(1) Whether there has been any prima facie evidence implicating a certain person (name and details furnished) of the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (Cipro) in alleged fraud and corruption activities at Cipro; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) by whom and (b) on what alleged contraventions of the disciplinary code was he suspended; (3) whether any charges were brought against him; if not, why has his continued suspension been deemed necessary; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether his suspension is linked to the alleged intimidation of staff who cooperated with the SA Police Service in their investigation into the actions of senior staff members of Cipro; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Whether, in respect of his department’s strategic goal of intensifying labour absorption, any successes have been recorded as at the latest date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, (a) what number of people have found new employment, (b) in which sectors of the economy and (c) at which levels have they found employment?
Whether the export of industrial products has increased in the past 12 months up to the latest specified date for which information is available when compared to the previous five years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) in which areas of manufacturing, (b) in what increased quantities and (c) to which destinations?
Whether he will abolish the 15% import duty on solar equipment and compact fluorescent light bulbs to encourage the use of energy efficient products; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Whether an agreement has been reached on the development of a crude oil refinery at the Coega Industrial Development Zone; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) How many (a) close corporations and (b)(i) private and (ii) public companies and corporations were registered at the Companies and Intellectual Properties Registration Office (CIPRO) on 31 December 2009; (2) How many of the (a) close corporations and (b)(i) private and (ii) public companies and corporations were (aa) registered and (bb) deregistered by CIPRO in 2009; (3) what has been the average delay in the registration of (a) close corporations and (b)(i) private and (ii) public companies and corporations at CIPRO on 31 December 2009 vs 31 December 2008?
Whether, in light of the increase in the uptake of social grants, there are any plans to make the economy labour absorbent and labour intensive; if not, why not; if so, what plans?
(1) How many meetings of the SA Council for the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (NPC) took place (a) in each specified financial year and (b) in total during the period 1 January 2006 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) in respect of each of these specified meetings, (a) what is the name of the chairperson of the meeting, (b) on what date was the meeting held and (c) what are the names of the members of the NPC who (i) attended the meeting and (ii) did not attend the meeting but (aa) tendered an apology and (bb) did not tender an apology; (3) whether there was a quorum comprising the majority of NPC members at each specified meeting; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether, in respect of each meeting where no quorum was available, decisions were taken to (a) authorise, (b) suspend or (c) revoke permits for controlled goods; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
(1) Whether any inspections have been undertaken by the SA Council for the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (NPC) during the period 1 January 2006 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, in respect of each financial year within the period, (a) how many inspections were conducted, (b) on what dates were these inspections conducted and (c) what are the relevant details in respect of each investigation; (2) whether any controlled goods have been seized during this period; if not, why not; if so, in respect of each financial year within the period, (a) how many times have controlled goods been seized, (b) on what dates were controlled goods seized, (c) what controlled goods were seized and (d) what are the relevant details in respect of each seizure of controlled goods?
(1) (a) How many permits for controlled goods were authorised in respect of Madagascar by the SA Council for the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (NPC) in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009; (2) in respect of each specified permit for controlled goods that was authorised in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009, what was the (i) type, (ii) quantity, (iii) value, (iv) name of the end-user of the controlled goods, (v) name of the person who authorised the permit, (vi) date on which the permits were authorised and (vii) date on which the permits were ratified by the NPC?
