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[No.03–2011] Third Session, Fourth Legislature

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

LEGISLATURE OF THE

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

QUESTION PAPER

22nd March 2011

10:00

QUESTION TABLED FOR THE SECONDTIME

WRITTEN RESPONSE

QUESTION 1

QUESTION POSED BY HON FRANZSEN TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20110308-W04]

  1. Were any monies paid to the Mamusa Local Municipality for the establishment of a new library complex / building in Ipelegeng?
  2. If so how much and when?
  3. Was a tender issued for the construction of this facility?
  4. If so, to whom was it awarded?
  5. If so, what was the contact value of the awarded tender?
  6. How much has been paid to the contractor awarded the contract?
  7. What was the extend of the work completed to date?
  8. If any if the funds paid to the Mamusa Local Municipality have not been allocated to any part of the proposed project, where are these funds?
  9. And what is proposed if the project completed to date does not meet the monies paid out to date .

QUESTION 2

QUESTION POSED BY HON HATTINGH TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20110308-W05]

Rustenburg Municipal Manager

  1. Provide the period that this position was vacant
  2. Were advertisement placed for this position and if so in which newspaper and provide the dates on which each advertisement appeared.
  3. How many applicants were received for the position of Municipal Manager?
  4. Provide the names of applicants that were interviewed for the position of Municipal Manager?
  5. Provide names of interviewing panel ?
  6. Who was the successful applicant?
  7. Provide the date on which the Rustenburg Council appointed the Municipal Manager?
  8. Provide the total approved salary package of the Municipal Manager including future contractual increases and the formula for calculating bonuses if applicable.
  9. For which period was the Municipal Manager appointed.

QUESTION 3

QUESTION POSED BY HON FRANZSEN TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20110308-W06]

1.For each municipality in the Province , specify the amount of the grant allocated to libraries in each Municipality under the “ Conditional Grants, Allocations to Municipality not listed in terms of Division of Revenue Act, 2009 (Act No 4 of 2009) “Annexure B”.

2. Were these Conditional Grant used as per clauses 2.2 of the agreement signed between the Department and the relative Municipality and was expenditure in line with the business plan submitted by each municipality?

(Clause 2,2: The Conditional Grants shall be used in the a provident and responsible manner exclusively for the projects . The Department shall decide whether or not the grant has been used for such purpose”

  1. If not, why not, and
  2. What action did the Department take in each case,
  3. Were the Conditional Grants paid to Municipalities, audited,
  4. What are the result of these audits,
  5. Where grants were not utilized for the purpose intended as per clause 2.2. what were these funds utilized for,
  6. What action was, or will be taken against the relative accounting officer ,
  7. What does the Department plan to eliminate future misuse of grants, if they exist, in future?

QUESTION4

QUESTION POSED BY HON MFUNDISI TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTIN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20110308-W07]

1(a) What (i) type and (ii) quantity of accommodation (office space, land and official quarters) is the provincial government leasing from the private sector and

(b) How much has it has it has it cost his department since 2009?

2(a) What (i) type and (ii) quantity of accommodation (office space and land) is the private sector leasing from his department and (b) how much has this general annually since 2009?

QUESTION 5

QUESTION POSED BY HON MFUNDISI TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20110308-W08]

  1. With regard to each local and district council in the North West Province,(a)how many community development workers are employed by each such municipality and (b)what is the total annual salary bill for those workers?
  2. What safeguards are currently in place to ensure that community development workers are employed on the basis of their competence rather than their allegiance ?

QUESTION TABLED FOR THE FIRST TIME

WRITTEN RESPONSE

QUESTION 6

QUESTION POSED BY HON. MFUNDISI TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20110315-W10]

  1. What total amount (a) was billed to patients at each specific state hospital in the North West Province in 2009/10 and (b) in unpaid hospital fees is still owed to each of the said hospitals for the same period?
  2. Whether ant problems have been identified at any specific hospitals or in general that result in significant numbers not paying their debt; if so (a) what problems and (b) what action is being taken to address these problems;
  3. Whether any steps are being taken to recover unpaid; if not, why not; if so, what steps?

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