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Friday, 27 August 2021 578 [No 19 – 2021] Third Session, Sixth Parliament NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ________________________ INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER ______________________ Note: 1.

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◙ Indicates a written question not yet replied to after 10 working days expired.
Table of Contents President of the Republic ........................................................................... 579, 589, 597, 602 Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development ............................. 589, 590, 604, 605, 606 Basic Education .......................................................................... 583, 584, 587, 594, 600, 605 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ......................... 582, 583, 584, 600, 601, 604 Defence and Military Veterans ........................................................................... 593, 597, 606 Employment and Labour ................................................................................................... 587 Finance .............................................................................................................. 595, 605, 609 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ............................................................. 585, 588, 609 Health ................................................................................................. 580, 583, 590, 591, 608 Higher Education, Science and Innovation ......................................................... 580, 584, 587 Home Affairs ..................................................................................................... 582, 586, 594 Human Settlements .................................................................................................... 580, 613 International Relations and Cooperation ..................................................... 579, 584, 585, 586 Justice and Correctional Services ................................................ 579, 580, 585, 586, 587, 594 Minister in The Presidency ......................................................................................... 589, 599 Police ........................................................... 580, 582, 583, 596, 598, 599, 601, 603, 607, 608 Public Enterprises ....................................................................... 581, 584, 585, 591, 600, 614 Public Service and Administration ............................................................................. 596, 604 Public Works and Infrastructure ................................................................................. 592, 593 Small Business Development ..................................................................................... 582, 607 Social Development ........................................................................................... 583, 586, 592 Sport, Arts and Culture ............................................................................... 581, 589, 595, 607 Tourism ..................................................................................................... 582, 583, 595, 608 Trade, Industry and Competition ......................................................... 581, 582, 594, 598, 606 Transport ............................................................................ 582, 595, 599, 601, 603, 608, 615 Water and Sanitation ......................................................................................................... 608 Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities .................................................................... 603 SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING REPLIES ................................................................... 609 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 579 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY FRIDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2021 PRESIDENT 7.
Ms T I Legwase (ANC) (p 576)— President of the Republic.

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The Leader of the Opposition (DA) (p 576)—President of the Republic.

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Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) (p 577)—President of the Republic.

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Mr I K Morolong (ANC) (p 577)—President of the Republic.

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Mr A M Shaik-Emam (NFP) (p 577)—President of the Republic.

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Ms D R Direko (ANC) (p 577)—President of the Republic.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY FRIDAY, 27 AUGUST 2021 1926.
Mr M G E Hendricks (Al Jamah-ah) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: (1) Whether, in light of concerns raised over governance in Rwanda, she will consider proposals (details furnished) on dialogues from Rwandan citizens and civil society to promote inter-governmental talks with the government of Rwanda on how reform can be achieved; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the Republic will also advocate and support such proposals within the international community, at the United Nations level and through diplomatic channels to European Union countries, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and individual countries in the African Great Lakes region, the Southern African Development Community and East African Community; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW1988E 1927.

Mr M G E Hendricks (Al Jamah-ah) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: Whether he will request the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr M C Ramaphosa, to provide the Former President, Mr J G Zuma with a pardon; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW2003E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 580 1928.
Mr M G E Hendricks (Al Jamah-ah) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: With reference to the judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal for the Government to recognise Muslim marriages which were supposed to have been enforced in December 2021 and his department’s failure to deal with Constitutional Court matters within its timeline and adhere to instructions by the Speaker of Parliament that such matters be dealt with within six months, what has he found to be the reasons that no progress has been made on the specified matter?
NW2007E 1929.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: (a) What progress has been made in the investigation into the alleged irregular promotion of a certain person (name and details furnished), (b) what steps will be taken against those persons who promoted the person, should the specified person be demoted and (c) from whom must the money be recovered?

NW2020E 1930.
NW2020E 1930.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: What total number of (a) persons of Indian descent have been arrested for killing Africans in Phoenix and (b) the specified persons (i) have been granted bail and/or (ii) are still incarcerated?

NW2021E 1931.
NW2021E 1931.

Ms N N Chirwa (EFF) to ask the Minister of Health: What (a) are the reasons that racially inclusive demographics are not included in the (i) collection and (ii) sharing of COVID-19 related information and (b) effect does the lack of racial demographics have in relation to the response of the State in vaccine distribution across the Republic, but more importantly in Black communities?

NW2025E 1932.
NW2025E 1932.

Ms N N Chirwa (EFF) to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation: (a) What are the reasons that student funding was withdrawn for Mahlodi Welcome Matamela (details furnished), who is a student at Tshwane University of Technology Polokwane campus who had received the National Student Financial Aid Scheme funding for the year 2021 and (b) who will be responsible for the accumulated debt that the specified student has incurred?

NW2026E 1933.
NW2026E 1933.

Ms H O Mkhaliphi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: What (a) is the name of each person who was held liable for the irregular expenditure of R1,6 billion of personal protective equipment (PPE) from March to August 2020 and (b) current investigations are being conducted in relation to the looting of PPE funds?

NW2036E 1934.
Ms E L Powell (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements: (1) Whether houses at Extension 13 in Kanana near Klerksdorp in the North West have been (a) completed and (b) handed over to beneficiaries; if not, (i) why not and (ii) what remedial action will she take to resolve the situation; if so, what are the relevant details; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 581 (2) (3) (4) what was the total cost of the housing development in Extension 13 in Kanana near Klerksdorp in the North West; whether all monies were successfully paid to the contractor in order to complete the building project; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (a) what is the reason the project has been halted, (b) on what date was the project halted and (c) what remedial actions has the (i) Member of the Executive Council, Mr M S Cwaile and (ii) former Minister, Ms L N Sisulu, taken to address the situation?
NW2056E 1935.
Mrs M O Clarke (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: (1) What is the total number of technically skilled staff members that (a) Denel Vehicle Systems has lost in the past three financial years and (b) are currently employed at Denel Vehicle Systems; (2) (3) (4) what (a) are the full details of the tenders that Denel Vehicle Systems finalised in terms of due process in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2021, (b) is the total monetary value of each specified tender and (c) are the full details of successful bidders in respect of each tender; (a) what contract is currently being finalised by Denel Vehicle Systems, (b) what is the value of the specified contract, (c) how does Denel Vehicle Systems intend to finance the specified contract in light of its financial constraints and (d) what is the current financial status of Denel Vehicle System; whether Denel Vehicle Systems will be able to raise the capital to finance the specified contract that is currently being finalised; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2068E 1936.
Mrs V van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture: (1) What (a) is the name of each consultant used by his department in the past three financial years and (b) total amount was spent on the specified consultants in the specified financial years; (2) whether any bonuses have been paid out to any employee in (a) each entity reporting to him and (b) his department in the past three financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) to whom and (ii) what total amount in each specified case?
NW2168E 1937.

Mrs Y N Yako (EFF) to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition: What (a) relief measures has he put in place to assist black-owned small businesses and emerging industrialists who lost their properties during the recent unrest in (i) KwaZulu-Natal and (ii) Gauteng, (b) total number of the specified businesses were funded by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and (c) steps has the IDC taken to ensure that the businesses are able to operate again?
NW2169E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 582 1938.

Mrs Y N Yako (EFF) to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition: What total number of the businesses that supply (a) chicken, (b) rice and/or (c) car accessories in the Republic are South African-owned?

NW2170E 1939.
Mr K Ceza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: (1) Whether she has been informed of the reasons that the community of Lower Zingcuka, Keiskammahoek, in Ward 11, Amahlathi Local Municipality has been without water for the past 12 months; if not, why not; if so, (2) whether she has taken any steps to ensure that there is water in the taps in the specified community; if not, what are the reasons that no steps were taken; if so, by what date will the taps have water again?
NW2171E 1940.

Ms N P Sonti (EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: What measures has he put in place to ensure that the crime-ridden area of Rustenburg is a safe space for the community?

NW2172E 1941.

Mrs N J Nolutshungu (EFF) to ask the Minister of Transport: What (a) progress has his department made in implementing the subsidy for taxi operators, as the specified measure was supposed to be implemented four months ago and (b) challenges does he foresee hampering progress in this regard?

NW2173E 1942.
NW2173E 1942.

Ms B Mathulelwa (EFF) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: What steps has he taken with regard to poor services rendered at the office in Matatiele, especially in relation to the renewal of temporary identity documents?

NW2174E 1943.
NW2174E 1943.

Ms B Mathulelwa (EFF) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development: What is the (a) nature of the relief that her department has extended to small and medium-sized businesses in (i) KwaZulu-Natal and (ii) Gauteng, following the recent unrest in the specified provinces and (b) demographic profile of the businesses that have been assisted?

NW2175E 1944.
NW2175E 1944.

Mr P G Moteka (EFF) to ask the Minister of Tourism: What (a) total number of tourism destination infrastructure projects did her department initiate in rural and township areas in the 2019-21 period and (b) are the (i) names of the specified projects and (ii) locations of the projects?

NW2176E 1945.
NW2176E 1945.

Mr P G Moteka (EFF) to ask the Minister of Tourism: What has she found to be the status of the Tourism Equity Fund, pending the court case brought by certain right-wing organisations that are against transformation?

