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- QUESTION NO.: 759
The list of threatened and protected species was published in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act No 10 of 2004 by Government Notice R. 151 of 23 February 2007. Not all species of game in a National Park are however listed as threatened or protected in terms of that notice. Poaching of unlisted game is therefore prosecuted under common law.QUESTION 740DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 16 May 2008 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13 of 2008Mr J Selfe (DA) to ask the Minister Home Affairs: (1) Whether her department’s office in Wynberg, Cape Town is experiencing staff shortages; if so, (a) for how long have the staff shortages persisted, (b) what have the implications been for the delivery of services to the public as a result of such staff shortages and (c) what steps is her department taking to alleviate the shortages;
NW1427E REPLY (1) Yes. (a) Staff shortages have been experienced over the past two financial years. (b) Long queues are evident due to the shortage of frontline staff members.
The Department of Home Affairs is, further, in the final stages, of finalising its new structure which will cluster Provinces into zones. The proposed separation of Civic Services and National Immigration Services in the Department will address the needs of the Department and its Regional – and District Offices which will minimise capacity constraints. QUESTION NO. 741 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 13) Mrs S V Kalyan (DA) to ask the Minister of Health: (a) How many applications were received for the registration of allopathic medicines during the period 1 January 2007 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) how many of these applications were not approved and (c) why not in each case?NW1428EREPLY:
QUESTION NO.: 742 Mr A.C Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Housing: (1) Whether there have been any instances where certificates of occupations, rather than the title deeds, have been used as the basis for the sale of low-cost houses; If so (a) what is the extent of this problem and (b) what action has been taken to address this problem; (2) Whether any persons who had purchased a house under such circumstances have subsequently lost (a) the house and (b) the purchase amount; If not, what is the position in this regard; If so, what are the relevant details? Reply: (1)(a) No (1)(b) Not applicable (2)(a) Not applicable (2)(b) Not applicable QUESTION 744 DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16/05/2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 13-2008) Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Education: (a) What was the name of each private, secondary school that registered learners for matric exams in 2008, (b) in which (i) province and (ii) district is it located, (c) how many learners from each school were registered to write matric in 2008 and (d)(i) passed matric and (ii) received matric exemption in 2007? NW1431E
In 2008 there are 21,677 private-school candidates registered to write the senior certificate. In 2007, 14,364 private-school candidates passed the senior certificate exam, and 5,869 passed with endorsement. In 2008 there are 8,174 private-school candidates registered to write the Independent Examinations Board exam. In 2007, 7,034 private-school candidates passed the exam, and 5,663 passed with endorsement. The details are provided in the two lists attached, one for private schools writing the senior certificate, and the other for private schools writing the Independent Board examinations. QUESTION NUMBER 745 DATE OF PUBLICATION: 16 MAY 2008 Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance: What amount of income was received in each of the past three financial years in respect of (a) general tax, (b) VAT on (i) alcohol, (ii) tobacco, (iii) gambling, (iv) pornography and (v) horse racing and (c) the pharmaceutical industry? NW1432E Reply: In response to (a) above, it should be noted that the definition of “general tax” is unclear. In the past three financial years, SARS has collected net tax revenue of R417,3 billion, R495.5 billion and (unaudited) R572.9 billion respectively. Net Tax Revenue Collected by SARS for the last three Financial Years
(i) to (iv) The response below is based on the VAT payments and refunds from April 2005 to March 2008. The data is compiled from the sub-activities as classified by vendors on the VAT forms.
There are no specific sub-categorisations on the VAT system for companies operating in the arenas of gambling, horse-racing and pornography; therefore, in lieu of figures in respect of (iii), (iv) and (v), figures have been provided for the overall sub-activity “Amusement And Recreational Services Not Elsewhere Specified”.
