2024-w241 - 28 February 2024

Dirk Jan Stubbe to ask the Minister in the Presidency

With reference to the proposed separation of the State Security Agency into a domestic and a foreign service, by what date is it envisaged that budgets for the proposed entities will be drawn up?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 28 Feb 2024

COORDINATOR

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Designation :

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Ambassador Nozuko Bam

Acting Director-General: State Security Agency

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Approved / Not Approved

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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , MP,

Minister in The Presidency

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2024-w3605 - 08 January 2024

Russel Nsikayezwe Cebekhulu to ask the Minister in the Presidency

Whether her Office has contributed towards the training and/or upskilling of youth agri-preneurs in rural areas in the current financial year; if not, why not; if so, (a) how was thee training and/or upskilling done and (b) what total (i) number of youth were beneficiaries and (ii) amount was spent in this regard?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

The Presidential Employment Stimulus is coordinated by the Presidency while the budgets and implementation sit with line departments

The pandemic illustrated the vulnerability of our food production and distribution systems. Although exempt from the strictest lockdown regulations, the sector faced severe challenges with disruptions to production and marketing experienced by many small-scale farmers. The Presidential Employment Stimulus has provided production input vouchers to subsistence ...

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2024-w4108 - 08 January 2024

Mzwanele Manyi to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)What assurances can she give that she has strictly adhered to the principle of non interference throughout her tenure; (2) whether she would be open to testifying under oath to confirm that there is no evidence, even prima facie, suggesting that she interfered in the day-to-day operations of the State Security Agency (SSA); if not, what is the position in this regard; if, so, what are the relevant details; (3) what measures has she put in place to (a) guarantee the autonomy of the SSA and (b) uphold public trust and confidence in the operations of SSA?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

COORDINATOR

Name :

Designation :

Contacts :

Recommended / Not recommended

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Ambassador Nozuko Bam

Director-General: State Security Agency

Date:

Approved / Not Approved

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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , MP,

Minister in The Presidency

Date:

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2024-w4107 - 08 January 2024

Mzwanele Manyi to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What (a) external pressures and/or internal factors within the State Security Agency (SSA) influenced the decision of its Director-General, Ambassador Majola, to resign, (a) strategies has her Office developed to (i) address potential implications on national security that might arise due to the abrupt departure of a key official and (ii) ensure that there is a smooth transition and continuity in the critical functions of SSA?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

COORDINATOR

Name :

Designation :

Contacts :

Recommended / Not recommended

___________________________

Ambassador Nozuko Bam

Director-General: State Security Agency

Date:

Approved / Not Approved

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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , MP,

Minister in The Presidency

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2024-w4106 - 08 January 2024

Mzwanele Manyi to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)In light of the unexpected resignation of the State Security Agency Director General, Ambassador Thembi Majola, who served only eighteen months of her five-year contract, (a) can she provide Mr Manyi with a detailed account of the specific reasons she cited for her resignation; (2) whether there are any challenges or concerns expressed by Ambassador Majola during her tenure that might have contributed to her decision to step down prematurely; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

COORDINATOR

Name :

Designation :

Contacts :

Recommended / Not recommended

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Ambassador Thembisile C Majola

Director-General: State Security Agency

Date:

Approved / Not Approved

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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , MP,

Minister in The Presidency

Date:

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2024-w3747 - 08 January 2024

Mzwanele Manyi to ask the Minister in the Presidency

How is his department promoting media diversity to break the mainstream media monologue and in addition ensure the independence and integrity of public broadcasting in the Republic in order to maintain a healthy democracy and free press?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

The Agency diversifies the sector through the support of community and small commercial media. The support is both financial and non-financial. The approach of the Agency in determining the diversity is through ownership of the entity, language utilised in the media entity, content being disseminated by the organisation as well as gender and disabilities disparities. Freedom of expression is a critical pillar of a ...

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2024-w3771 - 08 January 2024

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)(a) What total number of heads of department (HODs) and Directors-General (DGs) were on suspension with full pay in the (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23 financial years and (b) in which department was each HOD or DG employed in each case; (2) what (a) were the reasons for the suspension in each case and (b) was the duration of the suspension and (c) total amount was paid in salaries for the duration of their suspension?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

The question falls out of the scope of my portfolio it should be directed to the Minister of Public Services and Administration.

 

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Phindile Baleni (Ms)

Director General and Secretary of Cabinet

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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

Minister in the Presidency

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2024-w3246 - 08 January 2024

Emma Louise Powell to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What was the total expenditure incurred by her Office in relation to the (i) BRICS Summit in August 2023 and (ii) BRICS Parliamentary Forum in September 2023?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

COORDINATOR

Name :

Designation :

Contacts :

Recommended / Not recommended

___________________________

Ambassador Thembisile C Majola

Director-General: State Security Agency

Date:

Approved / Not Approved

________________________

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , MP,

Minister in The Presidency

Date:

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2024-w3775 - 08 January 2024

Leon Amos Schreiber to ask the Minister in the Presidency

Whether, given the role of The Presidency as the centre for strategic coordination within the Government, The Presidency intends to transfer the National Language Unit, created in terms of section 5 of the Use of Official Languages Act, Act 12 of 2012, to The Presidency; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

The is no intention to transfer the National Language Unit to The Presidency. The functions around national language policy are determined by the Ministry of Arts and Culture as the designated department.

 

NAME OF THE DRAFTER :

DESIGNATION :

CONTACT DETAILS :

SIGNATURE : ____________________________


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Phindile Baleni (Ms)

Director General and Secretary of Cabinet

Date:

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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

Minister in the Presidency ...

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2024-w3985 - 08 January 2024

Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What measures is her Office putting in place to encourage credible reporting by media houses, some of whom appear to promote propaganda, which was found to be untrue (details furnished)?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Jan 2024

Ethics cannot be considered in a vacuum. It is therefore imperative that we consider the historical as well as current context of the South African media. South African media has a dark history of hegemonic control, censorship, and manipulation in the interest of implementing the apartheid project, resisted only by a few brave independent publications and the conscientised media activists of the liberation struggle ...

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