NW2177E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 583 1946.
Mr P G Moteka (EFF) to ask the Minister of Tourism: What are the names of the beneficiaries of the COVID-19 Relief Fund who are residing in (a) villages, (b) townships and/or (c) small towns?

NW2178E 1947.

Mrs C C S Motsepe (EFF) to ask the Minister of Social Development: In view of recent reports that the Republic has about 95 000 orphans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what specific steps has her department taken with regard to taking care of the orphaned children?

NW2179E 1948.
NW2179E 1948.

Mrs C C S Motsepe (EFF) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: By what date will a forensic investigation be conducted by her department into what happened to the missing R49 million from the coffers of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West, which had invested taxpayers’ money to the amount of R150 million with VBS Mutual Bank?

NW2180E 1949.
NW2180E 1949.

Mr M K Montwedi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) By what date will the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) finalise the investigation which was initiated in 2018 into taxpayers’ money to the amount of R49 million that went missing with VBS Mutual Bank at the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West; (2) whether any criminal proceedings have been instituted against those persons involved; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2181E 1950.

Mr M K Montwedi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: What initiatives has she put in place to ensure that the relevant Members of the Executive Council do not abuse their powers by using section 139 interventions to fight party-political battles, as is the case in the North West?

NW2182E 1951.
NW2182E 1951.

Mr M K Montwedi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: What (a) systems does her department have in place to ensure that privately-run schools, such as a certain school (name and details furnished), are compliant with the SA Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996, and (b) steps has her department taken to deal with the prevailing situation of maladministration, corruption and racism at the specified school?

NW2183E 1952.
NW2183E 1952.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) to ask the Minister of Health: What (a)(i) studies has his department done to ascertain the extent of vaccine hesitancy in the Republic and (ii) are the causes of the hesitancy and (b) communication measures has his department put in place to allay the fears of persons who are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccines?

NW2184E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 584 1953.
Ms R N Komane (EFF) to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation: (a) What has he found to be the reason behind the delays in issuing laptops to all National Student Financial Aid Scheme students and (b) how are such students without laptops expected to further their studies with the commencement of online learning?

NW2185E 1954.
NW2185E 1954.

Mrs T P Msane (EFF) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: (1) What steps has the Government taken in attempts to reverse the observer status granted to Israel by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission; (2) whether the Government intends to permanently close down the Embassy of Israel in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW2186E 1955.
Mrs T P Msane (EFF) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: What interventions is the Government pursuing in the African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) in curbing and preventing the deaths of young women and men who enter into child marriages, as it has been observed that all previous measures such as the AU campaign held in the 2014-17 period and the SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage, signed in 2016, have not been effective?
NW2187E 1956.

Ms P Madokwe (EFF) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: What steps has her department taken with regard to the plight of matriculants from Hebron Technical and Commercial High School, who enrolled for Matric in 2019 and wrote some of their examinations in 2020, yet have not received their results to date?

NW2188E 1957.
NW2188E 1957.

Ms P Madokwe (EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: What steps has his department taken, aside from the reported dismissals and resignations, to ensure that criminal prosecutions are pursued and the implicated contractors are blacklisted, following the shocking corruption involving senior officials and managers who accepted bribes at the Kusile Power Station?

NW2189E 1958.
NW2189E 1958.

Mrs S M Mokgotho (EFF) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: What steps has she and/or her department taken to resolve the problem of sewer spillage onto the streets in Ward 2 of the Naledi Local Municipality?

NW2190E 1959.

Ms L H Arries (EFF) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: What total number of learners has been recorded in her department to have fallen pregnant in the 2015-20 period?
NW2191E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 585 1960.

Ms N N Chirwa (EFF) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (a)(i) What is the current backlog in maintenance court cases yet to be resolved by his department and (ii) how far back do they date and (b) how does his department intend on resolving the crisis of backlogs with regard to maintenance court cases?

NW2192E 1961.
NW2192E 1961.

Ms O M C Maotwe (EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: What steps has his department taken to prevent the subsequent destruction of families of Transnet National Ports Authority employees who are forced to relocate to Gqeberha, only for them to work from home once they get there?

NW2194E 1962.
NW2194E 1962.

Ms O M C Maotwe (EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: What steps has he taken against the Chief Executive Officer at Transnet Engineering who refused to sign a revenue-generating project contract for building wagons for the Mozambique railway company, Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM)?

NW2195E 1963.
NW2195E 1963.

Ms O M C Maotwe (EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: What steps have been taken by his department to prevent the continued marginalisation of black-owned trucking companies from Witbank and surrounding areas, who are denied business opportunities by Eskom?

NW2196E 1964.
NW2196E 1964.

Mr I M Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: (1) What total number of municipalities in each province have applied for and received waste licences for hazardous waste activities in terms of section 45 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, Act 59 of 2008, from her department; (2) whether she will make a statement on the matter?

NW2197E 1965.
Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: (1) Whether she has considered the implications that the extradition of a certain person (name and details furnished) to Mozambique may have on the relations between the Republic and the United States of America; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (3) whether she has considered the consequences on the image and hegemony of the Republic in the event that the government in Maputo does not fulfil its assurances to try the accused; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how will her department ensure that the government in Maputo keeps to its terms; whether the extradition of the specified person is part of a compromise and/or agreement relating to regional intervention in Cabo Delgado; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2198E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 586 1966.

Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: What are the (a) key strategic priorities of the Republic after assuming the role of organ of peace and security in the region at the 41st Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community and (b) budgetary implications in this regard?

NW2199E 1967.
Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Social Development: (1) What (a) total amount has been allocated for food relief in (i) KwaZulu-Natal and (ii) Gauteng, (b) criteria will be used to allocate food relief and (c) measures will be put in place to eliminate double-dipping; (2) (3) what number of food vouchers (a) have been distributed to date and (b) will be allocated; what is the breakdown of the value of each food parcel in terms of (a) food items, (b) packaging, (c) transport and/or (d) any other relevant details?
NW2200E 1968.

Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Social Development: What is the total number of (a) applications for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant that (i) have been received to date since the grant was extended and reopened for new applications and (ii) were successful and (b) persons who have been paid to date and (c) appeals that remain outstanding from the first round of applications?

NW2201E 1969.
Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: (1) Whether the investigations of his department have revealed the officials who aided and abetted the escape of a certain person (name furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what steps is his department taking to identify departmental officials who aid and abet illegal migration either through (a) selling of fake and/or duplicate documents and/or (b) taking bribes in particular at the border posts?
NW2202E 1970.

Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What (a) measures has his department implemented to reconcile the recent budget cuts with the key cost drivers of his department and (b) is the envisaged outcome of such mitigation measures in the short term?

NW2203E 1971.
NW2203E 1971.

Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What has he found is the success rate of the reprioritisation strategies of his department on financial management of irregular expenditure since the discussion of the 2021 Appropriations Bill early in 2021?

NW2204E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 587 1972.
Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (1) In light of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, Act 39 of 2014: Amendment of Regulations, published in the Government Gazette on 6 August 2021, what is the envisaged budgetary impact of the extension of legal aid by Legal Aid South Africa to civil matters that have a significant impact on the lives of clients, such as civil proceedings involving children, evictions, social, educational and income-related matters in the next 12 months; (2) what steps has the Government taken to ensure that Legal Aid South Africa is equipped with human resources to handle the increased ambit of its work to the specified civil matters?
NW2205E 1973.
Mr S L Ngcobo (IFP) to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour: (1) What is the policy position of his department on providing incentives for the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace; (2) whether his department has (a) a system in place that protects the rights of workers and (b) proper channels to report abuses of workers by their employers on issues of COVID-19 vaccinations; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what is the long-term policy goal of his department on the uptake of COVID- 19 vaccinations to reach herd immunity?
NW2206E 1974.
Mr S L Ngcobo (IFP) to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation: (1) With regard to the recent murder of a female law student at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape, what appropriate steps has his department taken to create more awareness regarding gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide and the unacceptable level of occurrence in the institutions of higher education; (2) (3) what progress has been made by tertiary institutions to adhere to the requirements and recommendations of The Policy and Strategy Framework Addressing Gender-based Violence in the Post-School Education Sector to date; whether the tertiary institutions have implemented the required changes to accommodate the specified policy framework on GBV; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) is the current update?
NW2207E 1975.
Mr S L Ngcobo (IFP) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: (1) With reference to (a) Micheal Komape and (b) Siyamthanda Mtunu, aged five and six years respectively, who died due to unsafe and dilapidated pit toilets that are reported mostly in Limpopo, what measures has her department taken to ensure that the Limpopo Department of Education eradicates unsafe and unhygienic toilets at rural schools as ordered by the courts; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 588 (2) (3) what specific initiatives have been implemented to ensure the safety of children since 2018 when the matter of unsafe and unhygienic toilets was heard in the High Court; what immediate interventions will ensure that parents in the rural areas do not continue to lose their children to unsafe toilets between now and 2026 when the eradication of pit toilets is planned to commence?
NW2208E 1976.
Dr D W Bryant (DA) to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: (1) Whether she has been informed of the storage of dangerous chemicals close to an important natural area (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (3) what are the full relevant details of the chemicals that were stored at the facility before it burnt down; what number of complaints were received by her department from members of the public regarding the impact of the acrid fumes on their health?
NW2209E 1977.
Dr D W Bryant (DA) to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: (1) Whether her department is opposed to the global treaty on multilateral environmental agreement dealing with nonplastic pollution (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (3) whether her department is considering to import more plastic waste; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; whether she has found that the current systems and processes of the Republic are effective in significantly reducing the amount of plastic waste, in particular the amount of waste going into the ocean; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2210E 1978.
Dr D W Bryant (DA) to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: (1) (2) (a) On what date will (i) phase two of the Social-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIS) be concluded and (ii) the draft policies be published and (b) how will they take into account the outstanding SEIAS phase two process; whether she will ensure that all stakeholders in the fishing industry have been adequately and comprehensively consulted by her department to ensure that the process is fair and thorough?
NW2211E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 589 1979.
Ms E L Powell (DA) to ask the President of the Republic: Whether he will furnish Ms E L Powell with the full details of each of the projects that he announced when he addressed Parliament on 15 October 2020 stating that a robust pipeline of projects that will completely transform the landscape of our cities, towns and rural areas with 276 catalytic projects with an investment value of R2,3 trillion had been developed by the end of June 2020?

