Whether (a) her Office and/or (b) any entity reporting to her own land; if so, in each case, (i) where is each plot of land located, (ii) what is the size of each specified plot and (iii) what is each plot currently being used for?
Not applicable.
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Whether her department has put any mechanisms and/or programmes in place to combat the practices of (a) female gender mutilation, (b) forced marriages and (c) child marriages (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
a) The Department is unable to respond to section (b) of the main question as there is no phenomenon such as female gender mutilation.
b) Forced marriages are not allowed and it’s the same as kidnapping, abduction therefore we have a court ruling on the Jezile matter.
c) Child marriages are within the purview of the department of Home Affairs and the question should ...
(1)How many officials and/or employees in her Office were granted permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings in the past three financial years;
(2) are any of the officials and/or employees that have permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings doing business with the Government; if so, (a) what was the purpose of each business transaction, (b) when did each business transaction occur and (c) what was the value of each business transaction?
1. 2016/17: no employees;
2017/18: one (1) employee;
2018/19: one (1) employee.
2. None for doing business with the Government.
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(a) What is the total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid by (i) her Office and (ii) each entity reporting to her for more than (aa) 30 days, (bb) 60 days, (cc) 90 days and (dd) 120 days and (b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case?
a) The number of invoices currently remaining unpaid by:
(i) The Department:
aa) 30 days - None
bb) 60 days - None
cc) 90 days - None
dd) 120 days - 1 Invoice for Department of Public Works
(ii) Entity - Not applicable
b) R2,812,015.89
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(1)Whether the National Policy Framework for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality expanded its requirement for the establishment of gender focal points (GFPs) in national departments to (a) provincial departments and (b) municipalities; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) which (aa) Offices of Premiers, (bb) provincial departments and (cc) municipalities established GFPs in each province and (ii) what was the budget allocated in each case for the 2017-18 financial year;
(2) whether her department collaborates with any of the specified offices, departments and/or municipalities with regard to the GFPs; if not, in each case, (a) what is the position in this regard and (b) does her department plan to put any measures in place to collaborate with the various entities in the future; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Cabinet adopted the National Policy Framework for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality in 2000, which defined the National Gender Machinery, including locating the responsibility for empowerment of women and gender equality in the Presidency and establishing the system of GFPs.
The Department is currently working on the framework for Gender Focal Points (GFP), and this is in collaboration with the Department of Public ...
(1)Whether her department took any steps to address the alleged consistent failure to meet its performance targets by (a) developing specific measurable, achievable and realistic time-bound key indicators for its 2017-18 annual performance plan and (b) prioritising fewer strategic targets to ensure budget and human resources efficacy to achieve the specified plan and/or prevent any future change to the specified plan during the specified financial year; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;
(2) what is the total amount spent on the strategic planning session of her department held in or around August 2017?
1. (a) The Department developed specific measurable, achievable and realistic time-bound key indicators for its 2017-18 Annual Performance Plan, in line with the Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans.
(b) The Department is currently implementing the 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan in its entirety as tabled.
2. The Department has not held a strategic planning session in or around August 2017.
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(1)Whether the (a) chief executive officer and (b) chief financial officer of entities reporting to her are employed on a permanent basis; if not,
2) whether the specified officers are employed on a fixed term contract; if so, (a) what are the names of each of the officers and (b) when (i) was each officer employed and (ii) will each officer’s contract end?
Not applicable.
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(1)What is the (a) total amount that was paid out in bonuses to employees in her Office and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that was paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2016-17 financial year;
(2) what is the (a) total estimated amount that will be paid out in bonuses to employees in her Office and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that will be paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2017-18 financial year?
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Whether (a) her Office and/or (b) any entities reporting to her are funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development (i) domestically and/or (ii) internationally; if so, (aa)(aaa) what are the names of the specified institutions and (bbb) what are their functions, (bb) from what date has her Office or any entity reporting to her been funding them and (cc) what amount has her Office contributed towards such funding?
Not applicable
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Whether (a) her office and (b) each entity reporting to her appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016; if so, (i) who were the transaction advisors that were appointed for the tenders, (ii) for which tenders were they appointed, (iii) what was the pricing for the tenders in question and (iv) what amount were the transaction advisors paid?
Not applicable
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