What are the benefits of being a member of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICSA) group, especially in reducing high unemployment and skills shortages?
Whether he intends inviting members of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry to attend the ‘tripartite summit’ of the Southern African Development Community, the East African Community and the Common Market of East and Southern Africa; if not, what will the role of Parliament be in the process leading to the establishment of a Grand Free Trade Area for Africa; if so, what are the relevant details?
Question 443
Mr T D Harris (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
Whether he intends inviting members of the National Assemblyâs
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry to attend the âtripartite
summitâ of the Southern African Development Community, the East
African Community and the Common Market of East and Southern Africa;
if not, what will the role of Parliament be in ...
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(1) (a) When (i) was Gidani (Pty) Ltd awarded the right to be the National Lottery operator, (ii) did Uthingo’s contractual term as the National Lottery operator expire and (b) who were the directors of (i) Gidani (Pty) Ltd and (ii) Uthingo Management Services at the time of Gidani’s successful application to become the National Lottery operator; (2) whether any of these specified directors ever held the position of chairperson of the Lottery Board; if so, (a) who and (b) what was the (i) start date and (ii) end date of their term as chairperson; (3) whether Uthingo owed any money to the Lottery Board at the time of Gidani’s successful application to become the National Lottery operator; if so, what was the amount owed; (4) whether the amount owed was ever paid; if not, why not; if so, when was it paid?
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO:608 ( NW651E )
Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) (a) Which travel agencies or travel service providers does her
department use currently and (b)(i) how and (ii) when were they
appointed in each case;
(2) What was the (a) budgeted amount and (b) actual amount paid to
each specified service provider for departmental ...
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Whether his department has calculated the value of business that is being lost as a result of the counterfeit cigarette trade; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
A - Beef Production in South Africa
Table 1 below show that South Africa does not produce enough beef for the
domestic market even if the number of cattle slaughtered has increased
considerably from 1998/9 to 2007/08.
Table 1: Total cattle slaughtering, production and consumption of beef
|Period |Slaughtered Cattle |Production |Consumption |
| |Number |Kilograms |Kilograms |
|1998/99 |1,756,384 |512,000,000 |560,000,000 |
|1999/00 ...
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(1) With reference to the 246 co-operatives that were provided with funding of R34 million as reported to the Select Committee on Trade and International Relations on 13 October 2010, (a) what are the names of (i) the co-operatives and (ii) members of each co-operative, (b) what is the business of each co-operative, (c) where is each co-operative located, (d) how much of the R34 million did each co-operative receive, (e) what are the details of each (i) purchase and/or (ii) service, including the names of suppliers that this money was used for, (f) what was the value of outputs produced by each co-operative during the year under review and (g) which of the co-operatives continued to be productive as at 30 September 2010; (2) whether any further funding will be provided to these co-operatives in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
8. Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
(1) With reference to the 246 co-operatives that were provided with
funding of R34 million as reported to the Select Committee on
Trade and International Relations on 13 October 2010, (a) what
are the names of (i) the co-operatives and (ii) members of each
co-operative, (b) what is the business ...
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Whether, with reference to his department's 2009-10 annual report, his department is committed to finding innovative solutions to the problems faced by the National Lottery Distribution Fund; if not, why not; if so, (a) what measures have been put in place to improve access, (b)(i) how many beneficiaries have received money from the fund and (ii) how much of the target amount has been awarded to beneficiaries since 1 April 2010 and (c) what are the criteria for qualifying?
(1) Whether his department had conducted a viability study prior to establishing the Isivande Women's Fund (IWF); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether applicants who have not registered a close corporation (CC) prior to applying for funding from IWF are eligible for funding; if not, (a) why not, (b) what assistance does (i) his department and (ii) the IWF offer to such applicants and (c) what is the prerequisite for receiving assistance; if so, what are the relevant details?
Whether he will take any steps against the fruitless and wasteful expenditure of funds as reported in his department’s annual report (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what amount was spent wastefully, (b) what steps will be taken and (c) who will be held accountable?
(1) Whether his department and its affiliated entities reached the 2% objective in employing persons with disabilities as indicated in his department’s 2009-10 annual report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) how many persons with disabilities are employed (i) within his department and (ii) under COT II and (b) what are their post levels?
(1) For what reason are comparatively large sums being granted to comparatively large enterprises through the Tourism Support Programme (details furnished) and not to smaller enterprises; (2) what measures has his department put in place to safeguard public funds in cases where qualifying enterprises that received R9 million are sold immediately after the prescribed period (details furnished), thus allowing applicants to obtain R9 million without necessarily adding value to the company?