NW2212E 1980.
Ms E L Powell (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Whether he will furnish Ms E L Powell with (a) copies of contracts of all public-private partnerships concluded, (b) details of any service providers contracted by the Government and (c) time frames for the completion of the 50 strategic integrated projects and 12 special projects that were gazetted in July 2020 that have been prioritised for immediate implementation with all regulatory processes fast-tracked and enabling over R340 billion in new investment which the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, announced when he addressed Parliament on 15 October 2020?
NW2213E 1981.

Mrs V van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture: What is the total (a) amount that the official geographical name changes in each province had cost his department since 1 April 2016 and (b) number of official geographical names that were changed in each province in each of the specified financial years?

NW2214E 1982.
Mrs V van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture: (1) Whether he will confirm that there are council members who are on the approved but not announced list for relief funding as the acting chairperson of the National Arts Council (NAC) said in a Facebook Zoom meeting on 3 March 2021; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who approved the relief funding and (b) what is the name of each council member who applied; (2) (3) (a) on what basis did the council members apply for relief funding, (b) for what amount did each member apply and (c) what is the total amount that was approved for the council members; whether council members are remunerated for their service to the NAC, if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the remuneration?
NW2215E 1983.
Mr N P Masipa (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: (1) What is the (a) total number of veterinarians in her department based in Gauteng and (b)(i) current vacancy rate and (ii) date on which her department intends to fill the vacant positions; (2) (3) what is the total number of veterinarians in each livestock unit of her department based in Gauteng; whether her department has implemented the compulsory service in Gauteng; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 590 (4) what were the (a) prevailing animal diseases during the past financial year in Gauteng and (b) interventions by her department to treat them?
NW2217E 1984.
Mr N P Masipa (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: (1) What is the (a) total number of veterinarians in her department based in the Free State and (b)(i) current vacancy rate and (ii) date on which her department intends to fill the vacant positions; (2) (3) what is the total number of veterinarians in each livestock unit of her department based in the Free State; whether her department has implemented the compulsory service in the Free State; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what were the (a) prevailing animal diseases during the past financial year in the Free State and (b) interventions by her department to treat them?
NW2218E 1985.
Mr N P Masipa (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: (1) What is the (a) total number of veterinarians in her department based in KwaZulu-Natal and (b)(i) current vacancy rate and (ii) date on which her department intends to fill the vacant positions; (2) (3) (4) what is the total number of veterinarians in each livestock unit of her department based in KwaZulu-Natal; whether her department has implemented the compulsory service; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; what were the (a) prevailing animal diseases during the past financial years in KwaZulu-Natal and (b) interventions by her department to treat them?
NW2219E 1986.
Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Health: (1) (2) (3) On what date will the findings of the forensic investigation into two companies (names furnished) be made available; whether he will furnish Ms H Ismail with a detailed report on the (a) services, (b) challenges and (c) shortfalls of the emergency medical services in the North West province; what are the details of (a) the involvement of Aurum’s Rustenburg Clinical Research Institute and his department and/or the SA Medical Research Council and (b) their contractual agreements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 591 (4) whether he will provide Ms H Ismail with a full report regarding the senior officials in the SA Medical Research Council who were suspended; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2220E 1987.

Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Health: (1) What are the details of the progress that his department has achieved in addressing the arrears payments with regard to the medical depot accruals that have large outstanding amounts which have a negative impact on procuring medical equipment, medication and other medical supplies; (2) what was the actual total accrual amount at the beginning of the intervention compared to the current outstanding arrears to the medicine depot?
NW2221E 1988.
Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Health: (1) What (a) are the details of the progress of the (i) Sekhing, (ii) Jouberton and (iii) Mathibestad clinics that are under construction by his department in the North West, (b) is the name of the company to whom his department awarded the contract to build each clinic and (c) amount did each clinic cost his department; (2) (3) whether the three clinics are currently in operation; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details; what is the current breakdown of the vacancy rate of health care workers in each (a) hospital and (b) position in the North West?
NW2222E 1989.

Mrs M O Clarke (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: (a) What is the total number of senior managers in all state-owned enterprises who do not have the required qualifications and credentials for the positions they currently occupy, (b) in which (i) national and (ii) provincial government departments is each such senior manager employed and (c) what measures are in place to rectify the situation?

NW2223E 1990.
Mrs M O Clarke (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: (1) Whether he will furnish Mrs M O Clarke with the copies of the export permits and authorisation of the (a) National Conventional Arms Control Committee and (b) Directorate of Conventional Arms Control that were given to Rheinmetall Denel Munitions to export arms to the Middle East; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) who was the international customer that was contracted to Rheinmetall for an array of cutting edge mortar ammunition (details furnished) and (b) what was the value of the contract; (3) whether delivery of the ammunition was taken by the specified customer; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what date did delivery take place?
NW2224E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 592 1991.
Dr M M Gondwe (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development: (1) With reference to the reply to question 697 on 23 March 2021, what is the (a) total number of Public Service employees who have applied for and received other SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) administered grants other than the Social Relief of Distress grant such as the child support grant, disability grant, and grant for older persons and (b) breakdown of the specified number according to each grant administered by SASSA; (2) what (a) is the total amount that SASSA has spent in paying Public Service employees who applied for and received SASSA administered grants and (b) steps has her department taken to ensure that the necessary disciplinary and/or legal steps are taken against the implicated public service employees?
NW2226E 1992.
Ms S J Graham (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: (1) With reference to the SA Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions registration for Health and Safety Officers, Manager and Agents exams and interviews, what number of persons have failed (a) the past three exams and/or interviews for (i) construction health and safety officer, (ii) health and safety officer, (iii) health and safety agent and (iv) professional health and safety agent and (b) more than once; (2) (3) whether guidelines are provided as to what materials should be studied for each exam and/or interview; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; whether questions are asked around the guidelines provided only or are there other areas that are covered in the exam and/or interview; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2227E 1993.
Mrs S J Graham (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: (1) Whether, with reference to the SA Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions registration for Health and Safety Officers, Manager and Agents exams and interviews, persons who have failed the exam (a) are entitled to (i) view their exam paper in order to determine where they went wrong and (ii) an explanation as to where they failed and (b) have to pay the full exam and/or interview fee again to rewrite the exam; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) (3) what (a) are the costs to the council for each exam sitting and (b) is the breakdown of the specified costs; whether the council will be providing on-line examinations in the future; if not, why not; if so, on what date?
NW2228E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 593 1994.
Mrs S J Graham (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: (1) Whether the SA Council of Project and Construction Management Professionals passed on the payment waiver for annual fees it was offered by the Council for the Built Environment for the 2020-21 financial year; if not, why not; if so, (a) how was the waiver communicated to members and/or prospective members and (b) what number of persons benefited from the waiver; (2) (3) (4) whether the fee waiver was a partial waiver; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what percentage was applied to each level of registration; whether the new registrations paid the full registration fee; if not, what are the details of the waiver they were granted; if so, what are the relevant details; what (a) is the total number of (i) persons who failed to renew their registrations during the 2020-21 year and (ii) new registrations that were received during this period and (b) is the difference in numbers of registered members between the 2019-20 period and the 2020-21 period in each category?
NW2229E 1995.
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) With reference to the retirement of General Solly Zacharia Shoke as Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), and specifically the various farewell functions held for him all over the Republic by the SANDF, (a) what is the total number of farewell functions that were held for him by (i) the Ministry of Defence, (ii) her department and (iii) the SANDF and all its formations and divisions including military bases and (b) in light of the fiscal and budgetary constraints being experienced by the SANDF, what is the reason that so many functions were held to bid farewell to him, and not just a few in the main centres; (2) (3) (4) (5) whether the farewell functions were hosted and costed in terms of a standing policy and/or order; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of the policy and/or order and (b) will the policy and/or order be the standard for any future farewell functions hosted for any dignitary; (a) what are the detailed costs of all the farewell functions including travel, accommodation, security, liquor and gifts and (b) who approved the costs and from which budgetary allocations costs funded; whether any budget and/or limit put was placed on the costs and consumables of the specified functions; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; whether she has found that there were not more deserved needs in the SANDF for this money being spent on the farewell functions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2230E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 594 1996.
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (1) What (a) are the reasons that the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) did not consider applications on a monthly basis, (b) is the backlog in terms of the number of applications that have not been processed, (c) is the monetary value of the backlog for armament export applications and permits, (d) is the date on which it is anticipated that the backlog will be something of the past and (e) are the reasons that export permits were withdrawn with regard to existing orders and permits issued especially to the United Arab Emirates; (2) (3) (4) whether the NCACC has considered (a) the damage to the Defence Industry when the Republic can least afford to lose export orders and market and (b) that the groups protesting the export of munitions may base their complaints and protest on false narratives and ulterior motives; if not, why not, in each case; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details; whether the NCACC has determined any violations of the End-user Certificate (EUC) conditions; if not, why not; if so, whether the NCACC (a) is familiar with the respective exporters and (b) has interacted with these exporters and the host nation’s government for EUC inspections; if not, why not in each case; if so, in each case, on what date will they allow non-implicated exporters to proceed with the export shipments in order not to lose more critical export markets?
NW2231E 1997.

