(1) What is the total amount advanced as micro business loans by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in the 2011-12 financial year; (2) (a) how much of the said amount (i) is irrecoverable, (ii) have already been written off and (iii) has not been repaid by borrowers as required and (b) what action has been taken against defaulting borrowers?
(1) Whether he has found that the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) have been successful in collecting the R34,149 million from micro-lenders as included in the NYDA income budget; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what savings to expenditure will the NYDA effect to ensure that they remain within budget allowance?
a) Dr R.H Bhawani was appointed on 01 January 2000.
b) He was appointed as a Medical Practitioner in the Orthopaedics Surgery
Department at the 1 Military Hospital in Thaba Tshwane; and was also
utilised to work after hours at the Casualty or emergency Department.
a) B Med Sci and MBCHB
b) Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA)
c) 1997
3. Yes, Dr Bhawani ...
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(a) How many tickets did (i) the Office of the Presidency and (ii) any of its entities purchase to attend business breakfasts hosted by a certain newspaper (name furnished) (aa) in the (aaa) 2010-11 and (bbb) 2011-12 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what was the total cost in each case?
Whether any money from the Presidency’s budget has been spent on holidays for the (a) President and (b) Deputy President between 1 April 2009 and the latest date for which information is available; if not, what is the position in this regard, in each specified case; if so, in each specified case, (i) where did the holiday take place, (ii) when did the holiday take place and (iii) what (aa) amount was spent on the holiday and (bb) is the breakdown of such expenditure?
(1) Whether the Presidential Handbook was (a) updated and (b) submitted to Cabinet for approval as recommended by the Public Protector in his report on an investigation into allegations of unethical and improper conduct by former Deputy President P Mlambo-Ngcuka relating to her unofficial visit to the United Arab Emirates in December 2005, which was published on 15 August 2006; if not, why was the handbook (i) not updated and (ii) not submitted to Cabinet for approval; if so, (aa) in what respect was the handbook updated and (bb) when was it submitted for the Cabinet’s approval; (2) whether the handbook was approved by the Cabinet; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, when was it approved; (3) whether the handbook is a public document; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) where was it published?
(1) With reference to his reply to question 3281 on 11 December 2012 in respect of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), on which documents was GCIS relying to determine the (a) number of published copies and (b) circulation of The New Age newspaper; (2) whether these documents were audited reports; if not, how was their legitimacy ascertained; if so, which audit firm compiled them?
(1) Whether (a) the Office of the Presidency and (b) any of its entities paid any bonuses to senior officials in December 2012; if so, in each specified case, (i) to whom and (ii) what amount was paid; (2) whether the specified bonuses were performance-based; if not, what is the justification for each bonus; if so, in each case, from which budget were the performance bonuses paid; (3) whether, in each case, (a) a performance agreement was signed with the official and (b) regular performance assessments were conducted; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
SUBMITTED: 07 MARCH 2013
Mr S Mokgalapa (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance
Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether (a) the Office of the Presidency and (b) any of its entities
paid any bonuses to senior officials in December 2012; if so, in each
specified case, (i) to whom and (ii) what amount was paid; ...
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(1) How many legal matters were dealt with by the Office of the Presidency (a) in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12 financial years and (b) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) (a) how many of the specified legal matters were dealt with by (i) the State Attorney and (ii) private attorneys during the specified periods and (b) what are the reasons why the Office of the Presidency was not represented by the State Attorney in each specified case; (3) what total amounts were paid to (a) the State Attorney and (b) private attorneys during the specified periods?
(1) The Legal and Executive Services Unit in the Presidency dealt
with the following number of matters as from 01 April 2009 to 26
February 2013: The total in 1(a) includes all legal related
matters such as litigation; contracts; opinions, labour, legal
correspondence etc.
(a) (i) 2009 â 2012 = 434
(ii) 2010 â 2011 = 232
(iii) 2011 â 2012 = 235
(b) ...
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(a)(i) At what level and (ii) by whom in the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) are decisions made as to whether an applicant applying for a micro loan to start a business qualifies for such a loan?
The average turn-around time was calculated by using the difference between
the date the sample was received at the Forensic Chemistry Laboratory (FCL)
in Pretoria and the date that the result was authorised for the various
samples received in the specific year. Two weeks were added to allow for
the printing, signing and collecting of reports.
The average turnaround time for ante-mortem blood samples ...
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(1) Whether (a) the Presidency or (b) any entity reporting to him, placed any advertisements in The New Age since the inception of the newspaper up until the most recent date for which information is available; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) which entity placed the advertisements, (ii) on what date was each advertisement placed, (iii) what was the nature of each advertisement and (iv) what amount was spent on each advertisement; (2) whether any of these advertisements were placed through the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the advertisements placed through the GCIS; (3) whether an independent analysis was conducted by the Presidency prior to placing advertisements to ascertain whether The New Age is read by the intended target market; if not, why not; if so, (a) who conducted the analysis and (b) what were the main (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of said analysis; (4) whether any independent studies of said advertisements were conducted to ascertain whether they were effective within the relevant target market; if not, why not; if so, (a) who conducted the analysis and (b) what were the main (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of said analysis?
