Whether he will furnish Mr J N de Villiers with a (a) list and (b) full description of all events planned by the National Treasury to take place before 29 May 2024 in celebration of the 30 years of democracy in the Republic, including the (i) projected total cost or expenditure of each event and (ii) breakdown thereof in terms of expenditure for (aa) catering, (bb) entertainment, (cc) venue hire, (dd) transport and (ee) accommodation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(a) None, since it is not part of the National Treasury’s mandate.
(b)(i) None
(b)(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd) & (ee) None
What (a) are the reasons for the delay in gazetting the Code of Conduct for Legal Practitioners, (b) steps has he taken to (i) expedite the gazetting process and (ii) ensure its timely implementation and (c) measures have been put in place to mitigate the effects of the delay on the transformation of the legal profession?
The Code of Conduct for Legal Practitioners referred to by the Honorable Member has been published by the Legal Practice Council on the 29 March 2019 (Government Gazette No 42364 of 29 March 2019) and is available on the website (www.lpc.org.za) of the Legal Practice Council.
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(a). what steps has Swimming SA (SSA) taken to foster the development of water polo at grassroots levels within the republic, (b) how is SSA actively involved in developing (i) coaches and (ii) officials to enhance the overall standard of water polo coaching and officiating?
The Ministry engaged Swimming South Africa (SSA) who provided the following responses:
(a). Considering limited resources, grassroots programmes are primarily focused on water safety education and teaching swimming as a life skill in areas where there are facilities. Noting that of approximately 25,000 schools in South Africa, 22,000 do not have swimming pools. Swimming Pools in schools is limited to private schools where water ...
(1). how (a) does Swimming SA (SSA) intend to enhance communication channels to ensure effective dissemination of information and minimise errors in player details and (b) will SSA address logistical challenges such as inadequate preparation time for tournaments to ensure effective operational processes.
(2). what measures are being implemented to prevent last-minute passport issues, especially considering the inconvenience and financial burden placed on players?
Swimming South Africa (SSA) indicates that they require additional information to respond to these questions as they are unaware of these incidents.
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Whether he will furnish Mr T A Le Goff with a (a) list and (b) full description of all events planned by his department to take place before 29 May 2024 in celebration of the 30 years of democracy in the Republic, including the (i) projected total cost or expenditure of each event and (ii) breakdown thereof in terms of expenditure for (aa) catering, (bb) entertainment, (cc) venue hire, (dd) transport and (ee) accommodation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The department has not allocated any new budget for the 30 Year celebration of Democracy in South Africa. However, the department aims to utilise all standing national days in 2024 to observe the yearlong celebration. In this case, the department intends to celebrate the 30 years anniversary of democracy in South Africa through the Human Rights Day, Freedom Day, and the Africa Day under ...
How does Swimming SA intend to address financial mismanagement concerns such as the cancellation of the 2020 European Union nations cup without providing refunds to affected players?
The 2020 European Union Nations Cup was cancelled by the organizers due to the worldwide COVID 19 pandemic and any payments made by team members were re-imbursed to them. SSA paid and carried the costs of the team entries which was not refunded by the organizers.
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With reference to Africa’s representation in Water Polo at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics and the withdrawal of the South Africa’s Water Polo teams from the Olympics after their qualification, what was the extent of the involvement of Africa Aquatics in the decision-making process concerning Africa’s representation in water polo at the Olympics.
2) Whether there were invitations to African countries to participate in the Olympic games; if not, what are the reasons other African Nations were not considered for participation; if so, (a) did the republic decline an invitation to participate and (b) what were the reasons for declining to participate
3) Whether he has found indication of financial transactions or exchanges related to the allocation of Olympic invitations possibly involving Olympic Committees rather than direct Water Polo stakeholders; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW943E
The Department has engaged with Swimming South Africa (SSA) in relation to the questions asked and submit the following responses.
1. Swimming South Africa indicates that Africa Aquatics encouraged South Africa’s participation at the Olympic Games, however SSA has the final decision on the matter and declined SA’s participation due to the team not meeting SSA’s criteria.
2. The Minister is not able to ...
Whether he has been informed that the Nomoya Masilela Museum in Bethal, Mpumalanga, has no permanent employees but is operated only by volunteers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in this regard?
I have not been informed about the said situation at the Nomoya Masilela Museum, as this is a Provincial Museum and thus under provincial competence.
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(1). Whether he has found that the process for the selection of the board of World Aquatics is a transparent and an inclusive one with regard to the Water Polo Community; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details.
(2). (a) how long has the current Executive Committee been serving Swim SA and
(b) what justifies their continued tenure amidst persistent organisational failures?
1. As Minister of Government Department in the Republic of South Africa, I do not have oversight or authority when it comes to International Federations, and I am therefore unable to comment on this matter.
2.(a). The current Executive Committee was elected on 15 January 2022, and has been serving Swimming SA since then.
(b). Unfortunately, I am not aware of any organizational failures ...
(1)With reference to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation into the breach of procurement processes for personal protective equipment (PPE) in his department, what (a) additional oversight mechanisms are being considered and/or implemented to strengthen his department’s procurement processes and (b) measures has his department put in place to ensure transparency, fairness and competitiveness in future procurement processes;
(2) What is the current status of the recovery efforts for the funds lost due to the unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure identified by the SIU in its investigation into the non-compliance with procurement processes for the PPE;
(3) What steps has his department taken to (a) address the systemic issues that allowed such a significant breach of procurement policies and (b) prevent a recurrence of such events?
(1)(a) Department of Correctional Services (DCS) developed a departmental control committee to ensure that procurement to the value of R1 million is approved by the committee. The terms of reference are to ensure daily oversight on procurement transactions, with focus on procurement wherein bidding processes are not followed.
(1)(b) DCS reports all procurement processes through National Treasury and furthermore the procurement manual including delegation ...
