a) Majola tea estate received funding to the tune of R 28 953 209, 00 since 2011 to date from equitable share.
b) Magwa tea estate received funding to the tune of R 115 625 289.56 since 2011 to date from equitable share.
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Number of SMS members at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Number of SMS members at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Disclosed their financial interests for 2017/18 |
Number of SMS members at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries who did not disclose their financial interests for 2017/18 |
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112 |
112 |
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Reply (Q2)
None, according to the records. ...
The department has started engaging in the drafting of a new Animal Welfare Act since the current legislation in South Africa (the Animal Protection Act, 1962 and the Performing Animals Protection Act, 1935) which are the principal Acts governing the protection of animals are outdated and do not comprehensively address some animal welfare issues and are also not compatible with international standards.
The draft ...
In terms of the current legislation, the mandate for regulating hemp lies with the Department of Health in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act of 1965 as well as the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in terms of the Drugs and Drugs Trafficking Act of 1992. Thus, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries’ has mainly engaged these two departments.
The ...
(1)(a)(i) There are more than nine hundred and six (906) case dockets that have been opened for Abalone-related cases since January 2012.
(1)(a)(ii) The amount of abalone confiiscated since the 2012/13 Financial Year amouts to approximately one hundred and seventy three thousand two hundred and ninety one kilograms (173 291 Kg)
(1)(b) Confiscated abalone is kept in the DAFF stores and samples are retained ...
a) The Department is guided by Supply Chain Guidelines when undertaking bid processes.
b) The Department is doing its best to finalise the matter.
(c)(i) We are currently having consultations regarding interim arrangement to ensure that the required assessments are conducted.
(c)(ii) In May 2018 we had an annual surveillance audit done by the MSC, which went well.
The process of recertification only starts ...
I refer to my response to parliamentary question no 3884 tabled on 13 December 2017 where I advised that the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has not purchased any Range Rovers.
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The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) does not own land but administers the land on behalf of the Department of Public Works to preserve the land’s agricultural potential.
(i) what is each plot currently being used for?
Reply: The properties are mainly used for livestock grazing and some for planting of crops.
PART B:
Questions and responses
(i) ...
Response to Sub-question (1)
The matter of a state house being occupied by Amathole Forestry Company representative was only brought to my attention when the Honourable Member asked the question. Part of the state assets transferred to Lower Zingcuka community is a residential house that was used by agricultural extension officers during the Ciskei government. It should be pointed out that DAFF was never ...
According to the Persal system of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) does not have an official by the name of Ms Peteni, so we are not in a position to confirm her role in enabling Amathole Forestry Company’s operation in Keiskammahoek and Stutterheim.
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