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MINISTER
QUESTION NO. 986 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
A draft reply toDrALotriet (DA) to the above-mentioned question is enclosed
for your consideration.
MS NOSIPHO NGCABA
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For written reply)
QUESTION NO. 986 {NW1139E}
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.: 7 OF 2014
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 August 2014
DrALotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs:
Whether her Department is responsible for the South African National
Antarctic Programme (SANAP); if not, which department(s) is; if so, (a) to
what extent is her department involved with SANAP, (b) what is the status
of SANAP in terms of funding and (c) has her department to which SANAP will
report to in the future been resolved?
986. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS REPLIES:
The Minister of Environmental Affairs has the mandate (Antarctic Treaties
Act No 60 of 1996) for South Africaâs presence and involvement in
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and therefore Environmental Affairs is
responsible for SANAP.
a) As clearly stated in the Presidential Proclamation which all Honourable
Members have access to, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)
is responsible for the logistic support (including environmental
monitoring and compliance) of SANAP i.e. provide the enabling
conditions for SANAP science (e.g. Ship, Bases on Marion and Gough
Islands and in Antarctica, etc.) while the Department of Science and
Technology (DST) is responsible for funding SANAP research.
b) The SANAP logistics support budget (DEA) for this financial year is
R158.5 million. The SANAP research budget (DST) is R24 million.
c) No change is envisaged for the future, however the agreement between
the two departments remains in relation to SANAP activities.
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