Questions and Replies

Reply:

Trade with the United States is regulated by two types of legal instruments: the first is the multilateral framework of the World Trade Organisation, under which the largest part of SA exports to the US is classified; and unilateral preferential market access arrangements, such as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).

AGOA is a preference granted by the United States to sub-Saharan countries qualifying in terms of criteria established by the US Congress. AGOA is currently set to expire in 2025. Decisions around renewal are taken by the United States and it is then up to exporters from eligible countries to utilise the preferential access to the US market.

South Africa together with other African countries have put forward the proposal for the extension of AGOA beyond 2025.

While the value of trade under AGOA has decreased, it continues to provide benefits to South African exporters, which assists with job creation and has positive spill-over effects in the region. Given the size of South Africa’s employment challenge, every trade benefit that is available should be utilised.

In light hereof, South Africa continues to engage the United States on the future of AGOA and the value of extending AGOA beyond the current expiry date.

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Reply:

a) The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is a programme of the African Union (AU) launched in 2012. It is coordinated through the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in cooperation with regional economic communities, regional and continental technical agencies, and participating countries. The Presidency acts as the focal point in South Africa for PIDA.

According to the Virtual PIDA Information Centre, the following South African firms and entities have been involved in the development and implementation of the PIDA Priority Action Plan (PIDA PAP1 2012-2020):

No	Project Name	SA Firms/Entities	Status
01	Durban Port Expansion	Transnet	Ongoing
02	Maputo Port Expansion (Maputo and Matola Drybulk Terminal)	Grindrod and Zutari	Ongoing
03	Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Mwanza Standard Gauge Railway Project	DBSA	Ongoing
04	Beitbridge One Stop Border Post	Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank, Nedbank, ECIC and Raubex Group Ltd	Ongoing

* Source: PIDA Dashboard, company websites and media

b) With regards to the internet and Information and communication technologies (ICT), the PIDA Dashboard indicates a total of 114 projects that have been prioritised under PIDA PAP1. A further 11 anchor projects have also been approved for the PIDA PAP2 2021-2030, which is the second PIDA priority action plan for the period 2021-2030.

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Reply:

The impact of the Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights and the agreement at the World Trade Organisation on waivers and flexibilities relating to pandemic use of patented vaccines are being considered. Should no changes be necessary, the Bill will be finalised for public consultation. Should changes be necessary, these will be effected prior to the release of the Bill.

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Reply:

South Africa is the second largest exporter of citrus fruits globally. Our exports of citrus fruits represent 11.2% of world exports for this product.

The measures introduced by the European Union, both in respect of citrus black spot and false coddling moth are inappropriate, unjustified and not consistent with the EU’s international obligations.

South Africa requested consultations with the EU on 22 July 2022 in World Trade Organisation (WTO). The consultations were held on 15-16 September 2022.

The objective of consultations is to achieve a mutually agreed solution. Both South Africa and the EU saw value in exploring options for settlement of the dispute (before proceeding to the formal dispute through panel proceedings).

South Africa is exploring all its options, including proceeding to the Panel and is also assessing options for a mutually acceptable outcome. In this regard, Minister Didiza and I have held meetings with EU policy-makers outside the WTO framework, including over the past three months.

This process of engaging the EU is still on-going with Government using every opportunity to seek a solution that can support the industry during the current season. We are considering requesting a WTO Panel though it should be noted that the panel process can be lengthy and on average takes approximately 18 months. In addition, there is no functioning appellate body in place at the WTO.

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Reply:

the dtic has been mandated by the Presidency to support supply of energy through the Energy One-Stop-Shop (EOSS), that will be housed at the dtic Campus. It is envisaged that the EOSS Phase 1 will be operational by end May 2023 and will thereafter expand its capacity.

The EOSS core team is currently creating a single window process for Energy Project Developers to access assistance in fast-tracking their applications to the appropriate Departments.

Internal resources have been prioritised and technical expertise are being recruited to engage with Energy Project Developers and applicants.

InvestSA is available to engage with developers, applicants and the Energy Technical Working Group.

Progress has been made already with addressing challenges faced by users, as reported to the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition on 14 March 2023, involving a large industrial energy user in KwaDukuza in KZN.

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Reply:

The information in Table 1 sets out salaries for development finance institutions, where significant sums of monies are managed by the entity concerned; and skills akin to those found in commercial financial institutions are generally required.

Entity	Function	Salaries	Meeting allowances
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC)	The IDC is a development finance institution with total Assets worth R174bn and net profit of R7, 2bn. The IDC offers funding across mandated sectors under the following Strategic Business Units: Mining & Metals, Infrastructure, Energy, Agro-processing & Agriculture, Tourism & Services, Automotive & Transport Equipment, Chemicals, Medical Products & Industrial Minerals, Machinery, Equipment & Electronics, Textiles & Wood Products, and Small Business Development. The Corporations business support programme also offers non-financial support to entrepreneurs. The support is available during pre and post approval stages, including assistance to distressed clients. In 2022, the IDC committed to transformation of R6.6bn and facilitated 27,130 jobs (created and or saved).	Chief Executive Officer: R5 939 012 Chief Financial Officer: R4 542 300 Chief Operating Officer: R4 326 000 Divisional Executive Manufacturing: R4 020 400 Divisional Executive Group Risk: R3 972 578 Divisional Executive Industry Planning and Project Development: R3 937 500 Divisional Executive Client Support and Growth: R3 650 100 Divisional Executive Agro Industries and Service Sectors: R3 650 000 Divisional Executive Strategy and Corporate Affairs: R3 639 520 Divisional Executive Human Capital: R3 226 900 Divisional Executive Legal and Compliance: R3 060 400 Group Company Secretary: R3 000 000	None
National Empowerment Fund (NEF)	The NEF provides non-financial support to investees, emerging entrepreneurs and communities through the following business-planning support, entrepreneurial training, incubation, mentorship and back-office support, workouts and restructuring of distressed businesses, socio-economic development and social facilitation. The NEF has total assets worth R7,3bn under its management. The organisation facilitated and supported 11 429 job opportunities, of which 2 999 were new against a set target of 3 456.	Chief Executive Officer: R4 785 219 General Counsel: R2 927 700 Divisional Executive – VC & CF: R2 215 400 Divisional Executive – SME & RD: R2 530 000	None
Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC)	The ECIC provides political and commercial risk insurance to South African exporters of capital goods and related services, with total Assets worth R10 bn. Over the last 10 financial years, the ECIC has grown considerably supporting almost 54 export-led and investment-related projects across the African continent and other emerging economies. This accumulated to approximately R39bn worth of loans supported by ECIC in the following sectors: power, mining, rail, construction and telecommunications.	Chief Executive Officer: R3 106 938 Chief Actuarial and Investment: R2 839 780 Chief Financial Officer: R2 603 907 Chief Risk Officer: R 2 472 813 General Counsel: R 2 472 813	None

Information in Table 2 sets out salaries for regulators and executives of standards bodies.

Remuneration of the following entities was determined by the Department after benchmarking with Director-General salaries. In certain instances where specialist and scarce skills are required (Competition Authorities, Tribunals and Standards and Quality Institutions), adjustments to take account of market salaries were applied.

 

Entity	Salaries	Meeting allowances
B-BBEE Commission	Commissioner: R2 262 252 Chief Operating Officer: R1 308 051 – R1 563 948 Executive Manager Investigations & Enforcement:R1 308 051 – R1 563 948 Executive Manager Compliance: R1 308 051 – R1 563 948	None
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	Commissioner: R2 407 000 Executive Innovation and Creativity: R2 271 000 Executive Corporate Services: R2 037 000 Chief Strategy Executive: R1 996 000 Executive Business Intelligence: R1 872 000 Risk, Governance and Compliance: R1 778 000 Chief Financial Officer: R1 696 000 Chief Audit Executive: R1 543 000	None
Companies Tribunal (CT)	Chief Operating Officer: R1 981 418 Chief Financial Officer: R1 598 201	None
Competition Commission	Commissioner: R2 464 207 Deputy Commissioner: R2 457 647 Manager Market Conduct: R1 944 000 Manager Advocacy: R2 160 000 Manager Mergers and Acquisitions: R1 925 083 Chief Financial Officer: R1 918 841 Manager Cartels: R2 220 174 Manager Corporate Services: R2 160 000 Chief Legal Counsel: R2 172 506 Chief Economist: R2 160 000 Manager Office of the Commissioner: R2 160 000	None
Competition Tribunal	Chairperson of the Tribunal: R3 088 261 Full-Time Tribunal member: R2 677 261 Chief Operating Officer: R2 354 000 Chief Financial Officer: R2 218 503	None
International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC)	Chief Commissioner: R1 713 696* under review Deputy Chief Commissioner: R1 409 157 General Manager Corporate Services: R1 563 948 Chief Financial Officer: R1 302 102 Senior Manager Internal Audit: R1 302 102	None
National Consumer Commission (NCC)	Commissioner: R2 037 890 Deputy Commissioner: R1 757 502 Head Corporate Services/ CFO: R1 430 619 Company Secretary: R1 289 010 Head Legal Services: R1 289 010 Head Enforcement and Investigation: R1 388 640 Head Education, Compliance and Advocacy: R1 388 640	None
National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	Executive Chairperson: R2 375 364 Chief Operating Officer: R1 911 578 Chief Financial Officer: R1 694 913 Registrar: R1 625 762 Corporate Service Executive: R1 483 434	None
National Credit Regulator (NCR)	Chief Executive Officer: R3 270 344 Chief Financial Officer: R1 453 712 Company Secretary: R1 683 362	None
National Gambling Board (NGB)	Chief Strategic Officer: R2 315 335 Chief Financial Officer: R1 774 779 Chief Compliance Officer: R1 761 553	None
National Lotteries Commission (NLC)	Commissioner: R2 537 000 Executive Manager Regulatory Compliance: R2 531 000 Chief Information Officer: R3 150 000 Company Secretary: R2 478 000	None
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)	Chief Executive Officer: R3 132 172 Chief Financial Officer: R2 277 806 Director Applied Metrology: R1 918 850 Director International Liaison: R1 918 850 Director Physical & Electrical Metrology: R1 918 850 Director Chemical Materials and Medical Metrology: R1 879 000 Director Strategic, Business Development and Governance: R1 838 324 Director Corporate Services: R1 761 178	None
National Regulator For Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)	Chief Executive Officer: R2 226 875 General Manager Foods: R1 781 289 General Manager Electro-technical: R1 834 130 General Manager CMM: R1 834 130 Chief Information Officer: R1 807 714 General Manager Automotive: R1 675 636	None
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)	Chief Financial Officer: R2 519 000 Executive Manager Standards: R2 420 000 Executive Manager Human Capital: R2 313 000 Acting Executive Manager Certification: R1 983 000 Acting Executive Manager Customer Partnering: R1 846 000 Acting Executive Manager LSD: R1 494 000	None
South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)	Acting Chief Executive Officer: R2 068 458 Executive Accreditation: R2 211 289 Executive Corporate Services: R2 211 289 Chief Financial Officer: R1 872 975 Executive Strategy and Development: R1 703 818	None

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Reply:

1. The Ministry undertakes international travel to carry out the core mandate on Trade, Industry and Competition. Travel is either at the request of the President, particularly for State Visits, or through our membership of global structures where South Africa’s interests have to be defended or advanced (for example in the World Trade Organisation), or meetings with investors.

