(1)(a) The Elands Bay Infrastructure Improvement Project has not been handed over to an owning agent.
(1)(b) As the project has not been handed over to an owing agent, a capacity building component for a small-scale cooperative has not been developed.
(1)(c) As stated above, there is no owning agent or capacity building component and therefore there are no cost implications.
(1)(d) As stated above, the project has not been handed over to an owning agent and no service providers have been appointed.
(2)(a) (i) , (ii) and (iii) The number of operational and administrative staff to be employed
can only be determined once owning agent has been appointed.
(2)(b) The associated costs can only be determined once owning agent has been appointed.
(3)(a) Yes. The extension of the employment contracts of the military veterans will be paid retrospectively. The funds will be provided from the EPWP/Working for Fisheries Programme.
(3)(b) Eight Hundred Thousand Rand (R800 000) has been allocated for the extension of the contracts.
(3)(c) Yes. The military veterans worked from 1 September – 23 September 2015.
(4) No.