(1) Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in his department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit;
(2) whether he will furnish Ms E R Wilson with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?
Currently no lifestyle audits were done for the Minister, senior management in the department or any heads of entities reporting to the Minister in the past three financial years that the Minister is aware off.
Normally lifestyle audits are done during investigations. The current approved internal audit plan for 2018/19 does not include lifestyle audits as internal audit does not have the necessary capacity, ...
(1) With reference to his reply to question 263 on 20 march 20 march 2018, what is the specific role of the Amathole forestry company in the operations of the Lower Zingcuka Agricultural Cooperative;
(2) Whether he will launch an investigation into the role of the specified company in (a)
the operations of the specified agricultural cooperative and (b) stifling the community-based agricultural initiatives around the Wolf River; if not, why not; if so (i) on what date will the investigation commence and (ii) what will be its terms of reference?
Sub-question (1)
Amathole Forestry Company (Pty) Ltd (“AFC”) was created by government to house state forestry assets in the East Cape South package (Stutterheim and Hogsback region). Amathole Forestry Company owns the plantations and leases the plantations land from the state. In 2005, the Rance Group of Companies through Amathole Timber Holdings (The Holding Company) and its Black Economic Empowerment partners successfully won a ...
(1) Whether his department conducts tests for listeriosis in live animals; if so, (a) what procedures are followed and (b) has there been any additional testing instituted due to the latest listeriosis outbreak;
(2) (a) what is considered to be a safe level of listeriosis on (i) live animals and (ii) animal products and (b) what standards are used in each case;
(3) what (a) has been the economic impact of the latest listeriosis outbreak in the agricultural sector and (b) steps have been taken by his department to limit the potential job losses in this regard?
(1) Whether his department conducts tests for listeriosis in live animals; if so, (a) what procedures are followed and (b) has there been any additional testing instituted due to the latest listeriosis outbreak;
Listeriosis is not a disease listed as either a notifiable or controlled in terms of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984). The Department therefore has no official ...
What is the nature of the agreement between Rance Timber and the Department with regards to the management and exploitation of Zingcuka State Forest in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape? Who monitors the implementation of this agreement? And what is your department doing to stop Rance Timber from destroying indigenous forest and the declared State forest, without any environmental authorisation?
In 1998, Cabinet took a decision to privatise certain State owned plantations managed by the SAFCOL and the former Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF). To implement the privatisation decision, Government represented by DWAF and Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) combined economically viable plantations into five regional forestry packages namely: the North Eastern Cape Forestry package; the KwaZulu-Natal Forestry package; the South and ...
(2) whether his department or the entities reporting to him test for mycotoxins; if so, (a) which products are tested, (b) how often are mycotoxins tested, (c) what national and international standards are used in this regard, (d) which laboratories or institutions in the country are currently tasked with the (i) testing of mycotoxins and (ii) implementation of the RMP and (e) what has the budget allocation been to each laboratory over the past five years? NW567E
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- (a)(i) The contribution of the ostrich industry to the economy in terms of value of production is estimated at R 381 million for 2017. As a result of the lack of information on expenditure on production costs, it is not possible to determine the contribution to the gross domestic product. (Gross domestic product = value of production less cost of production ...
(1) (a) What steps has (i) his department and (ii) the Chief Directorate: Animal and Health taken to improve the Residue Monitoring Plan (RMP) following the findings in the report by the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety that was published on 30 May 2017 that there are serious deficiencies in the RMP of the country and (b) what has the budget allocation been for the testing of live animals and animal products over the past five years;
(2) whether his department or the entities reporting to him test for mycotoxins; if so, (a) which products are tested, (b) how often are mycotoxins tested, (c) what national and international standards are used in this regard, (d) which laboratories or institutions in the country are currently tasked with the (i) testing of mycotoxins and (ii) implementation of the RMP and (e) what has the budget allocation been to each laboratory over the past five years? NW566E
(1) (a) What steps has (i) his department and (ii) the Chief Directorate: Animal and Health taken to improve the Residue Monitoring Plan (RMP) following the findings in the report by the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety that was published on 30 May 2017 that there are serious deficiencies in the RMP of the country and (b) what has ...
Whether he has been informed that the youth agricultural co-operative in the Lower Zingcuka village in Keiskammahoek was allegedly hijacked by a certain company (name and details furnished) and that members of the youth co-operative are now in the employment of the specified company which is allegedly using the Lower Zingcuka Agricultural Co-operative to obtain subsidies from the Government; if not, what steps does he intend to take to prevent the company from hijacking a noble youth developmental programme in Lower Zingcuka; if so, what steps has he taken to rectify this situation? NW284E
This matter was only brought to my attention when the Honourable Member asked the question. However, the department has been in contact with the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (Directorate: Economic Services) and the cooperative (Mr Somdaka-Treasurer). Preliminary investigation by the department revealed the following:
- Lower Zingcuka Agricultural Cooperative is registered in terms of the Cooperatives Amendment Act (Act ...
Are there any current impediments to the export of South African (a) meat and (b) animal related products, including eggs, to the European Union, relating to the failure by the country to renew its Approved Residue Plan; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) is being done to resolve these impediments?
9a) and (b) No. There are no impediments to the export of South African meat, animal related products to the European Union (EU) relating to the failure by the country to renew its approved residue plan.
South Africa submitted the National Chemical Residue Control Programme to the EU on 11 April 2017. However, there were challenges identified during the recent audit carried out by ...
Is South Africa currently exporting donkey hides, if so, (a) to which countries and (b) how many hides have been exported to each country
Is South Africa currently exporting donkey hides, if so, (a) to which countries and (b) how many hides have been exported to each country
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(a) What amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations (aaa) in the 2015-16 financial year and (bbb) since 1 April 2016