In the period under question, the travel undertaken focused on the following four categories:

1. Promoting African trade, investment and industrialisation.
2. Meeting with major trading partners, including State Visits
3. Meetings where South Africa is a member of the International Organisations.
4. Travel to set out the case for investment in South Africa.

Total spending on the above will be finalised shortly and provided as an updated reply.

(2) Minister Patel’s domestic travel since 1 June 2019 amounts to R 748 328. This covers trips between the seat of Parliament (Cape Town) and the seat of the Executive (Pretoria), as well as meetings in different provinces, such as E Cape and KZN. All travel is currently in economy class, except where seats are not available.

Deputy Minister Majola’s domestic travel since 1 June 2019 amounts to R 518 460. All travel is currently in economy class, except where seats are not available.

Deputy Minister Gina’s total cost incurred for domestic travel since 1 June 2019 amounts to R1 154 770. All travel is currently in economy class, except where seats are not available.

3. The expenditure for the 2019/20 financial year was disclosed in the audited Annual Financial Statements of the former department of Trade and Industry and the expenditure for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years were disclosed in the audited Annual Financial Statements Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic). The current financial year’s audited Annual Financial Statements will be available in September 2023.

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Reply:

During the dtic Budget Vote in May 2022, I advised that the dtic completed comprehensive work on a draft Patents Bill (PB) to be submitted to Parliament after consideration by Cabinet. The aim of the draft Bill is to update and reform SA’s patent legislation by synchronizing the legislation with international developments.

The draft Bill was indeed subsequently completed.

Following the Budget Vote debate however, further consultations were required to take account of two additional developments:

First, the final agreement reached at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on waivers and flexibilities relating to pandemic use of patented vaccines, contained a provision to conclude discussion on therapeutics and diagnostics with an extended timeframe. This follows a request from developed countries for such facility; and

Second, discussions that took place during the latter half of 2022 at the African Union, through the Council of Ministers responsible for the AfCFTA, on a Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights, which was formally reported to at the African Union Assembly during February 2023.

Both these international agreements may impact on the contents of the Bill.

As soon as the implications of these two developments have been considered, the final version will be submitted to Cabinet.

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Reply:

The total number of staff employed and/or provided as departmental support in the private offices is provided below. The employment is in accordance with the Ministerial handbook and excludes advisors.

Office of the Minister

No.	(b)(i) Job Title	Salary level
	Chief of Staff	14
	Private Secretary	13
	Parliamentary and Cabinet Support Officer	13
	Administrative Secretary	13
	Assistant Appointment Secretary	9
	Secretary/Receptionist	7
	Registry Clerk	7
	Service Aide in Parliamentary office in Cape Town	5
	Driver/Messenger	5

Office of Deputy Minister Gina

No.	(b)(i) Job Title	Salary level
	Head of Office	13
	Private Secretary	12
	Technical Specialist	13
	Parliamentary and Cabinet Support	11
	Community Outreach Officer	11
	Receptionist	7
	Household Aide	3
	Driver/Messenger	5

Office Deputy Minister Majola

No.	(b)(i) Job Title	Salary level
	Head of Office	13
	Private Secretary	12
	Parliamentary and Cabinet Support	11
	Community Outreach Officer	11
	Receptionist	7
	Senior Registry Clerk	6
	Household Aide	3
	Household Aide	3
	Driver/Messenger	6

In addition to the above staff complement, there are two interns placed in the Ministry who are paid a stipend.

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Reply:

During the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade talks that commenced in 1986, the National Party government of the time bound South Africa to substantial trade liberalization commitments that were incorporated in the terms of South Africa’s accession to the World Trade Organisation in 1994. Details of the background hereto was provided in a presentation made by the Ministry to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on 15 November 2022. The rapid liberalization without supportive industrial policies to address the lack of competitiveness of major parts of the pre-1994 industrial base, led to a sharp decline in the proportion of GDP made up by manufacturing output, in other words, a de-industrialisation of the economy.

In 2019 at the start of the current Administration, the President outlined the basic elements of a ‘re-imagined industrial strategy’ that placed deeper local industrialisation at the core of public policy. Though interrupted by the global economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, key elements of this reindustrialization strategy are being implemented. These include the following:

1. the focus on sector-level industrial plans agreed with business and labour, through a number of Master Plans agreed for a number of sectors, complemented by efforts during Covid-19 to build the medical industrial sector
2. the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery plan and the Accord on Localisation agreed with social partners at Nedlac, covering 42 product categories and a number of value-chains
3. protection of local industry through appropriate tariff increases on industrial and agricultural products; or where warranted, decreases in duties applicable through rebates of duty;
4. industrial support measures to address structural inefficiencies and assist with structural transformation of sectors
5. the focus on trade with the rest of the African continent, including through trade agreements such as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (the AfCFTA); and
6. the identification of and support to beneficiation and green industrial projects.

The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has been provided with periodic reports on progress made in these areas, including most recently with the detailed half-year report on the 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan, provided to the Committee on 1 November 2022. The Honourable Member is invited to consider the details provided therein.

Reports on mineral beneficiation have been provided in the quarterly updates by the Department to the Portfolio Committee. Our natural endowment of primary minerals and its beneficiation is an opportunity to promote further industrialisation. At the start of this year the dtic along with the IDC and the DMRE institutionalised the Inter-Agency Working Group on Minerals Beneficiation to align priorities and improve the impact. The Working Group focus currently is on Minerals that go into our renewable energy distribution and generation transition, including battery energy storage, and jewellery minerals.

With regards to Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), a PGMs roadmap is being worked on with Mintek with the departments responsible for mineral resources and energy (DMRE) and science and innovation (DSI) that includes projects focused on the hydrogen economy, batteries, new medical equipment and products, and catalysts.

The chrome beneficiation value-chain already focuses on stainless steel products manufacturing and smelting within the Republic. Impediments to our mineral endowment beneficiation strategies include inadequate freight rail infrastructure and the availability and price of energy.

South Africa is learning from experiences of industrialisation by a number of countries, including fast-growing Asian economies such as China, though conditions in each country are different. For example, China is able to leverage off its massive domestic market of 1,5 million consumers and its early phase of industrialisation was based inter alia on lower input costs that what applies in South Africa. To address scale, South Africa is working with neighbouring countries to finalise a free-trade agreement covering countries on the African continent to create a larger market for local producers. To address input costs, the focus will be on improved industrial dynamism and multi-factor productivity.

Our industrialisation efforts are focused on strategic industries, defined by their capacity to be labour absorbing or providers of critical public goods or significant earners of foreign exchange. Many of the world’s largest economies including the United States, China, India and countries in the European Union continue to actively protect and promote their domestic firms through a range of policy measures in order to retain and change the structure of their respective economies.

Government’s industrialisation initiatives such as encouraging localisation of production; social compacts in the form of Master Plans; strong industrial supply chains to underpin our response to COVID-19 and create an African medical productive hub; or our work on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), have all sought to provide local industry with the space and opportunity to acquire the know-how and capabilities to develop dynamic firms, grow the economy, create jobs for the citizens of the South Africa.

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Reply:

Domestic economic growth is the aggregation of multiple, complex streams of for example: production, consumption, expenditure, imports and exports. These are in turn affected by a wide range of domestic and global factors. It is not advisable to reduce these complex interactions to a simple direct and/or proportional relationship. Subject to this caution, the following information has been provided to me by the dtic.

In the Financial year 2021-22, Foreign direct investment (FDI), measured as investment liability inflows by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), increased from R17.3 billion at the beginning of the 2021/22 financial year to R39.9bn at the end of the financial year, growing by 130.8% during the 2021/22 financial year. In the same period, GDP grew by 1.3%, from R4.5 trillion (tr) to R4.6trn during the same period. Some studies indicate that in South Africa, FDI and economic growth are positively related (Masipa, 2014[1]; Awolusi and Adeyeye, 2016[2]; Makhoba and Zungu, 2021[3]).

In Quarter 1 2022/23 (April to June 2022), FDI declined (-34.2%) quarter-on-quarter while economic growth contracted (-0.7%) quarter-on-quarter.

Regarding Job creation, in the Financial year 2021/22: Foreign direct investment (FDI), measured as investment liability inflows, by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), increased from R17.3 billion at the beginning of the 2021/22 financial year to R39.9bn at the end of the financial year, growing by 130.8% during the 2021/22 financial year. During the same period, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported that employment contracted by 0.2%, with employment declining from 14.94 million to 14.91 million. Some empirical studies have found a positive relationship between FDI and job creation in South Africa (see Masipa, 2014).

Quarter 1 of this Financial Year 2022/23, Employment increased by 4% quarter-on-quarter while FDI declined (-34.2%) quarter-on-quarter.

Lags in an increase (or decrease) in investment and a subsequent increase (or decrease) in employment may also not follow in the same year, but may lag the change.

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1. Masipa, T. 2014. The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth and Employment in South Africa: A Time Series Analysis. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(25), 18-27. ↑

2. Awolusi, OD. and Adeyeye, OP. (2016). Impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Africa. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 14(2-2), 289-297. doi:10.21511/ppm.14(2-2).2016.04. ↑

3. Makhoba, BP. and Zungu, LT. 2021. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in South Africa: Is there a Mutually Beneficial Relationship? African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 16(4). ↑

Reply:

Details of performance of sectors in the economy are publicly available, as are the submissions made by the Department.