Mr A C Roos (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: What are the (a) details of each case that is currently being handled by the counter- strategic litigation unit in his department and (b) reasons for pursuing each case?

NW2232E 1998.
Mr B B Nodada (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: (1) What (a) is the total number of schools that have been (i) closed and (ii) left abandoned in each province, (b) is the national total number of schools in each case and (c) are the reasons for the school closure and abandonment; (2) what total number of the specified schools have (a) plans underway to get them to an operational standard and (b) no plans underway to get them to an operational standard; (3) what are the further relevant details regarding schools that have no plans underway to get them to an operational standard?
NW2233E 1999.
Mr M J Cuthbert (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition: Whether he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a list of (a) 12 organisations linked to a certain journalist (name furnished) that allegedly received grants from the National Lotteries Commission, (b) the amount of money granted to each of the organisations, (c) the year that each of the funds were disbursed and (d) any other relevant details thereof; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2234E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 595 2000.

Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: What (a) is the cause of the delay in construction of the N2 bridge over the Gwaing River at George in the Western Cape and (b) are the relevant details in this regard?

NW2235E 2001.
NW2235E 2001.

Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture: (1) Whether the National Arts Council’s Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme’s forensic investigation has terms of reference; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details; (2) whether the investigation includes the forensic accounting; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW2236E 2002.
Ms H S Winkler (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism: (1) (2) (a) What programmes, initiatives, streams and/or projects are available to community tourism organisations (CTOs) who would like to apply for funding at a national, provincial and local level, (b) how do CTOs apply for the specified funding opportunities and (c) on what date will the funding be made available; whether all tourism (a) businesses and (b) service providers are required to register with their local CTO; if not, why not; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) legislation guides this requirement?
NW2237E 2003.

Ms H S Winkler (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism: (1) (2) (a) What (i) tourism intern programmes does her department currently have underway and (ii) is total number of interns in each programme and (b) how are interns allocated to projects; whether a community tourism organisation (CTO) can apply for interns from the specified intern programmes; if not, why not; if so, how does a CTO apply for these interns?

NW2238E 2004.
Ms H S Winkler (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism: Whether there is funding available from her department for community tourism organisations (CTOs) in rural areas as part of her department’s initiative to promote tourism in villages, towns and small dorpies (VTSDs); if not, how does her department plan to promote tourism in VTSDs without empowering local CTOs; if so, (a) how and (b) what criteria apply to CTOs in rural areas when they apply for funding as part of her department’s initiative to promote VTSDs?
NW2239E 2005.
Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance: (1) With reference to the 2020-21 Annual Report on Non-Compliance with Payments of Supplier’s Invoices within 30 Days, what (a) amount of the R4,1 billion in invoices paid after 30 days in the 2020-21 financial year by national departments was paid to small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and (b) is the breakdown of the amounts paid to SMMEs by each national department; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 596 (2) (3) (4) (5) what (a) amount of the R415 million in invoices older than 30 days and not paid in the 2020-21 financial year by national departments is owed to SMMEs and (b) is the breakdown of the amounts owed to SMMEs by each national department; what (a) amount of the R25,9 billion in invoices paid after 30 days in the 2020- 21 financial year by provincial departments was paid to SMMEs and (b) is the breakdown of the amounts paid to SMMEs by each provincial department; what (a) amount of the R5,3 billion in invoices older than 30 days and not paid in 2020-21 financial year by provincial departments is owed to SMMEs and (b) is the breakdown of the amounts owed to SMMEs by each provincial department; what are the reasons that there is a discrepancy between the total values of invoices older than 30 days and not paid in the 2020-21 financial year by provincial departments, as indicated on Table 11 to be R4,1 billion and in Graph 10 to be R5,3 billion?
NW2240E 2006.
Dr M M Gondwe (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration: With reference to the Department of Public Service and Administration circular HRD03/01 signed by the Director-General, Ms Yoliswa Mkhasi, and dated 15 April 2021, requesting all Heads of Department and Directors-General to urgently update the qualifications of Senior Management Service (SMS) employees in the Public Service on the Personal and Salary System (PERSAL), (a) what are the reasons the updating of this information on the PERSAL system has become urgent, (b) how often are the human resource units of the various national and provincial government departments expected to update this information on the PERSAL system, (c) who is responsible for monitoring the updating of this information on the PERSAL system by the human resource units of the various government departments and (d) what steps will her department take against the human resources units of the various national and government departments which fail to update this information on the PERSAL system by the dates stipulated in the circular?
NW2242E 2007.
M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: With reference to a virtual conference with a Chinese delegation on 12 May 2021 during which the Portfolio Committee on Police was informed of the SA Police Service and Chinese civilian cooperation centre that was established in the Republic in 2004, and the number of such cooperation centres which has now increased to 13 covering the nine provinces in the Republic that aim to strengthen community governance, protect the legal rights of Chinese people in the Republic, control risks and strengthen the foundation of mass power, (a) in terms of what legislation were the centers established, (b) what are the roles of the centres, (c) where are they situated across the Republic, (d) what number of Chinese staff are attached to each centre, (e) with which other countries does the Republic have similar agreements in place and (f) what total number of centres are run by such countries in the Republic?
NW2243E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 597 2008.
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) With reference to an incident on 8 April 2021 at AFB Makhado where a Gripen aircraft was damaged, (a) what are the full details of the reasons the incident occurred, (b) to what extent was it found to have been due to a human and/or mechanical error, (c) what consequence management was taken and (d) to what extent has she found that the decay at Denel contributed to the occurrence of this incident; (2) (3) (4) what has been done and/or steps have been taken to ensure that it will not occur again; (a) what are the details of the damages to the aircraft and (b) how long will the aircraft be out of service; (a) to what extent will the concern raised by SA Air Force Major General Setete Malakoane, who is Chief Director: Force Development and Support, that the decay at Denel impacting the calibration and maintenance of Gripen aircraft exacerbate the repairs to this aircraft and (b) how will this incident affect the readiness and serviceability of the Gripens at Air Force Base Makhado and its contribution to the protection of the Republic’s integrity and the safety of ordinary South Africans?
NW2244E 2009.
Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the President of the Republic: (1) (2) (3) (a) What are the details of the (i) charges a certain person (name furnished) faced and (ii) suspension the specified person was on for three years, (b) on what date were the hearings held, (c) what is the name of the person who carried out the investigation, (d) on what date was the investigation concluded, (e) what was the outcome of the investigation and (f) what internal steps were taken after the investigation was concluded; whether the person was suspended prior to the specified three-year suspension; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full details of the various suspensions; whether a certain person (name furnished) handed the top secret Spy Tapes to the specified person; if not, what is the name of the person who then handed the tapes to a certain other person (name also furnished); if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether the Spy Tapes were encrypted; if not, why not; if so, how did the person listen to them?
NW2245E 2010.
Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the President of the Republic: (1) What is the (a) total number of acting positions at the State Security Agency in each province and (b) longest term that an employee has been in an acting position in each province; (2) whether all the persons filling acting positions are paid an acting allowance; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the amount in each month; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 598 (3) what is the total number of (a) disciplinary cases held in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) since 1 January 2021 in each province, (b) members who were dismissed in each province as a result of disciplinary cases and (c) those whom had criminal charges laid against them?
NW2246E 2011.

Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: What is the status of the case with regard to the charges brought by Ms D Kohler against certain persons (names furnished) that was opened at the Durban Central Police Station on 9 April 2009 for being in possession of illegal, stolen recordings of intercepted telephone conversations?

NW2247E 2012.
NW2247E 2012.

Mr D W Macpherson (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition: With reference to his reply to question 159 on 5 March 2021, (a) what are the reasons that he has not yet provided the requested information and (b) on what date will he provide the information?

NW2248E 2013.
NW2248E 2013.

Mr D W Macpherson (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition: Whether a well-known personality (name furnished) and/or her company, (details furnished) received any grant funding from the National Lotteries Commission; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the details of the funding?

NW2249E 2014.
Mr D W Macpherson (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition: (1) Whether there has been an investigation by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) and/or his department into R4,5 million fraud in the NRCS; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full relevant details; (2) whether 4000 illegally imported flatscreen television sets that were seized by the NRCS were stolen from the NRCS warehouse; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full relevant details; (3) what (a) items have been stolen from any premises of the NRCS in the past 12 months and (b) was the total value of the items stolen in each case?
NW2250E 2015.

Mr J J McGluwa (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: What (a) quantity of goods have been reported to the SA Police Service as stolen from storerooms and/or shops during the unrest and looting in (i) KwaZulu-Natal and (ii) Gauteng in July 2021 as at the latest date for which information is available and (b) number of persons were (i) found to be responsible and (ii) arrested in this regard?

