People's Assembly

NW4465E - 18 November 2011

Denise Robinson to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

(a) What measures will he put in place to ensure that the National Youth Development Agency’s (NYDA) micro-lending and mentoring programme for small businesses (i) allocates resources to beneficiaries objectively based on merit and (ii) that the administration of resources to such beneficiaries is insulated from arbitrary manipulation and (b) when will these programmes be initiated?

NW4387E - 18 November 2011

Makhosazana Abigail Alicia Njobe to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

Whether his department has established a monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the Department of Human Settlements; if not, how does his department monitor and evaluate the department’s performance; if so, how has he rated the department’s performance(a) in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2010, (b) during the period 1 January 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (c) why did the department obtain that score in each specified year?

NW4203E - 18 November 2011

Royith Baloo Bhoola to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

Whether all departments have provided detailed plans and targets with regard to aligning their programmes with the job creation imperative which the President referred to in his state of the nation address; if not, which departments (a) have and (b) have not provided such plans?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 2 Dec 2011

No. Reply to question 3413 approved by the Minister

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CW607E - 28 October 2011

Jan Johannes Gunda to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

(a) What strategies has her department put in place to promote rural women as drivers of rural development and agricultural restoration and (b) what are the relevant details in this regard?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 28 Oct 2011

QUESTION 505 DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2011 [IQP No 33 -2011] SECOND SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT Response to question 505 for written reply: National Council of Provinces, Mr. J j Gunda (ID-NC) asking the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: (a) What strategies has her department put in place to promote rural women as drivers of rural development and agricultural restoration and (b) ...

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NW4005E - 28 October 2011

Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

(1) Whether the Government is setting aside any budget to accommodate the approximately 2.8 million young persons that are unemployed and not in any institution of learning (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of this budget; (2) (a) what action has he taken in respect of such youth, (b) who were the key drivers of Government’s initiatives, (c) how many of the unemployed youth were being catered for, (d) what progress was made during the period 1 January 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (e) who was evaluating Government’s success in this regard?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 12 Dec 2011

(1) The following matters were handled at court by the Department: (i) 2009 to 2010 = 16 cases were handled (ii) 2010 to 2011 = 38 cases were handled (iii) 2011 to 2012 = 32 cases were handled (b) 2012 to 2013 = 27 cases are being handled (2)(a) (i) 110 were dealt with by State Attorney. (ii) Only three labor matters were dealt ...

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NW3824E - 21 October 2011

Denise Robinson to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

(1) Whether the Presidency has provided a report to Government departments on strategies to fill all vacant positions in the various departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether this document has been distributed to all departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any (a) oversight, (b) monitoring and (c) evaluation measures are in place to ensure that these strategies are adopted and implemented by all departments in an attempt to reduce the high vacancy rates; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW3816E - 21 October 2011

Roland Athol Price Trollip to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

(1) What is the statistical breakdown of the total number of calls (a) received, (b) logged, (c) dropped and (d) resolved by the Presidential Hotline in 2010; (2) whether he has adopted a definition of what constitutes a resolved call; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) how many persons are employed at the Presidential Hotline call centre and (b) what has been the annual cost of operation since inception?

CW447E - 26 August 2011

Dirk Benjamin Feldman to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 220 on 17 August 2011, he will provide Members of Parliament with the Auditor-General’s Report regarding the World Youth Festival before presenting it to Parliament; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, when will the report be (a) presented to Parliament and (b) submitted to Members of Parliament?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 26 Aug 2011

The Annual Report of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has been presented to Parliament which includes the World Youth Festival financial statements. As per my reply to question 220, the Auditor-General Report was presented to Parliament as part of the Annual Report of the NYDA. The honourable member can have access to the report as is already in the Parliamentary process. END

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CW452E - 26 August 2011

Kenneth Andrew Sinclair to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

Whether the Presidency is maintaining a register to record the number of new and sustainable jobs that each (a) department in the three spheres of government and (b) government entity has created in each year for the past three years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW2280E - 05 August 2011

Santosh Vinita Kalyan to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

(a) At how many (i) international and (ii) domestic hotels/guest houses were (aa) he, (bb) the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission and (cc) his Deputy Minister accommodated during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what (i) was the (aa) name, (bb) star rating and (cc) city location of each specified establishment, (ii) was the (aa) duration and (bb) purpose of the stay in each case and (iii)(aa) was the total cost of the accommodation and (bb) is the breakdown of the accommodation cost in each case?