The President has provided information in State of the Nation Addresses, including on progress with specific Master Plans.

Details of relevant Master Plans have also been made available by the dtic to the Portfolio Committee, most recently on 1 November 2022 as part of the Department’s six-monthly report of performance against its Annual Performance Plan.

The report sets out to showcase the economic impact the Department has made in the implementation of the various Master Plans in the first 6 months of 2022/23 financial year, amongst other programmes. Furthermore, the presentation reported on the impact and outcomes of the department on a number of metrics, including jobs, manufacturing, local content, investments and industrial funding. A number of case studies were also provided across the various Master Plans to illustrate the impact of work done by the dtic.

In addition, other government departments responsible for specific master plans also make information available.

A number of businesses and sector leaders also provide information on the performance of Master Plans.

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me the following reply on their communications, media and marketing services in the past three years.

A number of transactions of the NLC have been flagged by the Auditor General. This follows a letter addressed by the Ministry to the Auditor General, drawing attention to findings of the SIU.

The NLC advised that the adverse findings made by the Auditor-General will be investigated and disciplinary steps taken. I have requested the NLC to update me on the progress of the investigation and disciplinary steps taken.

The reply from the NLC follows:

“(1)(a),(b),(c),(d) and (2)(a),(b),(c),(d)

Please refer to the tables below for a list of service providers, the nature of the services provided, date when the services were provided, the total monetary value and the Supply Chain Management process that was followed.

Sole supplier and single source were used in instances where the NLC was targeting a specific audience and when there was one service provider running a campaign to which the NLC wanted to participate in. These transactions have since been declared as irregular expenditure by the AGSA on the basis that it was not impractical for the NLC to obtain three quotations for those below R500 000 and that the transactions above R500 000 should have been procured through competitive bidding process or deviation approved by the National Treasury and not by the Commissioner. The NLC is currently undertaking a determination exercise on these transactions as required by the National Treasury framework, disciplinary steps will be taken against all that have been found to be in contravention of the supply chain regulations

Tender relates to the transactions which have been procured through the marketing panel that the NLC procured after following a competitive bidding process.

Treasury database relates to the transactions that were procured through sourcing quotations from the Central Supplier Database.

2022
1(a)	1(b)	1( c )	1 (d)	2 (a),(b),(c),(d)
Service Provider	Service rendered	Invoice date	Value (Rands)	SCM Process
Anzomode	NLC Board Road shows	11/6/2021	1 307 750,00	Tender
Anzomode	Videography, Photography and Live Streaming	30/07/2021	59 000,75	Tender
Arena Holdings	Publishing of Funding Priorities for 2021/2 – Print media 24	06/04/2021	95 440,80	Single Source
Arena Holdings	Invitation to Bid for Eastern Cape Office fence, air-condition	24/02/2022	9 439,20	Single Source
Be Sure Events Solutions	Appointment of a service provider to provide Videography and Photography	25/07/2021	69 000,00	Tender
CEED Media & Publishing	NLC Media Campaign Advertorial – Soweto Life Online Magazine	23/08/2021	50 000,00	Single Source
Cheniwell IMC	Advert Flighting, Artwork Production and Artwork Placement	13/12/2021	1 818 750,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Advert Flighting	20/12/2021	746 250,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Free State and Limpopo Radio Interviews	10/06/2021	629 950,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Photography, Videography, Live Streaming and Provincial Travel	01/10/2021	355 375,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Photography, Videography, Live Streaming and Provincial Travel	13/10/2021	355 375,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	40 Radio Adverts for Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal	11/05/2021	315 119,95	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Publishing of Funding Priorities Community Radio Stations Free State and North West Province	31/05/2021	371 219,31	Tender
CTP Limited T/A Lowveld Media	Advertising for the Installation of electric fence in Mpumalanga office	02/02/2022	5 035,80	Single Source
CTP Limited T/A Lowveld Media	Publication of Award Bid Number description of Bid	06/10/2021	4 874,80	Single Source
CTP Limited T/A Lowveld Media	Request for Proposal Bib number description of Bid	29/05/2021	4 668,30	Single Source
Ebonoko Holdings	NLC Graphic Design and Animation Services	25/03/2022	121 000,00	Treasury database
FR Communications	Media Monitoring	09/03/2022	32 200,00	Tender
FR Communications	Media Monitoring	09/03/2022	32 200,00	Tender
Fundudzi Media	Title Sponsorship Sunday World Unsung Heroes	21/06/2021	2 645 000,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertisement	25/04/2021	881 000,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	6 Page Glossy Print Special Report	30/06/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising	25/07/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising – Funding for Impact Women’s Month	22/08/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Heritage Month Edition	26/09/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	31/10/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Glossy Print Special Report	28/11/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Print Special Report	10/12/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	30/01/2022	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	28/02/2022	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	28/03/2022	740 600,00	Single Source
INCE(PTY)Ltd	NLC Integrated Annual Report Phase 1	30/07/2021	723 599,55	Tender
INCE(PTY)Ltd	NLC POPIA Compliance Manual Infographics	26/07/2021	61 582,50	Tender
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Display Metro Run of Paper – Sunday Independent & Cape Times	09/04/2021	181 560,16	Single Source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Display Metro Run of Paper – The Star	09/04/2021	116 418,86	Single Source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Display Metro Run of Paper – Isolezwe	09/04/2021	77 338,44	Single Source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	ACM Digital Web and Class Display	4/2/2022	5 152,00	Single Source
Insight2Lead	Appointment of a Service Provider to Conduct a Brand Survey	30/06/2021	165 513,75	Tender
Insight2Lead	Consulting for a Brand Survey	30/09/2021	164 074,50	Tender
Insight2Lead	Consulting for a Brand Survey	25/10/2021	164 074,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Outside Broadcast Media Gauteng	04/05/2021	365 097,40	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Publishing of Funding Priorities Community Radio Stations Limpopo and Mpumalanga Province	26/05/2021	289 643,40	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Corporate Flyers	26/08/2021	64 227,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Law Booklets	26/07/2021	50 611,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Production of Embroided Mandela Day Badges	21/07/2021	21 217,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Video – Creative Broader Value	06/05/2021	20 240,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Creating a video look of content	04/11/2021	18 400,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Corporate Flyer	22/09/2021	17 997,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Design	23/06/2021	16 962,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Creative Design, Social Media Poster and Web Banner	02/12/2021	13 685,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Creative Design - Staff Awards	07/12/2021	11 086,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Corporate Flyers	27/05/2021	7 360,00	Tender
Mail & Guardian	Supplement Top 200 Young South Africans	31/05/2021	2 127 500,00	Sole Supplier
Market IQ	Print Media, Online and Broadcast Monitoring	01/11/2021	32 648,50	Tender
Market IQ	Print Media, Online and Broadcast Monitoring	01/11/2021	32 648,50	Tender
Market IQ	Print Media, Broadcast and Social Monitoring	01/01/2022	9 688,75	Tender
Media24	Advertising – Daily Sun North, City Press and Daily Sun On the Go	14/04/2021	324 007,90	Single Source
Media24	Vista – Legal Notices Tender	03/02/2022	4 443,60	Single Source
MSG Group Sales	Women Flash Mob Activation	26/08/2021	2 875 000,00	Single Source
Ndabana Media Production	Media Campaign - Advertorials on Business Unusual Magazine	25/08/2021	290 000,00	Single Source
Nolo Communications CC	Promotional Materials (NLC Branded Mugs for Staff)	15/03/2022	33 670,00	Treasury database
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest - Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review and Polokwane Observer	28/11/2021	13 796,32	Single Source
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest - Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review and Polokwane Observer	21/11/2021	13 796,32	Single Source
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	30/06/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	31/07/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	31/08/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/04/2021	12 636,40	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	11 372,70	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	3 159,16	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/04/2021	2 007,46	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer October	30/11/2021	73 000,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer November	23/11/2021	73 000,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer December	14/12/2021	64 035,09	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Monthly Retainer Fee	27/01/2022	10 333,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Monthly Retainer	28/02/2022	10 333,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Monthly Retainer	04/03/2022	10 333,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer December	14/12/2021	8 964,91	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Pull up banners, Wall banners, Curved wall banners, Triangle pop-up banners, Telescopic banners and Management Fees	10/09/2021	274 907,50	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Advertising on Gauteng Radio Stations	18/05/2021	239 948,28	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Booklets	27/10/2021	97 750,00	Tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Licence Disc Holders Branded	19/07/2021	8 380,35	Tender
Top Media & Communications	Balance for the Top Women Summit 2021	10/11/2021	126 500,00	Single Source
		Closing balance	26 712 479,65

