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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1520
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 20 OF 09 OCTOBER 2009
Mr WG James (DA) to ask the Minister of International Relations and
Cooperation:
(1) Whether South Africa supplies Zimbabwe with any aid, either directly
or through the SADC and/or other multilateral institutions; if not,
why not, if so, what are the relevant details?
REPLY:
1) The Government of South Africa has provided financial support to
assist the economic recovery of Zimbabwe. The support includes a
contribution of R300 million to the SADC led Zimbabwe Humanitarian and
Development Assistance Framework, and a contribution of R300 million
to finance the Short Term Emergency Recovery Plan of Zimbabwe. The
first contribution of R300 million was utilised for Agricultural
inputs (seeds, fertiliser and diesel) from South African suppliers.
The financial reports on the expenditure indicate that the funds were
spent in accordance with the intended purposes.
The second amount of R300 million is in the form of direct budget
support that is governed by an agreement signed by the respective
Ministers of Finance. As per the agreement, the funds were transferred
to the Zimbabwean Ministry of Finance in three equal tranches of R100
million in May, June and August 2009. The financial reports on the
expenditure of the latter amount shows that the funds are being used
for the rehabilitation and maintenance of municipal infrastructure.
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