(1)(a) What is the total number of applications for registration from doctors who were trained in other countries that were received by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) (i) in (aa) 2010, (bb) 2011, (cc) 2012, (dd) 2013, (ee) 2014 and (ff) 2015 and (ii) since 1 January 2016, (b) what is the total number of the specified doctors who successfully registered in each of the specified years and (c) what are the main reasons for unsuccessful applications;
(2) is there a target processing time set for applications received from the specified doctors to register with the HPCSA from initial application to completion of registration; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the target time, (b) what is the actual average processing time for the specified applications, (c) what are the main reasons for delays in the processing of the specified applications and (d) what steps have been put in place to address the delays?