NATIONAL ASSEMLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 335
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 02-2021 SIXTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 FEBRUARY 2020
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
(1)(a) Yes.
(1)(b) It should be noted that remunerated work outside of Public Service (RWOPS) are verified against the Central Supplier Database and PERSAL System. These are also audited by Auditor General as part of its regular audit process. The tables below depict the information on RWOPS from 1 April 2014 to date.
1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015 (former DRDLR)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
63 |
Management and general support |
8 |
Administration related |
71 |
1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015 (former DAFF)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
1 |
Financial Related |
1 |
Management and general support |
2 |
1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 (former DRDLR)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
63 |
Management and general support |
8 |
Administration related |
3 |
Social Science related |
74 |
1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 (former DAFF)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
3 |
Management support |
2 |
Financial and related |
1 |
Agricultural and support |
6 |
1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017 (former DRDLR)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
60 |
Management and general support |
8 |
Administration related |
3 |
Social Science related |
1 |
Community Development related |
72 |
1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017 (former DAFF)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
1 |
Manage and support |
1 |
Agricultural support |
2 |
1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018 (former DRDLR)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
53 |
Management and general support |
3 |
Administration related |
1 |
Economic advisory |
3 |
Cartographic Surveying and Related Technicians |
60 |
1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018 (former DAFF)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
4 |
Administration Related |
10 |
Management support |
17 |
Public Health Related |
5 |
Financial and Related |
13 |
Natural Sciences Related |
19 |
Agricultural and support |
2 |
Economic Advisory Support |
1 |
Info Tech and related |
1 |
Horticulturists Fore Agriculture |
1 |
Comm and Info |
2 |
Artisan Foreman |
75 |
1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 (former DRDLR)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
37 |
Management and general support |
3 |
Administration related |
1 |
Economic advisory |
3 |
Cartographic Surveying and Related Technicians |
44 |
1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 (former DAFF)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
14 |
Administration Related |
6 |
Management and support |
11 |
Agriculture and support |
1 |
Economic Advisory |
7 |
ORG 17 DEFF |
1 |
Line function support and Admin |
3 |
Financial and Related |
3 |
Public Health Related |
10 |
Natural Sciences Related |
56 |
1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 (former DRDLR)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
3 |
Health Sciences |
8 |
Management and general support |
3 |
Computer systems |
6 |
Administration related |
3 |
Financial related |
2 |
Natural sciences |
3 |
Finance & Economic |
1 |
Deeds |
29 |
1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 (former DAFF)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
8 |
Manage and Support |
45 |
Agriculture and Support |
1 |
Horticulturists Fore Agriculture and Support |
54 |
1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 (DALLRD)
(i) Total |
(ii) Work Categories |
22 |
Management and General Support |
12 |
Financial and Related |
6 |
Deeds |
14 |
Agricultural production related |
21 |
Administration related |
6 |
Natural Sciences Related |
3 |
Economic Development related |
1 |
Material - Recording |
1 |
Community Development |
1 |
Social Sciences related |
1 |
Health sciences related |
88 |
(2) Applications were processed with either approval or disapproval outcome. In an instance an employee was suspected to be in contravention of the Directive such case would be investigated and when found guilty, appropriate actions would be taken.
(2)(a) The Department applies the DPSA Directive on Other Remunerative Work Outside Public Service as contemplated in Section 30 of the Public Service Act, 1994.
(2)(b) Approval is obtained from the Director-General for salary levels 1 – 12 and Minister for salary levels 13 – 16.
(2)(c) There were 5 (2 former DAFF and 3 former DRDLR) instances of contravention of the legislation. However, these were not reported to the National Treasury as this is not a requirement.
(2)(d) Appropriate and corrective actions were taken against the employees that were found to have contravened the law.