2021
1(a)	1(b)	1( c )	1 (d)	2 (a),(b),(c),(d)
Service Provider	Service rendered	Invoice date	Value (Rands)	SCM Process
Anzomode	Third Party Payment Media & Broadcasting Consulting	02/07/2020	94 875,00	Tender
Anzomode	NW Virtual Event	23/08/2020	34 327,50	Tender
Anzomode	Media Buying : NC Regulatory Compliance Campaign	13/07/2020	145 797,97	tender
Anzomode	North West ECD Virtual Launch	14/08/2020	453 945,25	Tender
Anzomode	Mpumalanga ECD Launch	24/08/2020	499 404,75	Tender
Anzomode	Variation	13/08/2020	151 472,25	Tender
Anzomode	Design & Production of branded folders	27/11/2020	60 007,00	Tender
Anzomode	Cancelled Event Fee	3/12/2020	204 045,65	Tender
Anzomode	Design and Printing	30/11/2020	149 995,56	Tender
Anzomode	Equipment Branding	30/03/2021	54 050,00	Tender
Arena Holdings	Advert	22/01/2021	10 062,50	Single Sourced
Arena Holdings	Advert	22/01/2021	9 025,37	Single Sourced
Arena Holdings	Audit Campaign	20/12/2020	157 872,00	Single Sourced
Be Sure Events Solutions	Newspaper article	2020/03/08	110 547,59	Tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	NLC Branded Face Masks	2020/10/09	57 730,00	Tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	Billboard Advertising	31/01/2021	890 560,00	Tender
Black Moon Advertising	Printing Of Proactive Brochure	21/10/2021	1 702,00	Tender
Black Moon Advertising	GP ECD Virtual launch	26/10/2020	643 356,00	Tender
Botho D Trading and Projects	Fleet booklet	2020/11/11	51 993,75	Treasury database
Cheniwell IMC	Inkambu Corporate Identity Development	20/07/2020	3 500,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Media Buying : Limpopo	22/07/2020	114 000,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	NLC Logo Adjustment	20/07/2020	456 000,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Western Cape Media Buying	22/07/2020	98 100,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	WC ECD Virtual Launch	22/10/2020	663 740,04	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Corporate Gifts : Braai Set	10/12/2020	229 800,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Corporate Gifts : Braai Set	14/12/2020	108 933,03	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Third Party Payment to Rap Studios vernacular translation	09/03/2020	10 795,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Design Graphics	04/04/2020	9 000,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Design : Banner, Advertorial	02/06/2020	5 600,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Graphic Designs	30/06/2020	19 600,00	tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Media Buying : North West	22/07/2020	55 590,60	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Branding	11/08/2020	94 239,42	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	MS Teams and Email Signature	25/08/2020	10 200,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Brand Positioning – KwaZulu Natal Province	2020/11/09	84 815,25	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	NLC Designs	2020/07/09	24 600,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Branding	23/11/2020	32 150,00	Tender
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	21/05/2020	57 500,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	20/05/2020	1 305 846,40	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	29/06/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	10/10/2019	69 176,64	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	27/07/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Run of paper advert	24/08/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Run of paper advert	28/09/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Full Colour 8 pages Special Report	2020/09/11	990 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Full Colour 8 pages Special Report	2020/09/11	6 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	08/12/2020	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	07/12/2020	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Brand Positioning	31/01/2021	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Full Colour 8 pages Special Report	8/3/2021	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	07/08/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	20/03/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	28/02/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	27/07/2022	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	07/08/2022	252,20	Single Sourced
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	06/11/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	27/10/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	6/11/2020	756,59	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	12/10/2020	504,40	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	19/08/2020	3 026,40	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bulletin notices	2020/07/08	252,20	Sole supplier
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	22/11/2019	2 752,94	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	04/02/2020	23 183,14	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	15/02/2020	23 183,14	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	25/08/2020	11 127,91	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Isolezwe Main Body	25/02/2021	4 318,34	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Daily News Main Body	25/02/2021	5 246,99	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Publication : Cape Times, The Mercury,	21/05/2020	173 973,15	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	231 328,71	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	50 966,64	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	359 124,30	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	149 988,89	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	23/12/2020	73 600,00	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	23/12/2020	12 650,00	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Class Display	28/02/2021	10 313,66	Single Sourced
Khanya PR and Media	NLC 20 years Legacy Video	13/03/2020	108 560,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Legacy Video	06/05/2020	13 800,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Brand Positioning	01/07/2020	104 554,55	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	10 ECDs NLC Legacy Projects launch	28/09/2020	695 865,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	NLC Branded Notepads	2020/10/09	20 642,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Scam alert posters	2020/10/09	1 897,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	2020/11/11	4 140,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	2020/10/09	1 897,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	2020/04/12	6 210,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	14/12/2020	2 530,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	24/02/2021	22 310,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	18/01/2021	8 510,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	31/03/2021	12 017,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	18/01/2021	15 467,00	Tender
Mandla-Matla Publishing	Tender/Invitation to bid/	21/11/2019	3 245,76	Single Sourced
Media & Broadcasting Consultants	Professional Advisory services	29/07/2020	75 000,00	Single Sourced
Media24	Media Buying	18/11/2019	271 975,00	Single Sourced
Ndabana Media Production	Advertorial on business unusual	18/11/2020	400 000,00	Treasury database
Nolo Communications CC	Translation of NLC posters	2019/09/11	124 800,00	Tender
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	25/06/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	05/07/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	12/07/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	19/07/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review,	26/07/2020	8 740,00	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	22/11/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Polokwane Observer	15/11/2020	4 600,00	Single Sourced
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	12/05/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	12/06/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	10/07/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	2020/12/08	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Online and Social Media Monitoring	14/09/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	29/02/2020	1 362,80	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	31/01/2020	9 980,19	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	14 643,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/4/2021	12 636,40	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	04/5/2021	2 007,46	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	30/10/2020	26 277,50	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	30/11/2020	26 277,50	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	11/12/2020	26 277,50	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	31/01/2021	26 277,50	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Gauteng News Papers :	27/07/2020	159 925,97	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Fees and Disbursement	15/09/2020	722 512,80	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Compilation of Jerusalem Video	2020/10/11	19 550,00	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	HCM Induction video	13/01/2021	108 100,00	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Media Buying	2021/01/24	283 327,49	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Marketing	2021/01/13	108 100,00	Tender
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	17 077,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	165 600,00	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	85 905,00	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	238 308,75	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	409 239,00	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	94 702,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	131 962,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	265 011,70	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	98 583,75	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	105 647,63	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	160 683,75	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	240 016,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	183 971,25	Sole supplier
SABC	Media Buying SA FM	26/02/2021	292 853,25	sole supplier
SABC	Media Buying SA FM	5/3/2021	164 606,40	sole supplier
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Brand Positioning Regulatory Compliance	22/07/2020	160 310,00	Tender
		Total cost	24 536 205.63

