People's Assembly

NW2116E - 29 July 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

What (a) are the reasons for the increase in the Presidency’s Medium-Tterm Expenditure Estimate for travel and subsistence from R50 911 000 in the 2011-12 financial year to R67 610 000 in the 2012-13 financial year with regard to the Presidency’s budget, (b) does the line item Improvements in Condition of Service entail and (c)(i) amount has been allocated to the running of the Presidential Hotline for the 2011-12 financial year and (ii) steps have been taken to improve the resolution rate of the hotline?

NW2076E - 29 July 2011

A de W Alberts to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

How many (a) African, (b) Coloured, (c) Indian and (d) White employees are there in each of the public institutions in Schedules 1 to 3D of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 that report to the Presidency?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 17 Aug 2011

APPROVED/AMENDED MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS DATE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (For written reply) QUESTION NO. 2761 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 29 NW3223E DATE OF PUBLICATION: 16 September 2011 Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs: (a) In view of the current rate of poaching of (i) white and (ii) black rhino, ...

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NW2164E - 29 July 2011

Sejamotopo Charles Motau to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

Whether he has employed ministerial special advisors within the Presidency; if so, (a) what are the duties of each advisor, (b) at which post level was each appointment made, (c) what is the salary level of each advisor, (d) what is the duration of the employment contract entered into with each specified advisor and (e) why was it necessary to appoint each advisor?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 18 Aug 2011

1) No, the Department of Social Development has no intention to amend the Older Persons Act, Act 13 of 2006, regarding the qualification of caregivers employed in residential facilities. Section 17(i) of the Older Persons Act 13, of 2006 (Annexure A), makes provision for caregivers working in residential facilities to receive prescribed training. The training should be accredited by the South African Qualification Authority. ...

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NW2198E - 29 July 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) How many (i) international flights and (ii) domestic flights were undertaken by (aa) the Ministers in the Presidency and (bb) his deputy minister using (aaa) military aircraft, (bbb) chartered aircraft or (ccc) commercial aircraft during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) what class did the Ministers in the Presidency and his deputy minister travel in each case and (c) what amount did his department spend with regard to each specified flight?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 5 Dec 2011

1) Yes, according to the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependenceâs (SANCA) correspondence dated 12 February 2012, SANCA National Management Board has adopted a 2020 National Strategic plan with the objective to revisit the role and structure of its National Directorate. The decision to downsize was further influenced by a number of factors including difficulty in sourcing funds from other funders ...

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NW2005E - 01 July 2011

Marius Swart to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

What steps has he taken against any government department that has been found to be underperforming in terms of its key performance indicators as outlined in the specified department’s strategic plan?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency on 3 Aug 2011

2971. Mr M A Nhanha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry: (a) Which projects/programmes that have emanated from or are directly linked to the arms deal of 1999 resulted in (i) skills transfer and skills development, (ii) job creation and (iii) international cooperation on advanced military training, (b)(i) which of the originally planned projects/programmes have not taken off and (ii) why ...

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NW1577E - 18 May 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) Whether he has conducted any reviews of the performance of state departments for the (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 financial year in addition to the external performance assessment by the Auditor-General; if so, in each case, (i) what was the (aa) scope and (bb) focus of the internal review, (ii) what departments were examined, (iii) were the findings and (iv) what action has been taken since the assessment; if not, (2) whether he intends to develop such an assessment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW1576E - 18 May 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

Whether the Presidency has a policy for issuing (a) gifts, (b) donations and (c) benefits to specified persons; if not, why not; if so, (i) how many (aa) gifts, (bb) donations and (cc) benefits has the President issued (aaa) in the 2011-12 financial year and (bbb) since 1 April 2012 and (ii) what are the further relevant details?

NW1578E - 18 May 2011

Joseph Job McGluwa to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

Whether the Presidency has made a donation to Masibambisane’s Rural Development Initiative in accordance with the Presidential Rural Development Programme; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the donation made, (b) how much was donated, (c) which areas will benefit directly from this donation and (d) what are the further relevant details?

NW1512E - 18 May 2011

Salomon Maritz Van Dyk to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the in the Presidency

(1) Whether his department has the capacity to monitor the performance of each government department; if not, (a) why not and (b) what will be done to increase the capacity in order to enable his department to monitor the performance of all the departments; if so, (i) which departments (i) received qualified audit reports and (ii) were found to have made unauthorised expenditure in the 2011-21 financial year; (2) how is performance monitoring measured when departments are found to have made unauthorised expenditure?

CW269E - 21 April 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 he will make the (a) budget and (b) expenditure breakdown for the World Youth Festival of the National Youth Development Agency for the 2009-10 financial year available; if not, why not; if so, when will it be made available?