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(1) Yes, R356 309.84 was spent in 2007
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- QUESTION 900
(1) Yes, R356 309.84 was spent in 2007.(2) Yes.
(ii) PeaceForce Security: R 161 709.84 for 1 year (3) The Cape Town and Johannesburg Forensic Chemistry Laboratories are a relative small institution and it is more cost effective to outsource the service than to render it in-house. QUESTION NO 899 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 30 MAY 2008: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 15-2008 "899. Mr J H van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: (1) Whether the Northern Flagship Institution has decided to change its name; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether any consultants were appointed to investigate the name change; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the name change is being implemented; if so, what (a) is the total financial cost involved in this name change and (b) are the further relevant details?" NW1592E REPLY: (1) The Northern Flagship Institution decided to change its name in 2004. The process involved consultation with staff and Council members. Once the process was completed, the proposed corporate identity was submitted to the NFI Council for approval. Council approved the new name in 2005, the name was National Museums of South Africa but using the acronym NMOSA as the main brand. Also changed were the names of the three NFI Museums: Transvaal Museum to Natural History Museum, National Cultural History Museum to Cultural History Museum and the South African National Museum of Military History to Military History Museum. All of these museums were going to appear under the brand NMOSA e.g. NMOSA Military Museum. Other Institutions were consulted at different forums about the new corporate identity. A presentation was made to the Ministry of Arts and Culture as well as the Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee. However, when the Institution submitted the new brand to the Department of Arts and Culture, requesting that it be gazetted, other national museums objected to the new name. The National Museum in Bloemfontein, as an example, was of the opinion that they were already called a national museum and that it would cause confusion if the NFI changes its name to National Museums of South Africa. The matter was subsequently referred to the Department to resolve. A deadlock was reached which resulted in a decision in April 2008 that the NFI should develop a new corporate identity. (2) The Institution appointed a service provider to assist with the initial development of a full corporate identity in 2004. This was to ensure professionalism in the entire process by having people fully dedicated in the development of the brand. As most work was done during the initial name change process, the NFI was of the opinion that there was no need to appoint consultants in the second exercise; only staff and NFI Council were consulted by management. (3) The name change has not yet been implemented. (3)(a) The total financial costs involved will be known only after the alternative name has been finalized, this will include costs for the aborted name. (3)(b) Currently the Institution is in the process of developing an alternative name. The NFI Council will consider the approval of the new name at its next meeting on 21 July 2008. The name will probably be submitted to the Ministry for approval in August 2008 and probably be gazetted during that month or in September 2008. QUESTION 900DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 30 May 2008 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 15 of 2008Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: (1) How many persons with disabilities are currently employed in (a) her department and (b) in the office where a certain person (name furnished) with a disability was refused to be issued with an ID; (2) whether her department complies with the 2% disability employment target; if not,
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REPLY (1)(a) The Department of Home Affairs currently employs 86 officials (1.08%) with disabilities. A breakdown where these officials are stationed is as follows:
(1)(b) Two officials with disabilities are employed at the said office. (2) At present, the Department of Home Affairs does not comply with the 2% disability employment target. (3) Yes. The Department will be embarking on an awareness program this year in which it will engage all its officials with disabilities on the development of a properly transparent policy framework within the current Turnaround processes. The workstream dealing with the recruitment of new officials has, also, identified the recruitment, and successful employment of people with disabilities as a priority to address the non-compliance of employing people with disabilities, starting at Senior Management Services level to the lowest level. Currently, the Department of Home Affairs is consolidating its disability program together with the establishment of a new specialised unit, regarding officials with disabilities, as required by the current Public Service prescripts. This newly created unit will ensure the Department’s compliance and adherence to the implementation of the Integrated National Disability Strategy (INDS). QUESTION 902 FOR WRITTEN REPLY Date of publication on internal question paper: 6 June 2008 Internal question paper no: Dr. R Rabinowitz (IFP) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
REPLY:
Locuum Report R53 000 (ii) Publications: Profiles and Strategy Document R161 880 NDA generic brochure R104 880 Posters R16 396 Strategy document 2007 R33 000 Strategy document 2008 R58 000 (3) (b) (i) Electricity (normal) - computers - electricity for lights
(1) Whether her department makes use of private security firms; if so, how much money was spent on such firms in 2007; (2) whether these firms are used on a contractual basis; if so, (a) how many contracts did her department take out in this regard in 2007, (b) with which firms were these contracts taken out, (c) for what specific purpose was each contract taken out and (d) what was the value of the contract in each case; (3) why is there a need for her department to use a private security firm as opposed to state security? Reply
