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.

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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

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2025-w286 - 28 May 2025

Lorato Florence Tito-Duba to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What number of (a) teaching posts have been advertised since the beginning of the 2025 academic year and (b) placements have effectively been executed thus far?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education on 28 May 2025

Post Level 1 (PL1) teaching posts are not always advertised through a vacancy list, as these positions often require urgent filling to ensure uninterrupted learning and teaching in classrooms. However, school-based promotional posts (such as Departmental Heads, Deputy Principals, and Principals) are formally advertised through vacancy lists.

The Department of Basic Education has advised that, since the beginning of the 2025 academic year, only ...

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2025-w447 - 07 March 2025

Sanele Sethembeni Zondo to ask the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

(1) What steps has his department taken to address the constraints of resources while ensuring the efficient use of the available resources given that his department has been labelled as underfunded; (2) (a) how will his department align its efforts with the global push for increased research and innovation spending and (b) what steps will be taken to improve the competitiveness of the Republic in the specified areas?

Reply from the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation on 7 Mar 2025

1. The department is doing the following to address resource constraints:

(a) Compensation of employees

The department has filled only critical positions to avoid exceeding the compensation of the employees’ ceiling. Positions are filled only when they are affordable over the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period. For some positions below Director level the department has filled the positions on a temporary basis to relieve ...

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2025-w454 - 07 March 2025

Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

National Assembly 454. Ms N V Mente-Nkuna (EFF) to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy:Whether he has been informed that Inkazimlo and Noxolo Xauka Primary Schools in Ward 96, in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, are experiencing school disruptions due to cable theft and that Eskom refuses to either move the cables inside the school and/or fix the problem, leaving the schools without electricity; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;(2) what are the reasons that Eskom does not fix and/or remove cables and poles from the road into the school premises where there are measures for securing equipment? NW473ERESPONSE(1) Noxolo Xauka Primary School - In Eskom's Financial Year (FY) 2022/2023, the Customer Network Centre relocated a transformer into the school premises as some members of the community were connecting themselves illegally. This alleviated the repeated faults that the school used to experience. It has been quiet since the relocation of the Transformer.(2) Inkazimlo Primary School — The school has been experiencing repeated faults due to illegal connections, as a result of the community from the informal settlement directly connecting on the Eskom connection. This results in the Low Voltage (Morsdorf) fuses blowing up and thus, affecting the school. A site meeting has been organised with the school Principal for 28th February 2025 to devise a plan and pave a way forward. The Customer Network Centre will explore the option of relocating the Transformer into the school's premises.

Reply from the Minister of Electricity and Energy on 7 Mar 2025

(1) Noxolo Xauka Primary School - In Eskom's Financial Year (FY) 2022/2023, the Customer Network Centre relocated a transformer into the school premises as some members of the community were connecting themselves illegally. This alleviated the repeated faults that the school used to experience. It has been quiet since the relocation of the Transformer.

(2) Inkazimlo Primary School — The school has been experiencing ...

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2025-w432 - 07 March 2025

Nqobile Matilda Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

What (a) is the current status of electrification in KwaZulu-Natal, particularly in rural and underdeveloped areas, (b) plans and budget allocations are in place to accelerate electricity connections in communities that still lack access to the grid and (c) is the current status on the electrification roadmap goal of connecting 500 million persons to modern energy services by 2025? NW450E

Reply from the Minister of Electricity and Energy on 7 Mar 2025

(a) The KwaZulu-Natal coverage of electrified villages has exceeded 90% of households for all the district municipalities in the Eskom areas of supply, however, Umkhanyakude District has achieved approximately 80% access due to network capacity challenges. The network capacity challenges were since resolved after the construction of the Gezisa substation. Umkhanyakude District remains the focus area, mainly at Jozini and Umhlabauyalingana Municipalities, where there ...

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2025-w388 - 07 March 2025

Brian Molefe to ask the Minister of Electricity and Energy

(1.) What are the causes of the delay in the procurement of the new nuclear power stations in the Republic; (2.) what is the envisaged date of (a) issuing the requests to submit bids for the nuclear power and (b) completing the procurement process? NW65E

Reply from the Minister of Electricity and Energy on 7 Mar 2025

1. The following key factors impacted the procurement of the new nuclear power stations in the Republic:

(a) As is common cause, the Minister issued a section 34 determination (Under ERA) to initiate the procurement process for new nuclear capacity in terms of the 2019 IRP.

Following this determination, a court challenge was launched to challenge the s34 determination. Rather than risk the entire ...

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