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?
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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(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?
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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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?
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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DIRECTOR – GENERAL
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QUESTION 1633 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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(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?
DPSA
- 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
- N/A
- 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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(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?
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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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(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 226 on 15 March 2024, and in particular, subsection (1), he has established the reasons that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) failed to prosecute the cases referred for prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether he requested the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, to establish a commission of inquiry, as recommended by the Ntsebeza report, which refers to the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry under either section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, or the Commissions Act, Act 8 of 1947, to investigate the extent of, and rationale behind, the political interference with the NPA during the period 2003 until 2017; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the alleged political interference with the NPA, referred to in the Rodrigues judgment and the Ntsebeza report, has been referred to the SA Police Service (SAPS) and/or the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) for investigation, in order for a determination to be made under section 41(1) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Act, Act 32 of 1998; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether, if the alleged political interference in the decision to prosecute TRC cases had not been referred to the SAPS and/or DPCI for investigation, the NPA has been able to determine if there has been a violation of sections 32(1)(b) read together with 41(1) of the NPA Act; if not, why not; if so, (a) has there been a decision to prosecute and (b) what are the relevant details? NW991E
1. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) did not fail to prosecute cases emanating from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). In fact, a total of nine Priority Crimes Litigation Unit (PCLU) prosecutions were noted between 2003 and 2017. An additional six seminal TRC cases were subsequently enrolled by the NPA.
2. The decision to appoint Adv Ntsebeza, Senior Counsel was taken by the NPA ...
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What total number of case dockets presented for criminal prosecution from 1 June 2019 to date have (a) not been enrolled (b) been struck off the roll (c) had charges withdrawn (d) prosecution stopped and (e) section 174 applications brought and succeeded due to the (i) inefficiencies of the members of the SA Police Service (SAPS), which includes, but is not limited to dockets not in court, lost or stolen dockets, investigations being incomplete, forensic reports outstanding, accused not brought to court and witnesses not subpoenaed, (ii) mishandling of the case by the members of the SAPS, (iii) contamination of evidence and (iv) incompetence?
Case dockets presented for criminal prosecution to the National Prosecuting Authority are screened before enrolment. In accordance with the Directives in Part 4 of the NPA Policy Directives, a case must only be placed on the roll if there is evidence under oath or affirmation that establishes the elements of an offence and links the identified suspect to it. The National Prosecuting Authority does ...
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With regard to the Land Bank clients who frequently voice concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on their loans with the bank, how is she and/or her department supporting the farmers in mitigating the effects of higher interest rates, which often constrain their profits, ability to pay workers and their livelihoods?
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has established the Blended Finance Scheme to broaden access to affordable finance through the provision of grants which are intended to complement loans granted by Participating Finance Institutions (PFI) towards the commercialisation of Black producers, with the goal being to increase the number of Black producers in the agriculture and agro-processing sector.
Land Bank ...
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With reference to the Ntabebomvu Community Trust IT 1781/2007/N that represents the Ntabebomvu Community who were successful in claiming the restoration of land rights in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, Act 22 of 1994 (details furnished), what are the relevant details of all grants awarded to the Trust and/or beneficiaries from the time of the success of the claim to date including (a) the total amount of each grant, (b) the purpose of each grant, (c) to whom and/or what entity the grant funds were paid and (d) the relevant details of each bank account into which grant funds were deposited;
(2) what are the names of the persons legally authorised to act as trustees of the Trust in terms of the Letters of Authority issued by the Master of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, dated 25 July 2022;
(3) whether all the officials of his department, in particular a certain official (details furnished) working with the trustees, were duly appointed by the Master of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court on 22 July 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. No grants were paid.
(a),(b),(c ) Falls away.
2. Mr Cleophas Mlamo, Patrick Dladla, Lungisani Mlambo, Dumazile Ntuli late, Themba Mlambo late, Samson Welcome and Dwi Welcome the two withdrawn from Committee. and four trustees have since passed way.
3. No departmental official was appointed by the Master of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court.
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With reference to the Ntabebomvu Community Trust IT 1781/2007/N that represents the Ntabembomvu Community members who were successful in claiming the restoration of land rights in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, Act 22 of 1994 (details furnished), what are the details of farms and/or lots that were transferred to the Trust including but not exclusive to the (a) farm and/or Lot numbers, (b) descriptions of the farms and/or lots, (c) extent of area and (d) price paid for each farm and/or lot;
(2) what are the details of all (a) fixed and (b) movable assets purchased to be transferred to the Trust including but not exclusive to (i) a full description of each item and (ii) the price paid for each item and/or asset?
(1)(a),(b),(c),(d) Please refer to the table below.
(a) details of farms and/or lots that were transferred to the Trust including but not exclusive to the (a) farm and/or Lot numbers
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(b) descriptions of the farms and/or lots
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(c) extent of area
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(d) price paid for each farm and/or lot;
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Lot 384 Weenen GT & Lot 426 Weenen Township GT
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Lot 384 Weenen GT ... |
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