; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Enterprises on 11 Apr 2027

(1)

Solenta:

1a)

SKA:

1a)

1c)

1b)

(2) Yes there are contracts in place for both entities and the SLA’s are contained in both contracts.

Solenta: Contract Period: 01 Feb 2017 to 31 July 2017

SKA: Contract Period: 06 December 2016 to 31 March 2017

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

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2024-w315 - 15 April 2024

Baxolile Babongile Nodada to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)       What measures has her department put in place to monitor and stop learners being held back and/or coerced to dropout due to fears that their failure would influence the matric pass rate; (2) whether her department has investigated the cause of the rise in school dropout; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the outcomes of the investigation and (b) consequence management actions have been employed against educators found guilty of holding learners back or coercing them to dropout to artificially improve pass rates?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education on 15 Apr 2024

Part (1) There is no such policy or action in the Department to hold children back or force learners out of school for good results. 

Part (2): Causes of the rise in school dropout

The question states that there has been an increase in dropping out of school. On the contrary, the DBE’s analysis of trends in the sector indicates that dropout rates (however defined) ...

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2024-w799 - 15 April 2024

Baxolile Babongile Nodada to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What (a) total number of teacher vacancies are there currently, (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) is being done to fill the vacant positions in each case per grade?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education on 15 Apr 2024

 (a)(i)(ii)

Province

Number of Vacancies

EAST CAPE                       

6 111

FREE STATE                     

1 117

GAUTENG                        

3 898

KWAZULU-NATAL

7 044

LIMPOPO                                

4 933

MPUMALANGA                   

1 931

NORTH CAPE                      

726

NORTH WEST                      

1 205

WESTERN CAPE                   

4 497

NATIONAL

31 462

 

(b) The filling of vacant posts at schools is an ongoing process to ensure that there is no class without a teacher for all ...

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2024-w418 - 15 April 2024

Anna Maria Van Zyl to ask the Minister of Basic Education

In light of the seven murders, 24 attempted murders and 252 cases of assault with intent of grievous bodily harm committed on educational premises between October 2023 and December 2023, and given that 38 learners between Grades 1 and 12, six learners with special educational needs and six day and aftercare children were raped in the same period, what are the full details of her department’s plan to ensure the safety of staff and learners at educational facilities across the Republic?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education on 15 Apr 2024

1.National School Safety Framework
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Provincial Education Departments continue to implement the National School Safety Framework (NSSF), which is a guiding framework in addressing all forms of violent incidences in schools including drug abuse. The NSSF empowers schools to identify and manage all safety threats in schools, establish school safety committees comprising of stakeholders such as teachers, police ...

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2024-w556 - 15 April 2024

Anna Maria Van Zyl to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Whether each library of each school in each province is (a) functional and (b) stocked with books; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education on 15 Apr 2024

Resource provisioning for schools, which includes resourcing for library and information services, is a function located in provinces. The Honourable Member is therefore advised to direct her question to the Members of the Executive Council. 

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2024-w800 - 15 April 2024

Baxolile Babongile Nodada to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What is the total number of vacant positions currently for teachers who specialise in science, technology, engineering and education in each (a) grade and (b)(i) national and (ii) provincial government?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education on 15 Apr 2024

(a)(b)(i)(ii)The National Department of Basic Education does not collect information, as part of its framework of regular monitoring, collect information to the level of the detail that is requested, that is, area of specialisation and grade. The Honorable member is kindly advised to request the information directly from the Provincial Education Departments.

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