(1) Whether he has conducted any study on public servants currently doing business with the Government; if not, why not; if so, for each government department, (a) how many public servants are doing business with the Government, (b) what is the total value of the business being conducted with the Government and (c) what are the further relevant details; (2) whether any public servants employed in any Government departments who have conducted business with the State have been charged with corruption; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how many public servants have been charged with corruption in this regard, (b) how many cases are still before the courts and (c) how many of these employees (i) have been suspended, (ii) are still the subject of disciplinary proceedings and (iii) have been removed from their positions?
Whether he intends bringing an amendment to the National Youth Development Agency Act, Act 54 of 2008; if not, why not; if so, (a) why and (b) which sections he intends to amend?
(1) With reference to the lease contract for the new building for the Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS), (a) what process was followed to (i) decide on and (ii) secure the lease contract, (b) who is the current registered owner of the relevant property, (c) when was the bid issued, (d) how many tenders were received, (e)(i) what is the rate per square metre and (ii) how does this rate compare with similar properties in the area, (f) what (i) are the conditions of annual escalations and (ii) was the acquisition of the (aa) premises and (bb) subsequent lease not handled through the Department of Public Works and (g) what are the details of the (i) additional capital and (ii) operational expenditure budgeted for the acquisition of the new building in the 2012-13 budget; (2) whether the process complies with the necessary procurement directives of (a) the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, and (b) other relevant regulations; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Whether any officials from (a) the Presidency and (b) any entities reporting to the Presidency were on an official visit to Bloemfontein in (i) December 2011 and (ii) January 2012; if so, in each case, what (aa) is the (aaa) name and (bbb) position of the specified official, (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) date of such visit and (cc) was the cost of (aaa) transport, (bbb) accommodation and (ccc) other expenses?
Whether he met with the internal audit committee in the (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) on which dates did they meet and (ii) what are the further relevant details?
(1) What was the justification for the establishment of provincial offices of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA); (2) whether the funding for operational costs of provincial offices will be used in promoting the NYDA mandate through its local branches; if not, why not; if so, (3) whether he intends to close the provincial offices; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Whether the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has implemented any measures to (a) minimise and (b) bring into best practice (i) procurement and (ii) contract management irregularities, (iii) fruitless and wasteful expenditure, (iv) irregular expenditure, (v) borrowing contraventions and (vi) the lack of monetary control as highlighted by the Auditor-General for the financial year ending 31 March 2011; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what measures in each case?
(1) How (a) many National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) volunteer mentorship programmes are currently under way and (b) is the Entrepreneurship Development Programme being facilitated and implemented at present; (2) what are the details of the Community Development Programmes that are currently being rolled out?
(1) Whether the Presidential State Owned Entities Review Committee will meet the March 2012 deadline for the completion of its final report; if not, (a) why not and (b) when does he envisage the final report to be completed; if so, what progress has the committee made in compiling the report; (2) whether the Review Committee met the deadline for submitting its internal interim report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) when does he intend to table the final report in the National Assembly?
The Department held the National Womenâs Conference attended by 1Â 500 women
during the 2011/12 financial year in Birchwood hotel, Gauteng and the
breakdown of the expenditure is as follows:
|ITEM |EXPENDITURE AMOUNT |
|Gifts and promotional items (bags) |R399Â 000.00 |
|Sing language, Interpreters |R31Â 783.20 |
|Conference package |R2Â 786Â 400 |
|Accommodation (Premier OR Tambo) |R77Â 725.00 |
|Air travel |R11 597.00 |
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What justification did the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) put forward for an increased budget?