QUESTION NO 905 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 JUNE 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16/2008) Date reply submitted: 18 June 2008 Mr I E Jenner (ID) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security: (a) How many prisoners awaiting trial are currently being held in police cells and (b) what is the average (i) cost per day of holding such prisoners and (ii) time that such prisoners are held in police cells? NW1595E REPLY: (a) On 31 May 2008 the South African Police Service was detaining 4 694 prisoners awaiting trial in police cells. (b) (i) The average cost per day for one prisoner amounts to R24 00 (for meals) and R112 656,00 for the total number of detainees awaiting trial per day. (ii) The average time that such prisoners are held in police cells vary from 48 hours for adults and 12 hours for children until the first appearance in court, which could be a number of days, depending on the Detention Warrant issued by a court of law. QUESTION 906 FOR WRITTEN REPLY Date of publication on internal question paper: 6 June 2008 Internal question paper no: 16 Interdepartmental transfer from Health, this question was transferred by Questions Office in Parliament on 17 July 2008. 906. Mr L W Greyling (ID) to ask the Minister of Social Development: (1) Whether his department has ascertained or estimated how many orphaned families are headed by teenagers as a result of the death of parents because of illness; if so, how many such orphaned families are living in each province; (2) whether they are receiving any assistance from the State; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) how does his department promote the rights of orphaned and vulnerable children through services of support that are available to child headed household and (b) were are these rendered in each province and (c) by whom to (d) how many child headed households? NW1596E REPLY: (1) DSD has not yet ascertained the number of orphaned families that are headed by teenagers as a result of the death of parents because of illness, however, here under follows the number of Child Headed Households (CHH) per provinces that received services within Home Based Care for the period April 2007 – March 2008:
(2) Yes, CHH including the families headed by teenagers as a result of death of parents because of illness do receive assistance from the State. The services rendered to them are guided by Child Care Act number 74 of 1983 as amended. Presently children in Child Headed Households (including orphaned families that are headed by teenagers) are regarded as children in need of care according to the Child Care Act number 74 of 1983 as amended. After identifying each and every Child Headed House Hold, it is assessed by social workers who would then provide either statutory services or community based services. The type of service that needs to be rendered to the family will then be informed by the outcome of the assessment. Statutory services rendered to the CHH’s families are as follows:
Community based care services are rendered in drop in centers or home community based care centers. The following services are renders in a drop in center:
The following services are rendered in home community based care centers: - Care and support - Linking the children with other resources that might improve their individual situation, for instance the department of Health, Education, Housing, Home Affairs and so on. The specific focus on CHH is outlined in section 137 of the Children’s Act, Act No 38 of 2005. This will enable DSD to develop strategies specifically targeting CHH’s. The services will then be uniform and consistent across provinces. Presently the services to CHH’s are fragmented and not the same across the provinces.
(3) Yes, DSD promotes the rights of orphaned and vulnerable children,
Currently provinces operate differently in rendering the services. The Children’s Act, Act No 38 of 2005 as amended, section 137 is focusing specifically at addressing the needs of CHH. Furthermore, DSD is expected to develop the strategy for CHH, which will then inform a consistent and uniform approach to service delivery. The finalisation of the regulations to the Children’s Act will also assist in this regard. QUESTION NO. 907 (Internal Question Paper No 16 – 2008) Mr I E Jenner (ID) to ask the Minister for Provincial and Local Government:
ANSWER (1) Yes, the dplg has taken steps to increase the delivery capacity of municipalities in respect of infrastructure and service provisioning. Since the inception of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) Programme, municipalities have been allowed to top-slice their MIG allocation (0,5% - 5%, but not exceeding R3,5 million), so that they may be able to establish Project Management Units (PMUs). As at the end of the previous national financial year (2007/08), 190 PMUs had been established. In addition, in 2006 Government commenced with the deployment of technical, project management, financial and planning experts within municipalities through the Project Consolidate initiative. As at the end of the March 2008, support had been provided to 110 municipalities. (2) (a) The municipalities receiving assistance to increase their delivery capacity are:
(b) Since the 2006/07 financial year, municipalities have demonstrated improved capacity to spend MIG funds due to the increased interventions such as the establishment of PMUs and their deployment in municipalities. The Eastern Cape Province managed to increase its spending from R954 million in the 2006/07 financial year to R1,371 billion in the 2007/08 financial year. In the Free State expenditure improved by R467 million in the 2007/08 financial year. In the Gauteng Province expenditure improved from R782 million in the 2006/07 to R863 million in the 2007/08 financial year. Expenditure in KwaZulu-Natal improved from R1, 153 billion to R1, 358 billion. In Limpopo the expenditure increased from R699 million in the 2006/07 financial year to R901 million in the 2007/08 financial year. The Mpumalanga Province improved its expenditure by R176 million in the 2007/08 financial year. The Northern Cape managed to increase its expenditure from R98 million in the 2006/07 financial year to R138 million in the 2007/08 financial year. The expenditure in North West improved from R440 million to R596 million. However the expenditure in the Western Cape Province decreased by R9 million in the 2007/08 financial year.