The response below is based on the net Company Income Tax (CIT), PAYE (Pay-As-You-Earn) and Value-Added Tax (VAT) collected from the pharmaceutical industry, i.e., from companies classified under “Pharmaceuticals” and “Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Preparations” in the Income Tax, VAT and PAYE systems. PAYE, net CIT and net VAT Payments in respect of Companies in the Pharmaceutical Industry (R million)
QUESTION NO. 746 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 13) Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health: (1) Whether any sections of the Tobacco Products Control Act, Act 83 of 1993, have not been fully implemented; if not, what are the reasons; if so, (a) which sections and (b) when will they be fully implemented; (2) how many (a) people are employed in her department to ensure compliance with the Act and (b) what are their responsibilities?NW1433EREPLY: (1) The Tobacco Products Control Act No. 83 of 1993 as amended by Act No. 12 of 1999 requires that all tobacco products manufactured in South Africa and those products imported into the country should amongst others, reflect maximum yield of tar and other constituents in a tobacco product on the packages. Since 1981, the South African Bureau of Standards on behalf of the Department of Health has carried out the verification testing of these chemical constituents in tobacco products. The testing results were submitted to the Department of Health on a quarterly basis. In 2005, SABS discontinued the tobacco products testing function due to the machine being old and out of order, and servicing parts were not available. The Department of Health did not look for alternative testing methods because during the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control negotiations, member countries were advised not to rely on any current tobacco products testing methods and machines because they were found not to be reliable. The WHO FCTC Scientific Committee is currently working on the testing standards and methods to be adopted during the COP3 Session in October 2008. (2) Three officials are employed at national office and one in each province to respond, refer and support the compliance enforcers which are environmental officers at different local authorities as prescribed by the Act.
Internal question paper no: 13
(1) Whether child and youth care workers are formally constituted under the auspices of the SA Council for Social Service Professions; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will this be done; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether there is a budget allocated by the provinces for the training and development of child and youth care workers; if not, why not; if so, how much; (3) whether child and youth care workers are represented on the Council for Social Work Professionals; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1434E REPLY: (1) Yes, the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care was established and inaugurated by SA Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) in April 2005, in accordance to Section 14A of the Social Service Professions Act, 110 of 1978 and 19(13) of the Regulations as amended. The members of the Board were appointed by the Minister of Social Development. The Board holds three to four meetings in a financial year. The Board members also serve on various committees of the SACSSP in which they represent the child and youth care board and sector. The Professional Board for Child and Youth Care members also participate actively in all structures of the SACSSP. The same fees payable to members of the SACSSP are paid to Professional Board for Child and Youth Care members. The only outstanding provision is the registration of child and youth care workers, which will be put in motion by the SACSSP as soon as the regulations regarding such registration are approved by the Minister of Social Development. However although child and youth care workers will soon register with the SACSSP, their scope of work has been limited to auxiliary level specifically for those who have qualifications at or under NQ level 4, who also happen to be in the majority. Practitioners with higher level qualifications will register as supervisors. This has caused a major concern amongst child and youth care workers who expected the registration to include professionals in the sector. According to the SACSSP a decision to manage the registration in this manner was informed by the fact that the proposed professional qualification of child and youth care work at NQF level 7 has not been finalised due to the concern raised by SAQA regarding the content of the curriculum and its overlap with the social work qualification. The SACSSP has requested the Board and Standard Generating Body for Child and Youth Care Workers to liaise with the Standard Generating Body for Social Work to deal with the overlaps. The SACSSP has informed the Department that they are more than willing to support the registration of child and youth care workers at professional level once the requirements as stipulated by SAQA have met by the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Workers. The Department is currently involved in discussions with the SACSSP and the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Workers to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
