Voorsitter, die appropriasie van bykomende fondse ten bedrae van R2,9 miljard verwys na drie openbare korporasies: Eerstens is daar die Alexkor-myn wat R44,7 miljoen ontvang om sy operasionele koste te dek tot die skikking met die Richtersveld-gemeenskap afgehandel is. Tweedens is daar Denel wat te groot gehap het met kontrakte wat nie aan die gekontrakteerde spesifikasies kon voldoen nie, terwyl die staat nou die eis moet betaal. Die DA wil van die Minister weet waarvoor 'n eis teen Denel ingestel is en wie dit ingedien het en welke kontrakte kon nie nagekom nie en waarom nie?
Die derde openbare korporasie, naamlik die Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, het R1,8 miljard ontvang, omdat hulle nie behoorlike besigheidsplanne in die vorige begrotingsjaar aan die Tesourie voorgel het nie. Minister, u moet aan die Parlement verduidelik hoekom die PBMR se korporatiewe strukture nog steeds nie in plek is nie; hoekom dit so lank gevat het om die korporasie te lisensieer, wat die projek Suid-Afrika uiteindelik gaan kos en hoekom hulle noual vyf jaar lank sukkel om buitelandse beleggings vir die projek te kry. Ek dink die DA en die belastingbetaler het rede tot kommer. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Dr S M VAN DYK: Chairperson, the appropriation of additional funds to the tune of R 2,9 billion refers to three public corporations: Firstly, there is the Alexkor mine, which receives R 44,7 million to cover its operational costs until its settlement with the Richtersveld community has been concluded.
Secondly, there is Denel, which bit off more than it could chew in terms of contracts, and was then unable to comply with contracted specifications, so that the state now has to foot the bill. The DA wants to know from the Minister: What damages are being claimed from Denel, who lodged this claim, which contracts could not be complied with, and why?
The third public corporation, namely the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, has received R 1,8 billion, because the corporation failed to submit proper business plans to the Treasury in the last budget year. Minister, you have to explain to Parliament why the PBMR corporate structure is still not in place; why it has taken so long to licence the corporation; what the eventual total cost of the project will be for South Africa, and why the corporation has been struggling for five years to obtain foreign investment for the project. I think the DA and the taxpayer have reason to be concerned.]