NW2251E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 599 2016.
Mr J J McGluwa (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) (2) (3) (a) Which province, between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal had the (i) highest and (ii) lowest number of break-ins into stores, shops and/or storerooms with the intent to steal goods during the unrest and looting in July 2021 and (b) what number of (i) arrests and (ii) successful convictions were obtained in each case; whether he intends introducing any plan to conduct an investigation regarding goods stolen during the unrest and looting in July 2021; if not, why not; if so, whether any extra resources will be required to conduct an investigation regarding the stolen goods; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2252E 2017.

Mr J J McGluwa (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: (1) What are the details of the (a) commitments made by stakeholders during a meeting held with the Security Cluster pertaining to the reports of racial tensions in areas such as Phoenix in Durban during the unrest in July 2021 and (b) stakeholders who have attended the specified meeting to resolve racial tensions; (2) whether there is any intention to have a follow-up meeting; if not, why not; if so, on what date?

NW2253E 2018.
Mr T B Mabhena (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: (1) Whether, in view of the recent alleged cyber-attack at Transnet that occurred on the 22 July 2021 and the resultant notice of declaration of force majeure event on 26 July 2021 by Transnet, which resulted in a ports crisis and the announcement by Transnet that a manual evacuation process of containers from the Cape Town Containers Terminal will be implemented with effect from 24 July 2021, (details furnished), his department has received any information of the contingency plans from Transnet; if not, has his department, through the Ports Regulator of South Africa, sought any information from Transnet; if so, (2) (3) whether his department approved such contingency plans; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; whether his department received any update on this matter from the Ports Regulator of South Africa; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date and (b) what were the contents of the relevant update; (4) whether he will furnish Mr T B Mabhena with the specified report; if not, why not; if so, on what date?
NW2254E 2019.
Mr T B Mabhena (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: (1) Whether, given the recent alleged cyber-attack at Transnet that occurred on 22 July 2021 and the resultant notice of declaration of a force majeure event on 26 July 2021 by Transnet which has resulted in a ports crisis, (a) his department and (b) the Ports Regulator of South Africa have been informed that no import containers have left South African ports since the crisis ensued; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 600 (2) (3) (4) whether there are any plans to engage the relevant stakeholders to resolve this; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; whether any penalties will be imposed on Transnet by the Ports Regulator of South Africa; if not, why not; if so, what will be the nature and scope of the penalties; whether, in view of the fact that vessels have started to omit South African ports altogether and are dumping containers at other ports in Africa, there are any plans in place to avert the resultant massive delays in the receipt of goods affecting all industries; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the plans?
NW2255E 2020.

Mr B B Nodada (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: Whether there are different procedures to be followed in respect of the appointment of foreign educators, as opposed to South African educators; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) is the reason for the different procedures and (b) are the further relevant details?

NW2256E 2021.
Mr B B Nodada (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: (1) With reference to the violent looting that occurred in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021, what (a) was the national total cost to her department in damages to schools, (b) is the total value of looted goods from schools in Rands that was recovered and (c) is the total number of persons who have been arrested and prosecuted in this regard; (3) what is the national total cost to her department for school vandalism in each year since 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
NW2257E 2022.
Mr M J Cuthbert (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: (1) Whether she will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a (a) list of all capital projects that a certain company (name furnished) has been contracted by her department to complete in the City of Ekurhuleni and (b)(i) detailed scope of work and (ii) bill of quantities for each of the specified projects; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) what was the (a) value of each contract her department awarded, (b) total amount paid to the company by her department for the specified projects in the City of Ekurhuleni and (c) date of inception of each contract awarded by her department to the specified company?
NW2258E 2023.
Mr G K Y Cachalia (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: (1) Whether Siemens (a) had withdrawn their warranty on the steam pipes they supplied to Medupi because the pipes had not been cleaned as prescribed before installation and (b) warned that the pipes could burst under the introduction of steam; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 601 (2) whether he has found that this was a major contributory cause to the explosion of 8 August 2021; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for what reason was this allowed to happen under reliability maintenance; (3) (a) what is the (i) cost of and (ii) estimated time frame for repairs and (b) how will this cost be financed?
NW2260E 2024.

Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: (1) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 2436 on 13 November 2020, the investigation has been concluded; if not, why not; if so, (2) whether the information has been obtained; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW2261E 2025.
Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: (1) With reference to the R74 road in the Okhahlamba Local Municipality from Bergville to Winterton, what are the details of his department’s budget provisions for the repair of road faults such as potholes, including the (a) amounts budgeted and (b) actual expenditure (i) in the 2020-21 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2021; (2) on what date will the existing road faults such as potholes be repaired; (3) what are the details of all road user claims for damage to motor vehicles caused by road faults such as potholes (a) in the 2020-21 financial year and (b) during the period 1 April 2021 up to 31 July 2021?
NW2262E 2026.

Mr M Chetty (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: With reference to the aftermath of the civil unrest and looting that took place in KwaZulu-Natal in July 2021 and with regard to CAS number 36/7/2021, (a) what (i) investigations did the local SA Police Service do to ensure forensics and necessary detective work was conducted, (ii) was the result of this and (iii) is the current status of the investigation and (b) which officer has been assigned to the specified case?

NW2263E 2027.
Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: (1) With reference to the Cabinet announcement on 21 October 2020 regarding non- executive members of the Board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, what (a) are the legal requirements for the proper composition and constitution of the specified board, including but not exclusive to the (i) maximum number of board members, (ii) minimum number of board members, (iii) details of any qualifications required of one or more of the board members and (iv) entities, state departments and/or organisations that must have representatives on the board and (b) are the details of the representatives from (i) his department, (ii) National Treasury and (iii) the SA Local Government Association (Salga) who were appointed following the announcement; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 602 (2) (3) what are the details of all the members of the board, including the representatives from his department, National Treasury and SALGA as at 15 August 2021; whether he has found that the board is properly and/or legally constituted; if not, (a) why not and (b) what (i) action has been taken to rescind all decisions made and action taken by and/or influenced by a certain administrator (name furnished) who allegedly was unlawfully appointed to act as the administrator and (ii) are the details of all remuneration and benefits paid to and/or accrued to the specified administrator; (4) whether the recovery of the payments and benefits made to and/or accrued to the unlawfully appointed administrator were recovered; if no recoveries were made, why not; if so, who were benefits recovered from?
NW2264E 2028.
The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic: Whether, with reference to Recommendation 2.3 of the Report of the High-Level Review Panel on the State Security Agency published in December 2018, he appointed a task team to unpack the recommendations of the Panel into a concrete plan of action, co-ordinate the recommended reviews and oversee the implementation of their outcomes; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date does he intend to appoint the task team; if so, (i) on which date was the task team appointed, (ii) what are the (aa) names and (bb) professional (aaa) designations and (bbb) qualifications of each person serving on the task team, (iii) what are the terms of reference of the task team and (iv) by what date is the task team expected to complete its work?
NW2265E 2029.
The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic: Whether, with reference to Recommendation 2.4 of the Report of the High-Level Review Panel on the State Security Agency (SSA) published in December 2018, he referred the recommendations of the Panel to the appropriate law enforcement bodies, oversight institutions and internal disciplinary bodies for investigation of all manifest breaches of law, regulations and other prescripts at the SSA as highlighted by the report with a view of instituting, where appropriate, criminal and/or disciplinary prosecutions; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date does he envisage he will give the instructions; if so, (i) on which date(s) did he give the instruction(s), (ii) to which law enforcement bodies, oversight institutions and internal disciplinary bodies was each instruction given and (iii) what are the details of (aa) all criminal and disciplinary prosecutions that have ensued as a result of the referral for investigation and (bb) the current status and/or outcome of each criminal and disciplinary prosecution to date?
NW2266E 2030.
The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic: Whether, with reference to Recommendation 2.4 of the Report of the High-Level Review Panel on the State Security Agency published in December 2018, he (a) established a multi-disciplinary investigation team to deal with the criminal investigation and (b) appointed a private advocate to conduct internal disciplinary hearings; if not, in each case, (i) why not and (ii) by what date does he intend to take each of the specified actions; if so, (aa) on which date(s) was the (aaa) multidisciplinary investigation team established and (bbb) private advocate appointed, (bb) what are the terms of reference in each case and (cc) what are the details of the progress that has been made in each case?
NW2267E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 603 2031.
M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: In light of the fact that lack of resources is a well-known obstacle hindering detectives in their quest to investigate criminal cases properly and bring the perpetrators to book, with the latest addition to this fast-growing list being the non-availability of fingerprint powder to enable fingerprints experts to find fingerprints on crime scenes, (a) what are the reasons that fingerprint powder is not available, (b) what alternative has been made available to the fingerprints experts in the meantime and (c) on what date is it envisaged the powder will be available again on the ground?
NW2268E 2032.
Mr L Mphithi (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities: (1) With reference to the announcement in 2019 by the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, regarding the establishment of a Gender-based Violence and Femicide Council and the National Strategic Plan to eradicate gender-based violence, what total amount has been released and budgeted for the establishment of the specified council; (2) whether the council is operational; if not, why not; if so, (a) who is managing and/or running the council, (b) what progress has been made through the council and (c) what programmes have been put in place and led by the council to eradicate GBV?
NW2269E 2033.

Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: In view of his replies to question 497 on 2 March 2021 and question 1030 on 14 November 2019, what are the current and/or latest (a) reasons that the City of Ekurhuleni do not have 40 buses operating, (b) actions that his department has taken with the City for missing the various deadlines and (c) amount spent each month for leasing each bus that is in use?

NW2270E 2034.
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: (1) With reference to the Public Transport Network Grant, (a) what exactly is the grant money for, (b) is there a contract with his department for the grants, (c) what proportion of the grants are allocated to capital expenditure and (d) what is the total breakdown of all capital expenditure for each of the five phases up to and including completion; (2) what was the exact (a) operating costs, (b) fare income and (c) council funding for each specific cost including operational in the (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19 and (iv) 2019-20 financial years?
NW2271E 2035.
Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: (1) Whether, with reference to the reply to question 898 on 20 April 2018, operating costs stated, only include the limited kerbside services; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how is the huge cost of limited kerbside services justified; (2) whether the operational costs include payments of consultants; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what amount is to be paid to consultants in INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 604 each year, (b) on what date will the consultants contracts come to an end and (c) what is the purpose of employing consultants in each case?
NW2272E 2036.

Dr L A Schreiber (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration: What is the (a) total number of Public Service employees currently on paid suspension, (b) total amount of money spent on paying the salaries of such employees on paid suspension since 1 January 2020 and (c) average length of time it took to finalise disciplinary actions against Public Service employees since 1 January 2020?

NW2273E 2037.
NW2273E 2037.

Dr L A Schreiber (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration: Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) is currently employed in any capacity in a national and/or provincial government department; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what date was the specified person employed, (b) what is the current position the person holds and (c) what is the annual salary package?

NW2274E 2038.
NW2274E 2038.

Dr L A Schreiber (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Whether she recommended a certain person (name and details furnished) for employment in any capacity to a municipality; if so, (a) in which municipality was the specified person employed and (b) on what date was the specified person employed?

NW2275E 2039.
Ms T M Mbabama (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: (1) What (a) is the process that is followed for foreign postings in her department and (b) are the qualifications required for the postings; (2) (3) whether the posts were advertised; if not, why not; if so, will she furnish Ms T M Mbabama with a copy of the advert that was posted for the postings; whether there is a policy for foreign placements; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how often is the policy supposed to be reviewed and (b) on what date was it last reviewed?
NW2276E 2040.
Ms T M Mbabama (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: (1) Whether her department currently and optimally utilises the experience of the cohort of the attachés and/or foreign representatives who have recently returned from foreign postings; if not, why not; if so, what total number from the last cohort of attachés that returned from foreign posting in the past two to three years have been suitably placed in the new structure where they can impart the knowledge gained from foreign postings; (2) what (a) are the qualifications of all the senior managers currently placed in positions after the integration process, (b) are the reasons persons with teaching INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 605 and/or nursing qualifications are occupying senior positions in Corporate Services and (c) total number of senior managers (i) are placed in positions that they were initially recruited for and (ii) have been made redundant as a result of the integration?
NW2277E 2041.

Ms T M Mbabama (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: What (a) is the rationale behind placing those who are nearing retirement and those with comorbidities before placing the middle-aged ones during the integration process, (b) concrete steps are taken to boost the morale of the staff after the integration and (c) are the reasons that the Deputy Director-General post was re-advertised?

NW2278E 2042.
Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance: Whether, following the announcement by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition that the price preference system for scrap metals is being extended for two years, the National Treasury is considering to suspend the new export tax on scrap metals for that period so that exporters will not face the burden of both the tax and the price preference system; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details?
NW2279E 2043.
Mrs D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: With regard to learner pregnancies according to each grade in each province (a) during the (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020 academic years and (b) since 1 January 2021, what (i) is the total number of pregnancies reported to her department, (ii) is the name of each school, (iii) total number of learners returned to complete school, (iv) total number of learners left school, (v) number of learners wrote exams whilst pregnant, (vi) number went into labour whilst at school and (vii) are the details of any assistance that was given to the learners by her department and/or schools?
NW2280E 2044.
Mrs D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: What (a) is the total number of sexual misconduct cases reported to her department for each grade in each province (i) in the past two financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2021, (b) total number of cases involved (i) teachers and (ii) general workers, (c) number of cases were referred by her department for investigation to the SA Police Service, (d) number of cases were finalized by her department, (e) number of cases were pending in her department, (f) number ended in dismissals by her department, (g)(i) is the extent of the misconduct in each case and (ii) measures were put in place by her department to ensure all cases are reported by principals and teachers in each province?
NW2281E 2045.

Mr K J Mileham (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy: (1) What total number of applications for the erection of wind farms and/or wind turbines have been received by his department in each district in the (a) 2018- 19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21 financial years; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 606 (2) what (a) total number of objections were received and (b) are the reasons for the objections in each case?

NW2282E 2046.
Mr K J Mileham (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy: (1) (2) (a) What total number of applications to erect wind farms in the Eastern Cape were approved by his department, (b) what total number of wind farms are erected in the Eastern Cape currently following the approval of such applications and (b) where is each wind farm located in each case; whether his department has identified other areas in the Eastern Cape for potential wind farms; if not, why not; if so, (a) where will each such project be located and (b) on what date is it envisaged that construction will (i) commence and (ii) be completed?
NW2283E 2047.

Mr K J Mileham (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy: (a) What has he found to be the challenges that are currently experienced in erecting more wind farms in the Eastern Cape and (b) how much energy in megawatts does his department anticipate will be generated from the wind turbines located in the Eastern Cape?

NW2284E 2048.
NW2284E 2048.

Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Whether, given the deployment of members of the SA National Defence Force throughout the Republic in July 2021, her department took steps to ascertain the long- term impact of such deployment during relatively peaceful times on the viability of the Republic’s constitutional democracy and the protection of constitutional freedoms; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings?

NW2285E 2049.
Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: Whether, given reports that the unrest in KwaZulu-Natal in July 2021 resulted in the destruction of sugar cane from small-scale farmers, causing such cane to be subsequently rejected by mills, her department has undertaken any steps to ascertain the impact of the July 2021 civil unrest on agricultural communities involved in sugar cane farming in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, why not; if so, what (a) were the findings and (b) steps will her department take to ensure that affected small-scale sugar cane farmers receive support to enable them to survive the impact of the unrest on their farming operations?
NW2286E 2050.

Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition: What are his department’s existing and planned efforts to (a) boost exports, promote investment and create high-value, high-paying jobs in order to build back from the effects of COVID-19 and (b) ensure every part of the Republic benefits from our trade strategies?

NW2287E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 607 2051.
Ms Z Majozi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) (2) In light of the fact that the fight against gender-based violence and rape in the Republic is one that dates back many years, while the recent quarterly crime statistics from 1 April to end of June 2021 show that murder and rape are still on the rise, what measures has the SA Police Service (SAPS) put in place to ensure that police stations in (a) KwaZulu-Natal, (b) Delft in the Western Cape and (c) Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape are further capacitated since these are areas that have recorded the highest incidents of rape; in view of an increase of 4 201 rape cases in the current crime statistics reporting period, which equals to over 70% increase, what (a) effective measures does the SAPS have in place to intervene in this regard and (b) are the actual or assumed implications of the recent statistics on the citizens’ trust and hope in the SAPS?
NW2288E 2052.
Ms Z Majozi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) In light of atrocious instances where citizens who took part in service delivery protests have lost their lives at the hands of police, namely Mr Andres Tatane, the 34 miners who were killed in Marikana and Mr Mthokozisi Ntumba who was killed by police earlier this year in March, (a) what is the SA Police Service’s position regarding (i) the effectiveness of public order policing and crowd management control and (ii) its conduct in respect of the specified atrocious instances and (b) what are the key strategic priorities for his department in such instances; (2) whether there are any plans in place to mitigate the lethal risks to the masses in these situations; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details?
NW2289E 2053.
Inkosi B N Luthuli (IFP) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development: (a) How does the Republic’s unstructured economic framework continue to affect small businesses, especially those run by women and young persons, (b) which specific measures has the Government adopted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to address the negative effects of the unstructured economic framework, (c) what has been the success rate of the specified measures, (d) which measures have been implemented to enhance the success rate of those measures and (e) what has been done to mitigate the negative implications of the same?
NW2290E 2054.
Inkosi B N Luthuli (IFP) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture: In light of the composition of Team South Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, what steps (a) has the Government taken to ensure that in future events of a similar nature, the South African national teams will represent the demographic composition of the South African population and the transformative spirit of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and (b) is the Government taking to assist talented young persons from disadvantaged backgrounds and previously excluded populations to prepare and train to represent the Republic in international Olympics competitions?
NW2291E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 608 2055.

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Tourism: (a) How has the crime stats affected the tourism trends in the Republic in the past three years and (b) what are the details of her department’s efforts to ensure that tourism is not affected by the crime trends in the Republic?

NW2292E 2056.
Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Transport: In light of the fact that the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s acknowledgment of a backlog of 500 000 licences waiting in the system among other licence-related challenges such as renewals, (a) what is his department’s position on the suggestion to allow the renewal of licences over the weekend and after-hours until the backlog is resolved and (b) how best does his department intend to deal with licence-related challenges, especially in Gauteng?
NW2293E 2057.

Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What are the relevant facts that has been recorded by her department regarding the effects of the dry winter season on water reserves in all affected provinces and (b) how has this affected the supply of bulk water in each province?

NW2294E 2058.
NW2294E 2058.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Health: Whether, given that the Cancer Association of South Africa partnered with the World Health Organisation to highlight the risks associated with tobacco use and in light of the fascination with hooker amongst party-going youth, his department recorded any number of deaths and/or severe illnesses directly connected to the use of hooker; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details?

NW2296E 2059.
NW2296E 2059.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Health: In light of the recent crime statistics report, what (a) are the details of hospitals that have recorded the highest incidents of rape-related treatment and (b) total number of rape victims have died in hospitals in the period covered by the latest crime statistics report?

NW2297E 2060.
NW2297E 2060.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Health: What are the details of hospitals that have recorded the highest infant mortalities in the Republic in 2021?

NW2298E 2061.
NW2298E 2061.

Inkosi B N Luthuli (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police: Following the reports that Inanda Police Station in KwaZulu-Natal has the highest number of reported rape cases in the Republic, what (a) does his department attribute this state of affairs to, (b) total number of convictions have emanated from rape cases reported at the specified police station and (c) plans are in place to ensure that the victims are not re-victimised after having reported their rape cases?
NW2299E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 609 2062.

Mr E M Buthelezi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Finance: What are the details of financial assistance that the National Treasury has and/or will give the Electoral Commission in the run-up to the scheduled October 2021 local government elections?

NW2300E 2063.
Mr N Singh (IFP) to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: (1) (2) Following the incorporation and streamlining of the Forestry and Fisheries branches within the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, what are the measures to professionalise the Forestry and Fisheries branches; whether her department has (a) introduced any interventions to increase accessibility and (b) considered decentralising fisheries management to operating offices in provinces with fisheries activities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details?
NW2303E SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTIONS TO WHICH A REPLY WAS NOT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 145(5) AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENDORSED AS UNANSWERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 146(3) THURSDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2021 ◙36.

Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) (p 10)—Justice and Correctional Services.

FRIDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2021 ◙319.

Mr C MacKenzie (DA) (p 66)—Communications and Digital Technologies.

FRIDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2021 ◙539.


Mr C MacKenzie (DA) (p 130)—Communications and Digital Technologies.

FRIDAY, 5 MARCH 2021 ◙665.

Mr T C R Walters (DA) (p 177)—Communications and Digital Technologies.

◙739.

Ms B M van Minnen (DA) (p 192)—Transport.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 610 FRIDAY, 12 MARCH 2021 ◙851.

Mrs B van Minnen (DA) (p 237)—Transport.

FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021 ◙1014.

Mrs M O Clarke (DA) (p 311)—Public Enterprises.

◙1038.
◙1038.

Dr M Q Ndlozi (EFF) (p 315)—Justice and Correctional Services.

◙1080.

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) (p 323)—Police.

◙1112.

Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) (p 478)—Public Enterprises.

[Interdepartmentally transferred from Transport with effect 27 May 2021] ◙1119.

Mr R A Lees (DA) (p 332)—Transport.

◙1201.

Prof C T Msimang (IFP) (p 349)—Justice and Correctional Services.

◙1203.

Ms Z Majozi (IFP) (p 349)—Police.

FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021 ◙1220.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) (p 358)—Police.

◙1222.


Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) (p 358)—Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.

◙1238.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) (p 361)—Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.

◙1247.

Ms Z Majozi (IFP) (p 362)—Police.

◙1251.

Inkosi B N Luthuli (IFP) (p 363)—Public Enterprises.

◙1272.

Mrs M O Clarke (DA) (p 367)—Public Enterprises.

◙1290.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 371)—Public Service and Administration.

◙1315.
◙1315.

Mr G K Y Cachalia (DA) (p 377)—Public Enterprises.

◙1323.

Ms A L A Abrahams (DA) (p 379)—Police.

◙1326.

Mr C Brink (DA) (p 379)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

◙1327.

Mr C Brink (DA) (p 379)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

◙1339.

Dr A Lotriet (DA) (p 382)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

◙1360.

Mr J Selfe (DA) (p 387)—Justice and Correctional Services.

FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021 ◙1369.


Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) (p 400)—Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.

◙1372.

Ms R N Komane (EFF) (p 400)—Public Service and Administration.

◙1395.

Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) (p 403)—Police.

◙1409.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 406)—Public Service and Administration.

◙1416.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 408)—Public Service and Administration.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 611 ◙1507.

Mr E M Buthelezi (DA) (p 433)—Public Enterprises.


FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021 ◙1522.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) (p 450)—Health.

◙1546.

Ms R N Komane (EFF) (p 455)—Public Service and Administration.

1574.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 574)—Public Service and Administration.

[Interdepartmentally transferred from the Minster of Public Enterprises with effect 16 August 2021] ◙1589.

M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) (p 464)—Police.

◙1600.

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) (p 467)—Justice and Correctional Services.

◙1633.
◙1633.

Ms Z Majozi (IFP) (p 474)—Police.

FRIDAY, 4 JUNE 2021 ◙1649.

Ms E L Powell (DA) (p 494)—Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.

◙1650.

Ms E L Powell (DA) (p 494)—Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.

◙1667.

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) (p 498)—Justice and Correctional Services.

◙1674.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 500)—Public Service and Administration.

◙1675.

Mr G K Y Cachalia (DA) (p 500)—Public Enterprises.

◙1686.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 502)—Public Service and Administration.

◙1718.
◙1718.

Mr A C Roos (DA) (p 510)—Home Affairs.

◙1732.

Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) (p 514)—Mineral Resources and Energy.

◙1742.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) (p 516)—Police.

◙1746.

Ms R N Komane (EFF) (p 516)—Public Enterprises.

◙1757.

Mrs M R Mohlala (EFF) (p 518)—Transport.

◙1766.

Inkosi B N Luthuli (IFP) (p 519)—Public Enterprises.

FRIDAY, 20 AUGUST 2021 1768.

Ms E L Powell (DA) (p 538)—Home Affairs.

1769.

Mrs M O Clarke (DA) (p 538)—Public Enterprises.

1770.

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) (p 538)—Police.

1771.


Mr A G Whitfield (DA) (p 538)—Police.

1772.

Mr S N August (Good) (p 538)—Small Business Development.

1773.

Dr M Q Ndlozi (EFF) (p 539)—Police.

1774.

Dr M Q Ndlozi (EFF) (p 539)—President of the Republic.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 612 1775.

Mr M G E Hendricks (Al Jamah-ah) (p 539)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

1776.
1776.

Mr M G E Hendricks (Al Jamah-ah) (p 540)—Justice and Correctional Services.

1777.

Mr M G E Hendricks (Al Jamah-ah) (p 540)—Defence and Military Veterans.

1778.

Mr P Mey (FF Plus) (p 540)—Transport.† 1779.

Mr P A van Staden (FF Plus) (p 541)—Health.

1780.

Mr P A van Staden (FF Plus) (p 541)—Public Works and Infrastructure.

1781.

Mr P A van Staden (FF Plus) (p 542)—Health.

1782.

Mr B H Holomisa (UDM) (p 542)—President of the Republic.

1783.
1783.

Dr W J Boshoff (FF Plus) (p 542)—Forestry, Fisheries and Environment.

1784, Dr W J Boshoff (FF Plus) (p 542)—Transport.

1785.

Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) (p 543)—Social Development.

1786.

Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) (p 543)—Home Affairs.

1787.

Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) (p 543)—Justice and Correctional Services.

1788.

Mr I M Groenewald (FF Plus) (p 543)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1789.

Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) (p 544)—Justice and Correctional Services.† 1790.
Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) (p 544)—Police.† 1791.

Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) (p 545)—Justice and Correctional Services.

1792.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) (p 545)—Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.

1793.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) (p 545)—Health.

1794.

Ms M D Hlengwa (IFP) (p 545)—Health.

1795.

Prof C T Msimang (IFP) (p 546)—Justice and Correctional Services.

1796.

Prof C T Msimang (IFP) (p 546)—Justice and Correctional Services.

1797.
1797.

Prof C T Msimang (IFP) (p 546)—Justice and Correctional Services.

1798.

Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) (p 546)—Police.

1799.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) (p 546)—Police.

1800.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) (p 547)—Police.

1801.

Mr H A Shembeni (EFF) (p 547)—Police.

1802.

Ms N N Chirwa (EFF) (p 547)—Health.

1803.

Ms N N Chirwa (EFF) (p 547)—Home Affairs.

1804.

Ms N N Chirwa (EFF) (p 547)—Health.

1805.

Ms L H Arries (EFF) (p 547)—Basic Education.

1806.

Ms L H Arries (EFF) (p 547)—Social Development.

1807.
1807.

Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) (p 547)—Employment and Labour.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 613 1808.

Ms C N Mkhonto (EFF) (p 548)—International Relations and Cooperation.

1809.

Ms H O Mkhaliphi (EFF) (p 548)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1810.

Ms H O Mkhaliphi (EFF) (p 548)—Employment and Labour.

1811.

Dr S S Thembekwayo (EFF) (p 548)—Small Business Development.

1812.

Dr S S Thembekwayo (EFF) (p 548)—Basic Education.

1813.
1813.

Ms H O Mkhaliphi (EFF) (p 548)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1814.