2020
1(a)	1(b)	1( c ) Invoice date	1 (d)	2 (a),(b),(c),(d)
Service Provider	Invoice description	Invoice date	Value (Rands)	SCM Process
ABN Publishing	Advertising in Forbes Magazine	2019/11/30	253 000,00	single sourcing
Aganang Community Radio Station	Outside Live Broadcast	2019/07/10	35 000,00	single source
Alfred Nzo Community Radio	Media Buying - Outside Broadcast	2019/01/01	30 000,00	single sourcing
Anzomode	Media Buying North West	2019/05/09	297 275,00	tender
Anzomode	Live Feeds	2019/09/11	68 597,59	tender
Anzomode	Videography & Photography	2019/09/10	252 999,98	tender
Anzomode	NLC Scam alert(Print Media)	2019/11/04	569 387,25	tender
Anzomode	Videography and photography	2019/12/05	252 999,98	tender
Anzomode	Beneficiary Video and Content development	2019/12/09	711 816,08	tender
Anzomode	Video/photography for 16Days Activism	2019/12/13	211 600,00	tender
Anzomode	Video/Photography for Sandton Great Fund	2020/03/24	79 948,00	tender
Back to Basics Media	Design, Layout and Placement of advertorial/ write up Back to basics Magazine	2022/04/17	369 750,00	single source
Back to Basics Media	NLC Brand Positioning Q3 media campaign	2019/11/18	600 000,00	single sourcing
Back to Basics Media	NLC Brand Positioning Q3 media campaign	2019/12/10	250 000,00	single sourcing
Back to Basics Media	NLC Brand Positioning Q3 media campaign	2020/01/10	150 000,00	single sourcing
Back to Basics Media	advertorial	2020/03/20	95 000,00	single sourcing
Be Sure Events Solutions	Print, Supply and delivery of NLC Table cloth	2019/12/02	34 500,00	tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	Brand positioning-Billboard Media Campaign	2019/12/04	1 188 698,16	tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	Closing Call for Applications	2019/12/04	2 158 615,81	tender
Black Moon Advertising	Design & printing of Pro Active Brochure	2019/11/11	13 644,64	single sourcing
Bojanala FM	Live Outside Broadcast	2019/07/17	25 000,00	single source
Cheniwell IMC	Full page Advert in various Newspaper	2019/06/24	173 693,45	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	MEDIA Buying for Call for Applications on Radio and Print Media – Western Cape Province	2019/04/29	330 649,88	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	30 Live Reads	2019/08/11	642 606,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Letter Reds & Branded Doek	2019/08/02	46 988,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	NLC Branded Doek	2019/10/03	44 410,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Community Radio - Scam Alerts Live reads	2019/10/17	400 991,85	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Logo Design	2019/09/13	19 350,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Closing of Applications	2019/11/28	1 515 490,19	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Design & printing of brochures & Flyers	2019/11/17	314 550,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Billboards campaign	2020/03/20	1 809 786,20	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Media Buying – Eastern Cape Province E	2020/03/19	446 532,35	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Media Buying-KwaZulu Natal	2020/03/19	270 598,20	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Provincial Offices branding	2019/05/16	278 745,30	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Office Branding Provincial Office 2019	2019/07/18	20 250,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Office Branding Provincial Office 2019	2019/07/25	176 343,44	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Office Branding Provincial Offices 2019	2019/08/29	188 478,84	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Social media brand awareness campaign	2019/11/13	21 525,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Provincial Offices branding	2019/12/02	94 239,42	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Media Buying-MP	2020/03/12	439 999,19	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	OHS induction video for Human Capital	2020/03/12	193 800,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	NLC Promotional Items	2020/03/19	174 132,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Graphic design work	2019/07/25	27 628,38	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Graphic design work	2019/05/16	4 550,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Media Buying - Mpumalanga Community Media	2019/06/01	331 192,09	tender
Christopher Africa	Artificial Intelligence for social media	2019/12/23	46 000,00	Single sourcing
Entice Communications & Media	Media Campaign Print and Broadcast. Soweto 2 Day	2019/08/30	40 000,00	Single sourcing
Espial Infinity Trading Enterprise	Schweizer Renake Training	2019/10/19	65 000,00	Treasury database
Esvinin Media Solutions	Media Campaign, 4 Pages Advertisement	2019/08/28	68 400,00	Treasury database
Fundudzi Media	Print Media campaign 20 Years	2019/10/21	1 200 000,00	Single sourcing
Fundudzi Media	To communicate the closing of Application	2019/11/18	46 561,20	single sourcing
Fundudzi Media	Print Media Campaign-NLC 20 years	2020/01/27	1 200 000,00	single sourcing
Fundudzi Media	media buying	2020/03/02	69 248,40	single sourcing
Gaming Regulators Africa Forum	NLC Brand positioning opportunity	2019/08/13	150 000,00	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	504,39	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/08/27	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	504,4	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/05/20	1 008,80	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/02/14	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/02/14	504,4	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/02/07	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/01/31	252	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Advert for Bid NLC 2015-12(Panel of Cons	2020/01/31	252,2	sole provider
Independent Newspaper	Media Buying	2019/05/04	19 102,65	single sourcing
Independent Newspaper	Media Buying	2019/05/05	21 419,33	single sourcing
Independent Newspaper	Media Buying	2019/05/29	89 125,00	single sourcing
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Publication Cape Times & Argus	2019/11/16	23 183,14	single source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	2019/05/29	89 125,00	single sourcing
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	2019/05/29	89 125,00	single sourcing
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	20 Years Commemoration	2019/05/19	87 990,52	single sourcing
Inkonjane FM	Outside Broadcast	2019/04/29	13 500,00	single source
Khanya PR & Media Services	Staff Gifts	2022/05/03	390 039,75	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Khanya PR- Provincial Corporate Gifts : O	2019/11/18	33 438,55	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Male branded Ties - Marketing & Communication	2019/11/29	43 909,30	tender
Khanya PR and Media	USBs for Legal Division	2020/01/21	21 129,53	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Notice of Office Relocation – Northern Cape & Eastern Cape	2020/01/30	460 920,00	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Car stickers	2020/03/20	4 600,00	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Media Buying-NC	2020/03/20	227 556,25	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Media Buying-WC	2020/03/20	364 987,00	tender
Khanyisa Newspaper	Advert	2019/08/30	40 000,00	single source
Mahikeng FM Community Radio	Outside Live Broadcast North west office Launch	2019/07/10	40 000,00	single sourcing
Media24	To communicate the closure of Application	2019/11/18	300 274,20	single sourcing
Media24	Scam Alert Publication	2019/10/31	271 975,00	single sourcing
Media24	Open Call for Applications	2020/03/03	221 917,80	single sourcing
Molo Consulting	Design & deliver skills programme for be	2020/03/02	65 000,00	tender
MP's Finest Media	Videography for Handing Over Project	2020/03/13	34 200,00	treasury
MTech Communications	NMD Designer Short Sleeve T shirt	2019/07/22	115 345,74	Treasury database
Naka Media	Advert	2019/09/09	51 000,00	Treasury database
Ndabana Media Production	Advertorial	2019/03/01	430 000,00	single source
Nolorile Trading & Consulting	Digital Secretariat Services 2020	2020/02/28	69 250,00	Treasury database
Nolorile Trading & Consulting	Digital Secretariat Services 2020	2020/03/12	69 310,00	Treasury database
Nolorile Trading & Consulting	Digital Secretariat Services 2020	2020/03/25	352 840,00	tender
Nongoma FM	Outside Broadcast KwaZulu Natal School launch	2019/09/23	40 000,00	single sourcing
North West Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	26 046,72	single source
North West Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	504,4	single source
Novus Group	media monitoring	2020/08/13	10 407,50	tender
Ornico Group Pty Ltd	NLC Media Monitoring	2022/04/16	175 341,35	single source
Phaswana Production	NLC Brand Champion Programme	2019/04/12	385 000,00	Single Source
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring Services	2019/12/31	9 880,19	tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring Services	2019/12/01	8 562,84	tender
Reached Media	NLC Videography	2019/08/22	137 977,00	Treasury database
Roadshow Marketing	Media Buying Northern Cape	2019/05/14	289 557,35	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Marketing Collaterals – Presidential INA	2019/05/28	989 460,00	tender
Roadshow Marketing	702 Walk the Talk	2019/07/29	164 244,31	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Branded Unilsex Rubber Bracelet	2019/07/16	84 599,75	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Preparation for 2020/2021 Focus areas: Broadcast Media	2019/10/30	655 172,39	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Dairies for 2020/21 financial year	2019/10/16	204 096,94	tender
Rosette Trading Enterprise	Design & deliver skills programme in KwaZulu Natal	2019/09/25	300 000,00	tender
SABC	Outside Broadcast	2019/04/30	264 500,00	single source
Sapphire Media 360	Media Buying	2019/08/30	1 388 625,00	single sourcing
Sedibu General Trading and Projects	Advert	2019/09/03	56 000,00	Treasury database
SABC	SA FM	2019/08/31	183 712,50	single sourcing
SABC	Local Programme	2019/08/31	386 684,95	single sourcing
SABC	SABC 2 Local Programme	2019/09/30	386 684,95	single sourcing
SABC	SABC 2 Local Programme	2019/10/04	386 684,95	single sourcing
SABC	SABC 2 Local Programme	2019/11/30	386 660,65	tender
SABC	Media Campaign to Communicate the Closing	2019/11/30	732 780,00	single sourcing
SABC	Placement of NLC Videos	2019-11-31	1 587 000,00	single sourcing
SABC	media buying	2020/04/06	8 625,00	single sourcing
Sowetan	Open call for Application	2020/03/03	95 440,80	single sourcing
Stokvel Media	Advert	2019/08/19	56 000,00	Treasury database
Tau Ya Phoka	NLC Photo and Video Archives Northern Cape	2019/06/13	141 833,34	tender
Tau Ya phoka	Brochures Including Cover- Getting to know NLC	2019/07/02	153 000,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Gauteng and Limpopo	2019/08/04	17 468,50	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Mpumalanga Province	2019/04/24	27 150,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Mpumalanga Province	2019/04/24	141 833,34	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Free State Province	2019/06/05	141 833,34	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Western Cape	2010/06/04	310 000,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives KZN & North West	2019/07/22	230 183,30	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Brochures	2019/07/15	100 000,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Promotional materials(Banners)	2019/10/04	470 925,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Promotional materials(Banners)	2020/01/21	235 462,50	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying-Limpopo	2020/03/18	222 500,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying for Call for Applications	2020/03/18	197 225,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying-Limpopo	2020/03/18	222 500,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying – Free State Provinces	2020/03/18	235 462,50	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying – Free State Provinces	2020/03/18	197 225,00	tender
The Media List	Annual Subscription to Media List	2019/03/19	9 450,00	single sourcing
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	314 799,85	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	314 799,85	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/02	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/02	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	Scam Alert Publication	2019/10/13	840 213,00	single sourcing
Tiso BlackStar Group	National Lotteries publication of EC O	2019/07/04	6 272,10	single source
Tiso BlackStar Group	National Lotteries publication of EC O	2019/07/04	7 203,60	single source
Tiso BlackStar Group	To communicate the closing of Application	2019/11/18	78 568,00	single sourcing
Travel With Flair	Collateral & 3rd Party payment for Walk	2019/05/24	614,52	tender
WritersBloc	Provide media Event Support	2019/04/19	410 000,00	sole supplier
Zululand FM 97.0	Outside Broadcast	2019/09/20	50 000,00	single sourcing
		Closing Balance	37 252 015,82”

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Reply:

1. the dtic does not have any reported corruption cases that have been closed due to the inability to locate key witnesses.

2. the dtic recognises fraud prevention as an integral part of strategic management. the dtic is committed to the elimination of fraud and strives towards maintaining and implementing the highest standard of prevention and detection. the dtic prevents fraud through implementing the following strategies:

a) Prevention Strategy –

1. the dtic has implemented a fraud and corruption email hotline address [email protected] which is on the dtic’s website.
2. Fraud Awareness Training: Employees in the department and provided with Fraud prevention training.
3. Assessment of Fraud Risks: The Office of the Chief Risk Officer (OCRO) within the dtic, conducts annual risk assessments to identify potential fraud risks based on the risk profile of the Department.
4. Internal Control: Internal controls are the first line of defence against fraud and are essential elements in the overall anti-fraud prevention strategy. the dtic promotes an internal control culture through the mapping of business processes to ensure that controls are built in, regular communication on ethics and ethical behaviour in the performance of daily activities, implementation of additional controls to prevent any fraud risks, and forensic investigations where required.
5. Pre-Employment Screening: Screening is an effective means of preventing fraud such as falsifying qualifications or employment history, as well as previous criminal convictions for offences.
6. Disclosure of interests: All staff members are required to disclose their financial interests on an annual basis. Failure to disclose fully incurs disciplinary action.
7. Approval of Other Remunerative Work Outside Public Service: All staff are reminded, via regular communications and newsflashes, to obtain prior written approval of other remunerative work outside the Public Service in terms of Section 30(1) of the Public Service Act. Failure to obtain such approval incurs disciplinary action.
8. Reviewing systems and procedures: When fraud is detected it is referred to the dtic’s Internal Audit unit for an investigation and recommendation of action. the dtic re-assesses the adequacy of the internal control environment and actively plans and implements improvements where required. The instances of fraud are received either through the whistle blowers hotline, National Anti-Corruption hotline or by management.
9. Whistle Blowers protection: Individuals are encouraged to come forward with any information without fear of victimisation as the dtic has institutionalised the protection afforded to whistle blowers by the Protected Disclosures Act by approving its own Whistle Blowing Policy.

(b) Detection Strategy: Despite the existence of fraud prevention programmes, fraud may still occur. An anti-fraud reporting facility via the Presidential hotline and Whistle Blower’s line complements and underpins the commitment of the dtic to fighting fraud.

(c) Response Strategy -

• 1. Disciplinary Action: Subsequent to a full investigation, the dtic takes disciplinary action in all cases where warranted. Any member of staff found guilty of dishonesty or fraud will be considered to have committed a serious disciplinary offence and will be dismissed.
  2. Recovery of money or property lost through fraud: the dtic will actively pursue the recovery of money or property lost through fraud and will refer the matter for criminal prosecution.

(d) Forensic Investigation -

1. In the event that fraud is detected or suspected, the matter is fully investigated by Internal Audit Forensic Investigators.
2. All fraud cases are tabled, discussed and monitored at the Pre-Risk Committee.
3. All fraud cases are referred to SAPS for further prosecution.
4. The findings of the SIU investigation of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), have been prioritised and is being addressed as recommended in the SIU report. In addition, a fraud and corruption hotline has been created and placed on the NLC website to enable anonymous reporting by the public, of fraud and corruption at the NLC. This hotline is managed by the dtic, independently from the NLC.

(e) Anti-Corruption Unit and measures in progress: An Anti-Corruption unit within the dtic is in the process of being capacitated with the objective of intense focus on anti-fraud and corruption initiatives and measures across the dtic group, inclusive of all public entities reporting into the dtic.

