Thank you, Deputy Chairperson and hon member Makgate. In order to respond effectively to this question, the department would need to get the details of the specific situation, including the project name, its location and the details of the beneficiaries affected. The details will be used to analyse available data to determine what had transpired, and from that information identify the reason that happened.
In a situation where the national department is aware of such double allocation, checks are made on the housing database system to determine the rightful occupant of the particular house, and the house gets handed over to the rightful owner. I thank you.
Hon Deputy Minister, does this type of answer imply that there is a gap in terms of knowledge between the national government and the various provinces? If there is such a gap, how is this knowledge gap managed? Thank you.
No, in this instance there is no gap between our knowledge and that of the provinces. But the person who posed the question didn't give us the details of the project and those of the persons involved so that we would know exactly what we are dealing with. Even at a provincial level, we would want to know exactly which project is being referred to. So, it is just that the member did not give us the full details when posing the question.
Policy to ensure uniformity with regard to learner transport in each province
35. Ms M W Makgate (ANC) asked the Minister of Basic Education:
When will her department put a policy in place to ensure uniformity with regard to learner transport in each province?