THE MINISTER
QUESTIONS 359 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: Ms E C van LINGEN (DA-EC): INTERNAL
QUESTION PAPER No. 26-2010: KHOISAN COMMUNITY PROJECT AND NANIQUA JEWELERY
PROJECT IN HANKEY
INTRODUCTION
1. The above-mentioned questions appear on the Internal Question Paper
No. 26-2010 dated 17 September 2010 for written reply in the National
Council of Provinces.
2. Draft replies to the questions are enclosed in Pocket 2 for your
consideration.
RECOMMENDATION
3. It is recommended that you:
3.1 approve the draft replies enclosed in Pocket 2 if you concur with
their contents.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
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QUESTIONS 359 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: Ms E C van LINGEN (DA-EC): INTERNAL
QUESTION PAPER No. 26-2010: KHOISAN COMMUNITY PROJECT AND NANIQUA JEWELERY
PROJECT IN HANKEY
DECISION
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FOR ORAL REPLY
QUESTION NO 359
DATE OF PUBLICATION 17 SEPTEMBER 2010: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.26-2010
Mrs E C van Lingen (DA-EC) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
1. Whether she has been informed that her department has reneged on its
contractual obligations to the (a) Khoisan community project, (b)
Naniqua Jewelery in Henkey; if not, what is the position in this
regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
2. Whether her department has any plans in place to ensure that it
honours its financial obligations to fund the projects, if not, why
not, if so, (a) when will these (i) plans be implemented and (ii)
financial commitments be fulfilled and (b) what are the further
relevant details;
3. What role does the Investing in Culture (IIC) programme play in the
case of the Naniqua Jewellery project, (b) what effect does it have on
(i) her departmentâs financial commitment on this project and (ii) the
development of other projects, (c) what is the status of each project
and (d) what are the further relevant details?
CW455E
REPLY:
1) My department has not reneged on its contractual obligations to the
project. The department instituted a forensic investigation into the
activities of the unit where this project resides. As a result, a
moratorium was placed on the funds, not only for the project in
question but all the Investing in Culture Projects.
a) The department has only recently started to pay out funds to approved
projects. This is being done systematically. Projects have been
classified into three categories:
⪠Newly launched projects- These are projects that are starting on a
clean slate. Project proposals have been received and a selection has
been made. Payment to these projects started in August 2010 and is
being concluded.
⪠Sampled projects (clean status) - During the investigations, a
sample of projects was taken and the projects were assessed. The
result was that some projects received queries and others, none. The
projects that did not have any queries are in the process of being
paid whilst the others remain the subject of further investigations.
⪠Unsampled projects: These are projects that did not form part of the
sample and as a result, their status is not known. A verification
process will be carried out to ascertain the validity of the projects
and their use of funds already allocated. The results of this process
will inform the way forward for the continuation of the projects.
(b) The Naniqua Jewelry project falls within the âUnsampled projectsâ
which will be paid, pending the outcomes of the verification.
2. As indicated, the project in question is one of those funded by IIC as
part of the poverty alleviation and skills development initiative.
With all IIC funded projects, provision is made during the budgeting
process and the allocated amounts are disbursed to beneficiaries over
a period of three financial years. Currently, the department is
carrying out its activities as per the detailed categories above with
the purpose of fulfilling all its commitments and contractual
obligations.
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QUESTIONS 359 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: Ms E C van LINGEN (DA-EC): INTERNAL
QUESTION PAPER No. 26-2010: KHOISAN COMMUNITY PROJECT AND NANIQUA JEWELERY
PROJECT IN HANKEY
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