Whether the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) has withdrawn any funding from the Amathole District Municipality (ADM) that had already been committed to municipal infrastructure work and in particular the Siyenza sanitation project; if not, (a) why has ADM not paid the sub-contractors employed under the Siyenza contract for work completed to date, (b) why has work been suspended on the project and (c) when can the sub-contractors expect to receive payment for work completed to date; if so, (i) on what grounds was the specified funding withdrawn, (ii) how does the ADM intend to refund the monies already expended on this project to DBSA and (iii) what contingency plans has ADM put in place to ensure the (aa) payment of its contractual obligations and (bb) completion of work by the contractors on site;
(2) whether a certain company (name furnished) continues to be remunerated and/or employed in terms of this project; if so, on what grounds is the specified company selectively employed to continue operations;
(3) (a) what are the reasons for the ADM’s move into the R200 million new offices,
when it is unable to meet its financial obligations towards the contractors
mentioned above and (b) how is this move being funded;
(4) what is his position with regard to the alleged extravagance which does not
directly contribute to service delivery;
(5) Whether the funding should not instead be channelled into finishing the half- completed work on the sanitation project mentioned above?