QUESTION 748 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MAY 2008: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13-2008 “748. Mrs D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: (a) How many schools have successfully implemented the “Flag in Every School” project since its inception and (b) by when will this project be finalised?” NW1436E REPLY: Flag in Every School Project Phase 1 of this project was budgeted at R3m. In December 2007 a total number of 2000 flags were installed in all nine provinces. This was the Phase one of the project. The following is the breakdown of the installations per province:
This project, which was launched in September 2005 is due to be concluded in 2011. QUESTION NO.: 749 Mr AC Steyn (DA) asks the Minister of Housing: As the latest specified date for which information is available, whether, any action has been taken against developers for failure to deliver on their contracts; if not, why not, if so (a) What action; and (b) Against whom? Reply Yes Action has been taken against developers as follows: Limpopo Province Legal actions have been taken against three developers who had not complied with the specifications. Mpumalanga The services of two contractors were terminated and taken over by a new contractor. Additional penalties were changed for missing items and quality problems. QUESTION NO 750 DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: TUESDAY, 10 JUNE 2008 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13 – 2008) Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport: (1) What is the breakdown of the provincial road network for each of the past ten years including 2007 for which information is available; (2) whether this road network has increased over this period; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his department intends taking any steps to (a) increase the provincial road network or (b) assist provinces to eliminate the road maintenance and upgrading backlogs that they are facing; if not, why not; if so, what steps? NW1438E REPLY: The Minister of Transport: The information required to furnish a reply to parts (1) and (2) of the Honourable Member’s Question has to be sourced by the Department of Transport from the nine Provinces, which unfortunately is taking considerably longer than anticipated. Therefore, the required information in respect of parts (1), (2) and (3) (a) and (b) will be furnished to the Honourable Member under cover of a separate communication in due course. QUESTION NO 751 DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: TUESDAY, 10 JUNE 2008 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13 – 2008) Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport: How many traffic officials were (a) suspended, (b) fired and (c) prosecuted for corruption, including accepting bribes from motorists, for each of the past five years up to and including 2007? NW1439E REPLY: The Minister of Transport: Previously, the information regarding authorised officers was not captured on the Department of Transport’s information system, but in the databases of the South African Police Services and the Provincial, Metropolitan or Local Traffic Authorities. In May 2007, legislation amendment was effected to the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No 93 of 1996), in which the eNaTIS system also became the register of Authorised Officers. In terms of this new process all the officers in the Republic will be registered on one national database, which also include information on officers charged, suspended and/or convicted of fraud and/or corruption at provincial, metropolitan police and local traffic departments. Furthermore, the system enables the Department of Transport to block the use of the infrastructure number of an officer, who has been charged or found guilty in one Province or local authority, to be employed in another authority. The Department will reconcile all the current outstanding cases and submit this information in due course. The envisaged National Road Traffic Law Enforcement Code (NRTLEC) by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), which is scheduled to be Gazetted within the next three months, is also looking at introducing mechanisms geared at increasing the use of technology in the field of road traffic management and law enforcement, amongst others, to improve audit and control and to combat fraud. QUESTION NO 752 DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: TUESDAY, 10 JUNE 2008 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13 – 2008) Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport: (a) What was the number of road engineers per province, (b) how many vacancies for road engineers existed per province and (c) for how long has each of these posts been vacant in each of the past five years up to and including 2007? NW1440E REPLY: The Minister of Transport: The information required to furnish a reply to parts (a), (b) and (c) of the Honourable Member’s Question has to be sourced by the Department of Transport from the nine Provinces, which unfortunately is taking considerably longer than anticipated. Therefore, the required information will be furnished to the Honourable Member under cover of a separate communication in due course. QUESTION NO 753 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13) Mr J P I Blanchè (DA) to ask the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry: (1) Whether her department has been informed of the mine sludge spillages occurring at regular intervals above surface at a certain mine in Boksburg (details furnished); if so, (a) what is the level of pollution into the Welsch’s Spruit at Elsburg; (2) whether any action has been taken by her department against the mine; if not, why not; if so, what action? NW1441E ---00O00--- REPLY: (1) No, the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry has not been