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Mr Ebrahim Patel

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

Date: ….../….../ 2022

Approved/Not Approved

Reply:

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) is focused on supporting domestic businesses and foreign and domestic investors.

This support includes the conceptualisation and implementation of sectoral Masterplans by Government, Business and organised Labour. the dtic’s interventions include the provision of globally competitive financial and non-financial incentives; support for localisation through targeted private and public procurement interventions; careful use of trade policy measures to support investment in the industrial sector; measures in the competition policy space which encourage investment and localisation; and unblocking activities to assist investors to navigate South Africa’s regulatory environment as efficiently as possible. These efforts bear fruit with new investments publicly launched in the first six months of this financial year valued at R26, 9 billion and R329 billion worth of manufactured goods were exported in the same period

In common with its key trading partners, South Africa is experiencing a rise in inflation. Supply-chain disruptions experienced during the COVID-19 outbreak, the impact of generous fiscal packages in large economies, and the effect that the war in the Ukraine has had on both the energy and food value-chains, all contribute to inflationary pressures. Rising inflation affects the poor in South Africa disproportionately since food purchases account for a relatively large proportion of these consumers’ monthly expenditure. Consequently, the dtic seeks to strike a careful balance when taking policy or programme decisions which support industrialisation and which may have an impact on poor consumers. In some cases, a trade-off is required and the Department considers all relevant factors in taking such decisions.

Industrialisation increases South Africa’s ability to manufacture a range of products and this ability often mitigates or reduces inflation, especially when global prices for a particular product are rising or when international value-chains are disrupted. The dtic responds to this need and the value of approvals in more than 300 projects approved by the dtic, IDC and NEF amounted to R12,6 billion in incentives disbursed in the first six months of the financial year. Projects are located in 23 of the 52 municipalities. 11 of these are from largely rural districts. Localisation is driven by the steel industry with contribution from motor vehicle parts, renewable energy components and poultry.

I draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the efforts by both the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance, dealing with greylisting.

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Reply:

South Africa’s official statistical agency is Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) and it is responsible for calculating South Africa’s national gross domestic product (GDP). I am advised that StatsSA does not publish data in the form requested by the Honourable Member.

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Reply:

I have been furnished with the information that follows, by the management of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC):

The SMME Crisis Partnership Fund is managed by an independent Fund Manager, that being the SASME Fund.

As an investor in the fund, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) participates in a governance framework that has been put in place to protect the fund against corruption and wasteful expenditure. This consists of:

• Advisory Board

• Investment Committee

• IDC Oversight

• Reporting and Audit

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is comprised of members appointed by the Investors. These members are independent in that they are not employees of the Fund Manager. The Advisory Board ensures that the Fund’s Guidelines, Policies and Procedures are adhered to. The Fund Manager may raise reasonable objections to the appointment of a prospective candidate e.g., reputational, or legal (criminal/fraud). The rights and responsibilities of the Advisory Board are to:

1. approve any variations or waivers to the Fund Guidelines.
2. approve increases to prudential limits on investments where specifically allowed in the Fund’s guidelines.
3. advise on any governance issues that may arise in the Fund.
4. review all expenses of the Fund.
5. approve the appointment/replacement of the Fund’s Auditor.
6. review bank statements of the Fund.
7. review the annual valuations of investments, and to the extent that there is any dispute in respect of a valuation refer the issue to a recognised expert for final determination.
8. to resolve any material conflict of interest between the Fund Manager and the Investors or the investors themselves arising from a Fund transaction.

Investment Committee

The Investment Committees key role is to:

1. Approve or decline investments or exits from investments.
2. Monitor and report to Investors the performance of the investments.
3. Approve third party expenses to be borne by the Investors in respect of investments or exits.
4. Ensure that the Fund manager implements the Investment Policy of the Fund as negotiated with Investors.

The committee is established and hosted by the Fund Manager. The Investment Committee members are individuals independent from the Fund Manager who possess the requisite industry, technical and financial skills to make investment decisions in accordance with the investment mandate and terms of the Fund.

IDC Oversight

IDC ensure appropriate oversight of the fund through representation on the Advisory Board and the Investment Committee. IDC has appointed senior staff who possess the requisite experience in respect of deal assessment, development finance and township sector knowledge to sit on these committees.

In addition, the IDC has a senior person responsible for constant oversight of the Fund and the Fund Manager.

Payments to the fund by the IDC are made as the fund invests in the SMMEs and not in a single lump sum. To effect disbursement of monies to the Fund, the Fund Manager must provide to the IDC the minutes of the Fund’s IC meetings showing which applicants have been approved for investment and the value of the investment.

Reporting and Audit

The fund manager is required to:

1. Provide monthly reports to IDC on the performance of the Fund within 7 days after each month-end. The report will cover but not be limited to relevant fund performance indicators including approvals, cancellations disbursements, impairments, distressed investees, realised and projected financial returns and latest valuation of the Fund (and each of its underlying investments); number of jobs created/ saved, the number and value of investments to black owned investees.
2. provide management accounts of the Fund and the Fund Manager to IDC on a quarterly basis within 30 days after each quarter-end.
3. provide the IDC with audited annual financial statements of the Fund and Fund Manager within 6 months after its year-end.

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Reply:

No trade agreements were signed at the recent South Africa-Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting held in Pretoria on 3-4 October 2022.

The JEC was convened inter alia in order to prepare the work for the planned State Visit to Saudi Arabia subsequently undertaken by President Ramaphosa on 15-16 October 2022, at which several economic cooperation agreements were signed. The JEC was therefore a useful clearing-house and opportunity to identify the status of negotiations on such proposed agreements.

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Reply:

The One-Stop Shop is part of Government’s services to improve the investment climate and make it easier to operate a business in South Africa.

To this end the One-Stop Shop provides an investment facilitation service, at the National One-Stop and the three (3) Provincial in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape.

This consists of support with respect to:

• pre investment (information and advisory) services to investors
• set up (roll out and implementation) and
• post investment services.

The role of the One-Stop Shop is to support new investments, expansions and retention of investment through assisting investors. Examples of the type of support rendered to foreign investors include support with:

• addressing challenges at local government level
• environment impact licenses
• water usage licenses
• construction permits
• electricity connections
• information to facilitate compliance with standards
• port clearances and
• work visas for managers and investors

Investment cuts across the three (3) sphere of Government (National, Provincial and Local) and Government agencies and InvestSa thus work with these various entities.

The One-Stop Shop provides an investment facilitation service throughout the investment life cycle journey in South Africa. The One-Stop Shop facilitates investment projects to be implemented and operationalised so that production plants and services can start, thereby creating new jobs and retaining jobs.

Recent examples include facilitating visas and electricity connections for Ford’s $1 billion new production line at the Tshwane Special Economic Zone (SEZ); as well visas for P&G and technical engagements with the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) for industrial products.

The quarterly reports of the Department submitted to Parliament, provides additional information on the successes of InvestSA.

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Reply:

All the appointments of personnel in public sector positions are made in accordance with relevant legislation. No structure outside of those prescribed in legislation can determine the deployment of personnel in public sector positions. Where the legislation requires me to make an appointment, I apply myself to the requirements of the entity concerned, the legislative prescripts and the merits of candidates for the positions.

As part of building a capable state, I make all reasonable efforts to strengthen the skills mix in those public sector appointments within my remit. I therefore consider carefully the suitability of candidates on the information available to me and the need to have a diverse set of skills and experiences on an entity’s board.

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Reply:

A large number of public comments were received by the due date and a few stakeholders requested additional time and were granted a short extension. Comments ranged from pro-forma views in favour or against the proposals; to substantive submissions that engaged specifically with the policy, legal or economic aspects of the proposals. These comments are currently being evaluated and considered by the Ministry.

Copies of submissions are not normally made available to the public or to Members of Parliament, as respondents to a request for comment did not make representations in anticipation that their comments would be made available to the public.

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Reply:

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) regularly provides documents for public and stakeholder comment as feedback can assist to strengthen policy documents.

Section 195(1)(e) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), prescribes that Public administration must be governed by the democratic values and principles enshrined in the Constitution, including the principle that the people’s needs must be responded to, and the public must be encouraged to participate in policy-making.

Copies of the dtic Policy documents are available on the Department website: www.thedtic.gov.za.

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Reply:

The CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has advised me that the following total production volumes were achieved for the 10 year period from 2013-2022:

• Phosphate rock: 18 860 000 tons (on average 73% of capacity)
• Mono-ammonium phosphate 2 678 000 tons (on average 59% of capacity).

The Mine and acid plant had not been operating at full capacity for a number of years. Improvements to the infrastructure, power supply and additional technical capacity is required to improve production and capacity utilisation. The IDC has regularly engaged the Foskor leadership to improve operational performance and works with Transnet on logistics and Eskom on the energy related issues.

Following operational improvements made and favourable market conditions, a projected improvement in output for the current financial year is expected to increase capacity utilisation at the mine to 95% and a substantial improvement at the plant.

The IDC is the majority shareholder in Foskor, holding 59% of the Foskor shares. The IDC does consider potential Strategic Equity Partners for businesses that it is involved in.

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Reply:

InvestSA reports on metrics outlined in the dtic’s Annual Performance Plan, which sets out the key actions to be undertaken. By acting as a facilitator in the business eco-system, Invest SA plays a role in companies investing and expanding. The outcomes are in turn reported on as set out below.

The following six examples as outlined in the dtic Annual Report presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, provides tangible evidence of targets being attained:

• R176 billion-investment pipeline.
• 642 investor consultations for rapid implementation
• Assisted with the evaluation of 305 visa recommendations for technical experts of various companies
• 54 ease of doing business engagements i.e., Technical Working Groups, Business meetings , Stakeholder engagements
• 179 intra-company transfers, critical skills and permanent residency visas facilitated.

There are several more examples of outcomes achieved by Invest South Africa and I will report on some of these to the Portfolio Committee when reporting on the department’s quarter 1 and quarter 2 performance for this financial year.

Reports are generated internally through the branch in cooperation with other branches such as the Economic Research and Policy Branch in the Department.

Reports are generated internally and there are no costs involved.

Quarterly reports are compiled by Invest SA based on reports submitted by companies.