Mr M M Chabangu (EFF) (p 548)—Transport.

1815.

Ms O M C Maotwe (EFF) (p 549)—Public Enterprises.

1816.

Ms O M C Maotwe (EFF) (p 549)—Public Enterprises.

1817.

Ms O M C Maotwe (EFF) (p 549)—Public Enterprises.

1818.

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) (p 549)—Transport.

1819.

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) (p 549)—Tourism.

1820.

Ms Z Majozi (IFP) (p 549)—Police.

1821.


Ms Z Majozi (IFP) (p 550)—Communications and Digital Technologies.

1822.

Mr E M Buthelezi (IFP) (p 550)—Public Enterprises.

1823.

Mr N Singh (IFP) (p 550)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1825.

Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) (p 550)—International Relations and Cooperation.

1826.

Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) (p 551)—International Relations and Cooperation.

1827.

Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) (p 551)—Human Settlements.

1828.
1828.

Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) (p 551)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1829.

Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) (p 551)—Public Enterprises.

1830.

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) (p 551)—Tourism.

1831.

Ms E L Powell (DA) (p 551)—Home Affairs.

1832.


Ms E L Powell (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements: [Interdepartmentally transferred from Home Affairs with effect 27 August 2021] What is the total number of incoming calls at the offices of the Estate Agency Affairs Board that were (a) picked up by the automated welcome voice message, (b) answered by staff members and (c) disconnected without being answered in each (i) office, (ii) location and (iii) month from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020?
NW2055E 1833.

Mrs V van Dyk (DA) (p 552)—Sport, Arts and Culture.

1834.

Mrs V van Dyk (DA) (p 552)—Sport, Arts and Culture.

1835.

Mrs V van Dyk (DA) (p 552)—Sport, Arts and Culture.

1836.

Mr N P Masipa (DA) (p 552)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

1837.

Mr N P Masipa (DA) (p 553)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

1838.

Mr N P Masipa (DA) (p 553)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

1839.

Ms H Ismail (DA) (p 553)—Health.


INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 614 1840.

Ms H Ismail (DA) (p 554)—Health.

1841.

Ms H Ismail (DA) (p 554)—Health.

1842.
Mrs M O Clarke (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: [Interdepartmentally transferred from Transport with effect 23 August 2021] (1) What are the details of the (a) national and provincial departments involved in the Tambo Springs Logistics Gateway project in Ekurhuleni, (b) budgets (i) allocated and (ii) spent by the national and provincial departments to the specified project and (c) duration of the specified contract; (2) (3) (4) what (a) company was awarded the tender and (b) was the monetary value of the tender; (a) what are the full relevant details of Transnet’s involvement in the contract and (b) how does Transnet anticipate to get rail to the Tambo Springs Logistics Gateway; what total amount has (a) his department and (b) Transnet spent on the court cases regarding the roads designs and environmental impact assessments of the project to date?
NW2066E 1843.

Mrs M O Clarke (DA) (p 554)—Transport.

1844.

Mrs S J Graham (DA) (p 555)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1845.

Mrs S J Graham (DA) (p 555)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1846.

Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) (p 555)—Sport, Arts and Culture.

1847.

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) (p 555)—Police.

1848.

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) (p 555)—Tourism.

1849.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 556)—Minister in The Presidency.

1850.

Mr B B Nodada (DA) (p 556)—Police.

1851.


Mr M J Cuthbert (DA) (p 556)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1852.

Mr S J F Marais (DA) (p 556)—Defence and Military Veterans.

1853.

Ms H S Winkler (DA) (p 556)—Tourism.

1854.

Ms H S Winkler (DA) (p 557)—Tourism.

1855.

Ms H S Winkler (DA) (p 557)—Tourism.

1856.

Dr D T George (DA) (p 557)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1857.

Ms A M M Weber (DA) (p 557)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1858.
1858.

Ms A M M Weber (DA) (p 557)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1859.

Ms A M M Weber (DA) (p 558)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1860.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 558)—Public Service and Administration.

1861.

Dr M M Gondwe (DA) (p 558)—Public Service and Administration.

1862.

Mrs A Steyn (DA) (p 559)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

1863.

Mrs A Steyn (DA) (p 559)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
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Mrs S J Graham (DA) (p 559)—Public Works and Infrastructure.

1866.

Mr D J Stubbe (DA) (p 559)—Police.

1867.

Mr D J Stubbe (DA) (p 560)—Police.

1868.

Mr D J Stubbe (DA) (p 560)—Police.

1869.

M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) (p 560)—Police.

1870.

M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) (p 560)—Police.

1871.

M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) (p 560)—Police.

1872.

Mr J J McGluwa (DA) (p 560)—Minister in The Presidency.

1873.
1873.

Mr J J McGluwa (DA) (p 561)—Minister in The Presidency.

1874.

Mr M S Malatsi (DA) (p 561)—Deputy President.

1876.

Mr A C Roos (DA) (p 561)—Home Affairs.

1878.

Mr S J F Marais (DA) (p 562)—Defence and Military Veterans.

1879.

Mr S J F Marais (DA) (p 562)—Defence and Military Veterans.

1880.

Mr M Chetty (DA) (p 563)—Trade, Industry and Competition.

1881.

Mr G K Y Cachalia (DA) (p 563)—Trade, Industry and Competition.

1882.

Mr M Chetty (DA) (p 563)—Trade, Industry and Competition.

1883.
Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: [Interdepartmentally transferred from Finance with effect 24 August 2021] (1) Whether, with reference to the approval by the City of Ekurhuleni Municipal Council of item: A-TP (01-2021) in its virtual sitting on 28 January 2021, which sought to pay interim compensation to the Ekurhuleni taxi industry for the operation of phase 1 of the Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network project, the National Treasury has found that the compensation is necessary; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, will the National Treasury be ensuring that the approved item is actioned; (2) (a) what is the total figure in respect of the approved recommendation stating that the payment of R10,00 fare per passenger on the Harambee Service between Tembisa-ORTIA and extension to Bartlett to affected taxi operators for the daily passenger revenue loss, which will be from the R17,00 per passenger fare collected, (b) what are the reasons that the amount to be paid has not been capped and (c) which taxi associations are part of the Ekurhuleni taxi industry; (3) whether the National Treasury has received correspondence from the caucus of a certain political party (name furnished) on this matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2111E 1884.

Mr G K Y Cachalia (DA) (p 563)—Public Enterprises.

1885.

Ms B S Masango (DA) (p 564)—Health.

1886.

Ms T A Khanyile (DA) (p 564)—Home Affairs.

1887.

Mr T B Mabhena (DA) (p 564)—Communications and Digital Technologies.

1888.

Mr T B Mabhena (DA) (p 564)—Public Enterprises.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 616 1889.

Ms N K Sharif (DA) (p 565)—Police.

1890.

Ms B S Masango (DA) (p 565)—Social Development.

1891.
1891.

Ms S Gwarube (DA) (p 565)—Health.

1892.

Mr B B Nodada (DA) (p 565)—Basic Education.

1893.

Mr G K Y Cachalia (DA) (p 565)—Public Enterprises.

1894.

Ms S Gwarube (DA) (p 566)—Health.

1895.

Mr H S Gumbi (DA) (p 566)—Tourism.

1896.

Mr D W Macpherson (DA) (p 566)—Police.

1897.

Mr D W Macpherson (DA) (p 566)—Police.

1898.

Mr D W Macpherson (DA) (p 567)—Health.

1899.

Mr M J Cuthbert (DA) (p 567)—Trade, Industry and Competition.

1900.
1900.

Mr M J Cuthbert (DA) (p 567)—Trade, Industry and Competition.

1901.

Mr M L Shelembe (DA) (p 567)—Defence and Military Veterans.

1902.

Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) (p 568)—Finance.

1903.

Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) (p 568)—Finance.

1904.

Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) (p 568)—Finance.

1905.

Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) (p 568)—Sport, Arts and Culture.

1906.

Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) (p 568)—Police.

1907.

Mr K J Mileham (DA) (p 569)—Mineral Resources and Energy.

1908.
1908.

Ms C V King (DA) (p 569)—Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

1909.

Ms C V King (DA) (p 569)—Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

1910.

Ms C V King (DA) (p 569)—Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

1911.

Mr M S Malatsi (DA) (p 569)—Deputy President.

1912.

Mr M S Malatsi (DA) (p 570)—Deputy President.

1913.

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) (p 570)—President of the Republic.

1914.

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) (p 570)—President of the Republic.

1915.
1915.

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) (p 570)—President of the Republic.

1916.

Ms Z Majozi (IFP) (p 570)—Police.

1917.

Mr N Singh (IFP) (p 570)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1918.

Mr N Singh (IFP) (p 571)—Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

1919.

Ms S A Buthelezi (IFP) (p 571)—Water and Sanitation.

1920.

Mr S L Ngcobo (IFP) (p 571)—Basic Education.

1921.

Inkosi B N Luthuli (IFP) (p 571)—Employment and Labour.

1922.
1922.

Mr N L S Kwankwa (UDM) (p 571)—Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.

1923.

Mr N L S Kwankwa (UDM) (p 572)—Social Development.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 19 - 2021 Friday, 27 August 2021 617 1924.

Mr S N August (Good) (p 572)—Small Business Development.

1925.

Inkosi B N Luthuli (IFP) (p 572)—Health.

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