informed of the mine sludge spillages at the ERPM mine in Boksburg. The Welsch Spruit at Elsburg is unknown to my Department and the only water resources in the proximity of ERPM that may be impacted upon by any spillages from the mine are three dams which all flow into the Elsburg Spruit. The last reported spillage occurred in February 2008 and was not near any water resource. (1)(a) Falls away. (2) No action was taken by my Department because of no evidence of any recent spillages. My Department conducts routine monitoring on two sites in the ERPM mining area and will ensure by means of regular site visits to the mine that all spillages are reported timeously. QUESTION NO 755 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13/2008) Date reply submitted: 29 May 2008 Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security: (1) Whether an assessment was done of a certain police station in Mpumalanga (name furnished) to ensure that its structure is suitable for occupation; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the assessment done and (b) what were the findings; (2) whether his department has taken any action with regard to the findings; if not, why not; if so, what action; (3) (a) who entered into a lease agreement with the landlord and (b) what are the reasons for his department paying a large monthly rental fee for a structure that is a threat to the safety of the police officers; (4) whether there is a plan to build another police station; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) where is the new police station going to be built? NW1443E REPLY: (1) Yes, an assessment was done at the Grootvlei Police Station to ensure that its structure is suitable for occupation. (a) The assessment was done during 1996. (b) Except for minor defects like broken taps and lights, no structural defects were identified during the assessment. (2) All minor defects that were identified were addressed by the landlord to make the premises suitable for occupation by the South African Police Service. (3) (a) The Department of Public Works entered into the lease agreement with the landlord on behalf of the South African Police Service. (b) The Department of Public Works conducted this exercise in compliance with the necessary prescripts, therefore that department (DPW) can offer more insight on the reasons for paying a large monthly rental fee. (4) Yes, there are plans to build another police station. (a) The plans to build a new police station in Mpumalanga are reflected on the top ten priority list of the province. The planning and building of the police station will take place in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework Cycle. (b) The police station will be constructed on the site identified by the local community and other role players. QUESTION NUMBER 756 Mr S J Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Housing: Whether the position of Chief Operations Officer currently held by a certain person (name furnished) was advertised internally and externally; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the position advertised, (b) in which newspapers, (c) what were the requirements and qualifications for the position; and (d) – (i) how many people were short-listed and (ii) what are their (aa) names and (bb) qualifications REPLY
(a) Sunday, 21 October 2007
administrative and organisational skills; Experience in international co-operation and inter departmental relations; Ability to maintain sound interpersonal relations; Knowledge of administrative procedures applicable to the Public Service; In-depth knowledge of the housing environment, pertaining specifically to the development of housing legislation and policy; A clear understanding of the political, socio-economic environment and unwavering commitment to customer care; Proven skills in both written and verbal communication at a high level will be strong recommendations; Understanding of broader transformation issues; Knowledge of Government finances and the PFMA would be and advantage; Ability to work under pressure; Refine knowledge and understanding of inter-governmental relations. (ii) An appropriate three-year Bachelor’s degree/diploma or equivalent qualification plus proven relevant experience. (d) (i) No applicants were short-listed for the post due to the fact that the incumbent of the post of Deputy Director-General: Delivery Support was transferred to the post of Chief of Operations. Not applicable – see (d) (i) (aa) Not applicable (bb) Not applicable QUESTION NO. 757 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 13) Mr J J M Stephens (DA) to ask the Minister of Health: What was the number of (a) public sector dispensing pharmacies, (b) privately owned dispensing pharmacies and (c) practising dispensing pharmacists in each province in the (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05, (iii) 2005-06, (iv) 2006-07 and (v) 2007-08 financial years?NW1445EREPLY:
Privately Owned Institutional Pharmacies:
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QUESTION NO. 758 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MAY 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 13) Mr J J M Stephens (DA) to ask the Minister of Health: What was the number of practising (a) general practitioners, including interns and community servers, (b) dentists, (c) medical specialists and (d)(i) oral and (ii) dental specialists in each province in the (aa) 2003-04, (bb) 2004-05, (cc) 2005-06, (dd) 2006-07 and (ee) 2007-08 financial years?NW1446EREPLY: The following are responses from the Provinces. EASTERN CAPE
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