“909. Mrs D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: (1) Whether any staff appointments were made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Pan South African Language Board; if so, what are the relevant details of the appointments since January 2007; (2) whether he was consulted on such appointments since January 2007; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details?” NW1599E REPLY: 1. Indeed the Chief Executive Officer did make some appointments and post level changes to the PanSALB establishment since her appointment on 1 April 2007. 2. Since I was not consulted nor formally informed of the appointments, I am not able to give the relevant details. I am however aware that she appointed a Deputy Chief Executive Officer; elevated staff members’ post levels in her Office; and elevated the post levels of the Provincial Officers. I am concerned about these developments since the Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Chapter 9 Institutions called for the dissolution of these offices. I am especially concerned about the appointment of the Deputy CEO as this is not provided for in the Act. I have also not seen it happening with similar institutions such as the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) or the CRL Commission – not that I am implying that it ought not to happen for a good reason. I just think that it would be appropriate if there were justifiable reasons for the appointment. Many of the concerns that relate to PanSALB can be attributed to the current reporting lines (i.e. PanSALB reporting to Parliament). In other words, while I am financially accountable for the organisation and responsible in terms of appointing the Board, they do not report to me. This is something that even the Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Chapter 9 institutions pointed out. This relationship needs urgent clarification. As things stand now, I am not fully apprised by PanSALB of its activities or plans. QUESTION 910 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 JUNE 2008: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2008 “910. Mrs D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: (a) What are the (i) fields of expertise and (ii) qualifications of each of the persons he announced as members of the SA Geographical Names Council on 29 May 2008, (b) what are the reasons for the late appointment of the Council, (c) what is the exact task of the special social cohesion campaign this Council will be undertaking on a national level and (d) when will this campaign start in each province?” NW1600E REPLY: (a) (i) In terms of the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) Act of 1998 (Act No. 118 of 1998) and regulations for the establishment of the (SAGNC) the Council is made up of nine members appointed through public nomination process, nine provincial representatives, one South African Post Office representative, one Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping representative and one Pan South African Language Board representative. All of the individuals appointed as members of the SAGNC are competent in (one or more of listed fields) linguistics, cultural history, heritage, cartography, tourism and standardization of geographical names. (a)(ii) The information at my disposal was sourced from the affected individuals solely for the purposes of the establishment and appointment of the South African Geographical Names Council. Members of the public and the media during the announcement of the SAGNC (which took place on the 30 May 2008 not 29 May 2008) were offered the opportunity to interact with members of the SAGNC. It will be unethical of me to divulge personal information on individual members without their permission. Suffice it so say that members have expertise as listed in part (a)(i) (b) When the process was due to conclude, I received a delegation from Solidariteit and others claiming to speak for the Afrikaans-speaking white community. They complained that they had not been able to make nominations. To ensure that no section of our society felt excluded, I re-opened the nominations so as to allow Afrikaans-speaking Whites to make nominations on 13th July 2007. (c) The exact task is to test public opinion and engage South Africans around the process of naming. (d) The Department and respective provinces are still finalizing logistics and the dates from July 2008 to November 2008. Once the dates are finalized the public will be notified through print and electronic media. |