(1)(a),(i),(ii),(b) Please refer to the Table below.
Province |
(a)(i),(ii) Total amount for vouchers issued |
|
Eastern Cape |
125 383 700,00 |
21 567 |
Free State |
34 216 400,00 |
5 769 |
Gauteng |
28 599 300,00 |
5 145 |
Kwa Zulu Natal |
160 846 500,00 |
28 246 |
Limpopo |
102 849 000,00 |
16 436 |
Mpumalanga |
98 366 600,00 |
17 728 |
North West |
79 897 000,00 |
12 051 |
Northern Cape |
22 898 200,00 |
3 246 |
Western Cape |
13 051 400,00 |
2 124 |
Total |
666 108 100,00 |
|
2. Yes.
In an attempt to deal with these challenges, the Department suspended the project for one month in order to review and redesign its implementation plan. The Department removed all suppliers who do not have shops (middlemen) and is replacing them with agro-dealers who own shops. These beneficiaries are now going to redeem their vouchers with agro-dealers and buy items at shelf prices like any other agricultural customer. There are no extra charges on the items. This will also eliminate any chance of exchanging vouchers for cash because the redemption of the voucher and all transactions will be done inside the shop after the farmer has selected the production inputs.