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Reply:

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) informs me that it uses standard industrial classification codes (SIC) that does not include the level of detail set out in the question. For example, if a company’s business is in the computer industry, it will be classified as Information and Communication Technology and will not be specific as to whether that entails Artificial Intelligence or Robotics etc. The Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008), did away with the concept of primary business being contained in a Companies Memorandum of Incorporation and made same general.

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Reply:

The IDC has approved R14,4 billion of funding in the Foundry and/or mini mill industry since FY 2010, in the following forms: industrial loans of R5,99 billion, equity of R8,44 billion and grants of R4m.

In addition, the IDC provided guarantees of R5,5 billion to companies in the sector.

A supplementary reply will be submitted shortly, with additional information.

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with a response to the question.

It provides a list of law firms. I have requested that additional details be provided in respect of the specific matters covered in each of the specific briefs given to each law firm. Attention is also drawn to the reply to Parliamentary Question 606.

The reply of the NLC is attached hereto. A supplementary reply will be tabled if warranted, once the further information I have requested has been received.

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Reply:

1. The South African Government is mandated to effect redress in the interests of equity, as embodied in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act no. 108 of 1996). The Constitution, 1996 laid the foundation for a coherent and an inclusive economy of all its citizens. Section 9 of the Bill of Rights, in the Constitution, promotes equality in all facets of life, inclusive of the economy. An inclusive economy will only be possible if the South African economy builds on the full potential of all persons and communities across the length and breadth of our Country.

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003), as amended, defines ‘broad-based black economic empowerment’ as: “the viable economic empowerment of all black people, in particular women, workers, youth, people with disabilities and people living in rural areas, through diverse but integrated socio-economic strategies that include, but are not limited to -

(a) increasing the number of black people that manage, own and control enterprises and productive assets;

(b) facilitating ownership and management of enterprises and productive assets by communities, workers, co-operatives and other collective enterprises;

(c) human resource and skills development;

(d) achieving equitable representation in all occupational categories and levels in the workforce;

(e) preferential procurement from enterprises that are owned or managed by black people; and

(f) investment in enterprises that are owned or managed by black people”.

(2) The introduction of ‘broad-based’ criteria is intended to ensure that the impact of policy is not confined to opportunities only for black entrepreneurs. The impact of policy on living standards (including persons living in poverty) and on employment (measured by the quality and quantity of jobs), are therefore also relevant.

A number of broad-based investment vehicles addresses socio-economic development matters such as

• provision of bursaries to students, which assist with increasing employability of the individuals and helps to grow the pool of skills that can drive higher growth, and thus higher incomes and jobs numbers
• rolling out of education support (eg teaching of numeracy at primary schools), laying the basis for better technical skills
• health-care services (such as HIV-Aids education) to discourage risky behaviour and stigmatising HIV positive persons
• rural development which assists with sustainable livelihoods
• job creation schemes and
• measures to improve living standards for members of communities.

The Department is currently undertaking research that can assist to quantify the impact of broad-based BEE policies on the above.

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with a response to the question.

It provides a list of various parties litigated against and legal fees for litigation. I have requested that additional details be provided in respect of the specific matters covered in the legal briefs.

For the supplementary reply on legal costs, I am requesting that the NLC compiles a record of the following:

1. Total legal and consultancy costs of the various matters involving the Ministry, including but not limited to:

• Litigation on the appointment of acting chairperson
• Litigation on disclosure of information and appointment of forensic investigators,
• Litigation on appointment of board
• legal or consultancy advice sought on power of Minister or the dtic in relation to the Board, including its removal
• legal or consultancy advice sought on the disclosure of beneficiary information
• legal or consultancy advice sought on the appointment of the forensic firm by the dtic; and the appointment of the SIU by the President
• media consultancy or lobbying costs involving matters relating to the Ministry or the dtic
• legal or consultancy cost in relation to disciplinary proceedings commenced by the Minister against members of the Board

2. Total legal and consultancy costs of the various matters involving any member of parliament

3. Total legal and consultancy costs of the various matters involving any journalist or media house or SANEF.

The new Board is currently reviewing the legal costs of the NLC. I will request the Board to consider that the review should cover whether legal costs of the extent covered in the reply below is justified; and to adjust the future NLC Budgets based on the outcome of the review.

In respect of the legal department of the NLC, I will be requesting the Board to commission a review of the work actually done by the Unit and each specific member of the Unit and to evaluate the outcome of such review.

The NLC advises as follows in respect of the questions:

“(1) The matters initiated by the NLC constituted 25% of litigation matters pursuant to section 10(3) of the Lotteries Act, 1997 (Act No. 57 of 1997).

(1)(a) List of all the parties litigated against:

• NLC / Boitumelo Mafonjo
• NLC / Yanga Mvakwa
• NLC / Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition
• NLC / Ithuba Holdings & 2 Others

(1)(b) Matters instituted against the NLC by current and/ or former staff:

• Mzukisi Makatse / NLC
• Tshililo Ndonyane / NLC
• Khomotso Aphae / NLC
• Sello Qhina / NLC
• NUPSAW obo Members / NLC
• Ithuba Holdings / Lotto Star & Others
• Katleho Malatsi / NLC & 4 Others
• Phillemon Letwaba / NLC & SKX

(2)(a)&(b) The Legal and Investigation Services Division, comprises of a staff complement of seven (7) employees - structured as follows:

 

a) Position	b) Duties
1 x Executive Manager: Legal	The incumbent is responsible for strategic legal direction and the effective and efficient management of the Legal and Investigations Division. The incumbent oversees the Commission’s legal compliance and management of legal risks, fraud risks as well as contractual risks. Provides legal support and advisory services to the NLC and the NLC Board in executing its functions as per the Commission’s enabling legislation. Ensures safe and adequate whistleblowing arrangements are in place.
1 x Legal Manager	The incumbent provides operational and credible legal advice to all Commission’s divisions to ensure that legal challenges are avoided, and legal and fraud risks are mitigated. Ensures the efficacy of legislation, practical implementation of all legislative prescripts and manage litigation when it arises whilst anticipating and acting against legal risks facing the Commission and provide general legal support to the Commission. Ensures that all investigations are conducted in an independent, objective and credible manner. Manages the whistleblowing arrangements.
1 x Legal Specialist	Provision of general legal advice, legal and advisory support to the Commission. Conduction of education and awareness interventions and drafting of all contracts of the Commission. Monitoring and reporting of divisional risks (monthly & quarterly reporting).
1 x Senior Legal and Forensic Specialist	The incumbent investigates all fraud and corruption and any other activities that undermine the Commission’s regulatory and grant making mandate in order to ensure prosecution/civil recovery and associated disciplinary action / relevant consequence management. Monitors trends of impropriety and flags it for the respective divisions. Conducts fraud education and awareness as well as alerts to NLC stakeholders. Identifies and reports control weaknesses to appropriate management and identifying areas within the Commission. Collaborative engagements with law enforcement agencies for when there is alleged or actual acts of impropriety.
1 x Forensic Officer	The Forensic Officer is responsible for investigating all allegations of fraud and corruption. Conduction of education and awareness relating to fraud and trends. Reports cases to law enforcement agencies. Drafts investigation reports.
1 x Administrative Assistant	Renders administrative support to the Commission’s investigation unit.
1 x Executive Assistant	Incumbent is responsible for providing secretarial, clerical, administrative support and general office duties in order to ensure that services in the Legal Services Division are provided in an effective and efficient manner.”

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Reply:

The CEO of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has furnished me with a detailed reply, which disputes the version apparently put to the Honourable Member.

In the reply, the CEO advises that the NEF “discussed the investment opportunity with the client to prepare the investment report and potential investment terms. Some key challenges arose during the due diligence stage of the application. Consequentially, in terms of due process, the application did not proceed to the Investment Committee of the NEF for final approval. A solution is being explored with the seller to address the outstanding information required to finalise the due diligence process and to ensure that the rights of all parties are protected. The opportunity is still available, and the seller is willing to work with the NEF to find a solution to the impasse emanating from his past reluctance to share the required information.”

I will be happy to arrange a discussion between the Honourable member and the NEF to provide more details.

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Reply:

South Africa’s infrastructure is being stripped at an unprecedented rate with a substantially negative impact on government, citizens and the economy. The objective of the proposed measures (which include prohibition on scrap metal) is likely to lead to a material reduction in the theft of metal from the country's infrastructure. The details setting out the rationale for and proposed modalities of such restriction, were published in the Government Gazette for public comment.

Over the past decade research has pointed to 26 developing and developed countries (the latter including the European Union) who have imposed different forms of restrictions on the export of scrap metal for a variety of reasons, including environmental reasons or to ensure domestic supply. Some countries have imposed export restrictions on scrap metal to curb criminality and the destruction of infrastructure.

Government has consulted with external lawyers regarding the legality of the proposed measures and believe them to be compliant with international trade obligations.

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Reply:

1. The sale by the IDC of shares that it holds in a company is based on a number of considerations, including whether such sale is warranted given the IDC strategic mandate. The discussions between the IDC and the investor covered matters that are covered by the IDC mandate, including working capital commitments, market access commitments including on exports, transformation, incorporation of minority protection rights and development of industrial opportunities in South Africa, including in green technologies. The shareholder representative supported the approach of the IDC in respect of securing appropriate terms on these matters that would further the IDC mandate.
2. We are advised by the IDC that the prospective buyer cited their reason for withdrawing from the deal as the weakening global economic conditions, which have led them as a company to reconsider their investment decisions.

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Reply:

A directive for all departmental senior managers (SMS members) to return to office was issued on 26 and 27 January 2022. The Department of Public Service and Administration issued a directive for all government officials to return to office with effect from 1 July 2022. This directive was communicated to the dtic officials on the same day.

I have been advised that a snap survey was conducted in early September 2022 which the Department says indicated that that six employees out of a total staff complement of 1 197 were working remotely. Five officials submitted medical certificates to support their request to work remotely and one person was incapacitated due to a motor vehicle accident. Subject to their medical condition, three officials will return within the next four months, whereas the remaining three are undergoing continuous assessment to determine when they are able to return.

I have asked the Department to prepare a further review of attendance to ensure that there is compliance with the policies and that attendance information is correctly reflected.

