(1)(a) Yes.
(i) DRDLR entered into a MoA with Okhahlamba Local Municipality on 20 December 2016.
(ii) DRDLR has funded similar projects in previous financial years like the The Beaufort West Youth Hub in Western Cape; and the Jacobsdal Sport Complex and Community facility in the Free State province. The agreement stipulates that an amount of R20m will be made available over the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 financial years based on invoices submitted; and based on physical progress onsite.
(iii) Cabinet approved the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) in 2009 that provides the statutory grounds for supporting this project.
(b) Falls away
(2) Yes. The Municipality requested project support directly from the DRDLR.
(a) The Mayor of Okhamhlamba, formally requested support for the project on the 24 February 2016.
(b) Falls away, answered in section 1(a)(ii) above.
(3) DRDLR signed the agreement with the Okhahlamba Local Municipality, not with a third party.