(2) No statement on this matter will be made as the information is provided above.

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with the following response to the question:

“The Corporate Services was disbanded in June 2017, therefore the position of Executive: Corporate Services ceased to exist.

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2019/2020 (aa)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b) Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c) Travel Allowance R'000	(d)Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Total R'000
i) Company Secretary	1 581	228	-	48	275	2 132
ii) Executive: Corporate Services	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2020/2021 (bb)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b) Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c) Travel Allowance R'000	(d) Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Total R'000
i) Company Secretary	1 607	232	-	48	611	2 498
ii) Executive: Corporate Services	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2021/2022 (cc)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b)Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c)Travel Allowance R'000	(d)Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Other Allowances	Total 2022
i) Company Secretary	1 980	305	-	48	638	247	3 218
ii) Executive: Corporate Services	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a”

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with the following response to the question:

“FINANCIAL YEAR: 2019/2020 (aa)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b) Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c) Travel Allowance R'000	(d)Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Total R'000
(i) Chief Information Officer	2 410	365	120	48	440	3 383
(ii) Executive Manager: Regulatory Compliance	1 995	-	156	48	333	2 532

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2020/2021 (bb)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b) Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c) Travel Allowance R'000	(d) Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Total R'000
(i) Chief Information Officer	1 731	250	-	48	655	2 684
(ii) Executive Manager: Regulatory Compliance	2 031	40	156	48	738	3013

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2021/2022 (cc)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b)Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c)Travel Allowance R'000	(d)Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Other Allowances	Total 2022
(i) Chief Information Officer	2 395	543	120	48	977	327	4 410
(ii) Executive Manager: Regulatory Compliance	2 233	-	156	48	771	32	3 240

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Reply:

The CEO of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has furnished me with a detailed reply, which disputes the version apparently put to the Honourable Member.

In the reply, the CEO advises that the NEF “relied on the letter of intent to conduct due diligence with the anticipation that Fairplay Hardware would issue a final binding contract prior to presenting the application to the NEF’s Investment Committee for final approval.”

I will be happy to arrange a discussion between the Honourable member and the NEF to provide more details.

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with the following response to the question

“The position of Senior Executive: Grant Funding ceased to exist in April 2017 and was replaced by position of Chief Operations Officer.

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2019/2020 (aa)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b) Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c) Travel Allowance R'000	(d)Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Total R'000
(i) Chief Financial Officer	1 703	245	-	48	296	2 292

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2020/2021 (bb)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b) Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c) Travel Allowance R'000	(d) Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Total R'000
(i) Chief Financial Officer	1 731	250	-	48	655	2 684

FINANCIAL YEAR: 2021/2022 (cc)

Executives	(a) Basic R'000	(b)Provident Fund and Risk Benefit Contributions R'000	(c)Travel Allowance R'000	(d)Cellphone Allowance R'000	(e)Performance Bonus R'000	Other Allowances	Total 2022
(i) Chief Financial Officer	2 116	326	-	48	687	104	3 281

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with the following response to the question. It should be noted that the sums paid out are currently the subject of evaluation and an investigation. Where any wrongdoing is found to have been committed, firm action will be taken.

a) Basic Salary

DESIGNATION	(aa) 2019/20	(bb) 2020/21	(cc) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
i. Commissioner	3 032	3 085	3 384
ii. Chief Operations Officer	2 422	2 465	465

b) Provident Fund

DESIGNATION	(aa) 2019/20	(bb) 2020/21	(cc) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
i. Commissioner	59	60
ii. Chief Operations Officer	367	373	398

c) Travel Allowance

DESIGNATION	(aa) 2019/20	(bb) 2020/21	(cc) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
i. Commissioner	144	144	133
ii. Chief Operations Officer	120	120	120

d) Cell Phone Allowance

DESIGNATION	(aa) 2019/20	(bb) 2020/21	(cc) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
(i) Commissioner	-	-	-
(ii) Chief Operations Officer	48	48	48

e) Performance Bonus

The Performance Bonus is determined and paid out in terms of the Performance Management and Short-term Incentive Policies. Bonus amounts disclosed in the Annual Financial Statements are actual bonus payments for the prior financial year as bonuses are paid one year in arrears. The 2019/20 bonuses were paid in October 2020 which was during the 2020/21 financial year. The amounts are disclosed at gross amounts prior to deduction of Pay as You Earn (PAYE).

(i), (ii)

DESIGNATION	(aa) 2019/20	(bb) 2020/21	(cc) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
Commissioner	500	250	*354
Chief Operations Officer	442	976	# 0

* Provisioned amount pending outcome of Audit of Performance Objectives

# Not eligible for participation in accordance with the NLC’s Performance Management and Short-Term Incentive

Policies Short-Term Incentive Policy

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Reply:

The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me with the following response to the question, for the period to the end of the 2021/22 financial year.

a) Board Fees

BOARD MEMBER	i) 2019/20	ii) 2020/21	iii) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
Prof NA Nevhutanda	1 572	996	-
Adv. WE Huma	946	979	329
Prof YN Gordhan	1 106	1 133	1 755
Dr MA Madzivhandila	1 111	1 117	1 524
Ms DLT Dondur	1 066	1 210	1 853
* Ms Z Brown	-	-	-
Dr CR Lubisi	-	-	15
Ms BD Ferguson	-	-	24
Ms PK Mvulane	-	-	28
Mr W Hofmeyr	-	-	24

* Ms Brown is Minister’s designate to the Board, employed in the public service, therefore not eligible for Board emoluments.

b) Provident Fund

Board members are not staff of the Commission, therefore not eligible for Provident Fund benefit.

c) Travel Allowance

BOARD MEMBER	i) 2019/20	ii) 2020/21	iii) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
Prof NA Nevhutanda	442	10	-
Adv. WE Huma	159	9	-
Prof YN Gordhan	312	5	-
Dr MA Madzivhandila	234	22	40
Ms DLT Dondur	298	6	-
* Ms Z Brown	-	-	-
Dr CR Lubisi	-	-	1
Ms BD Ferguson	-	-	11
Ms PK Mvulane	-	-	5
Mr W Hofmeyr	-	-	-

* Ms Brown is Minister’s Representative employed in the public service therefore not eligible for Board emoluments

d) Cell Phone Allowance

BOARD MEMBER	i) n2019/20	ii) 2020/21	iii) 2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
Prof NA Nevhutanda	21	41	-
Adv. WE Huma	14	55	9
Prof YN Gordhan	14	55	55
Dr MA Madzivhandila	14	55	46
Ms DLT Dondur	14	55	55
* Ms Z Brown	-	-	-
Dr CR Lubisi	-	-	-
Ms BD Ferguson	-	-	-
Ms PK Mvulane	-	-	-
Mr W Hofmeyr	-	-	-

* Ms Brown is Minister’s Representative employed in the public service therefore not eligible for Board emoluments

e) (i),(ii),(iii)

Performance Bonus

Board members are not staff of the Commission, therefore not eligible for Performance Bonus.

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Reply:

The previous Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), had furnished me with the following response to the questions:

1. The Board members earned meeting fees for bid evaluations as detailed under Question 3.

2. What number of meetings did each board member attend during the last bid evaluation which resulted in Ithuba being awarded the lottery operator licence?

BOARD MEMBER	2013/14	2014/15
	No of Meetings	No of Meetings
Prof NA Nevhutanda	-	15
Adv. JC Weapond	23	15
Prof G Reddy	8	15
Ms M Mokoka	14	15
Ms TS Kekana	-	19
Ms NEP Loyilane	-	14

3. (a) Name of each board member who was involved and (b) total amount that each member earned during the previous licence adjudication.

BOARD MEMBER	2013/14	2014/15
	R’000	R’000
Prof NA Nevhutanda	-	228
Adv JC Weapond	167	114
Prof G Reddy	10	88
Ms M Mokoka	45	112
Ms TS Kekana	-	76
Ms NEP Loyilane	-	121

4. Previous and/or current board members earned to date for attending meetings and/or other tasks related to the current adjudication for the new licence due to be awarded in 2023.

BOARD MEMBER	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
	R’000	R’000	R’000
Prof NA Nevhutanda	389	-	-
Adv. WE Huma	348	-	-
Prof YN Gordhan	361	114.11	-
Dr MA Madzivhandila	393	75.65	-
Ms DLT Dondur	436	108.92	-

5. The budget allocated for Board emoluments for member’s role in adjudicating amounts to R4, 594,015.00.

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Reply:

I have been furnished with the attached reply to the question submitted, by the Acting Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission.

 

 

 

Reply:

I have been furnished with the attached reply to the question submitted by the Acting Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission.

Reply:

I have been furnished with the attached reply to the question submitted by the Acting Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission.

 

 

Reply:

1. I am advised that the proposed specifications were published for public comment and that the dtic has considered the comments and is currently finalizing the publication of the Compulsory Specification for Performance of general service lamps (VC 9109); and the Safety of general service lamps (VC 9110).

The new specifications are expected to be published in the Government Gazette by September 2022.

2. The Department does not table technical regulations/compulsory specifications at the National Assembly prior to implementation. The matter is regulated by section 13(1) of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008) which prescribes the process for finalizing regulations. The Honourable Member is encouraged to provide any submission on the matter to the Department within the next two weeks. Although the deadline for public comment has passed, I will request the Department to take these into account prior to submitting their final report to me. the dtic and the technical agencies would be subject to oversight by the National Assembly through the Portfolio Committee in relation to the work they have undertaken.

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Reply:

The IDC provides funding for companies based on the mandate to industrialise the economy and support broadening the base of the economy. A number of IDC investments are successful whilst some projects fail, for a range of reasons. These reasons may include changes in market conditions resulting in changes in either demand or costs, failure by investors to adhere to their commitments and counter-party challenges.

As a development finance institution, the IDC will normally take a higher risk profile than commercial banks.

The IDC publishes information in its annual reports on loans and equity approvals or disbursements that it makes and the level of impairment to its book, which includes amounts written off. In a number of cases, the IDC pursues recovery of funds where there is a legal basis for doing so, for example, that an investor has applied the funds for purposes different to what is in the funding agreement.

I have requested the IDC to review a number of its transactions in East London with a view to identifying common or unique reasons for investment projects failing or succeeding and will provide the Honourable Member with a supplementary reply on conclusion of the study, citing specific project details as appropriate.

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