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[No.8–2010] Second Session, Fourth Legislature

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

LEGISLATURE OF THE

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

QUESTION PAPER

TUESDAY: 31st AUGUST 2010

10:00

QUESTION TABLED FOR THE FIRST TIME

ORAL RESPONSE

QUESTION 1

QUESTION POSED BY HON HATTINGH TO THE HONOURABLE PREMIER IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20100824-O 09]

1. Why does the former Member responsible for Local Government still continue to act as if he is still responsible for that portfolio by

(a)Delivering speeches as the MEC responsible for Local Government (As reported on the Department‘s websites 19 July 2010)

(b)Still appearing as the MEC responsible for Local Government on the Department ‘s website

(c)Still appearing as the MEC responsible for Local Government on the North West Provincial Government‘s website?

2. When will the Premier relinquish the responsibility for Local

Government to a member of the Executive?

QUESTION 2

QUETSION POSE BY HON HATTTINGH TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORT, ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS [20100824-O 10]

Kindly indicate what was

  1. The amount of the accepted tender for the extension of the Potchefstroom Airport runway.
  2. The total project cost at completion of extension of the Potchefstroom Airport runway.
  3. What is the name of the successful tenderer?
  4. Kindly provide full details of the funding involved in the extension of the Potchefstroom Airport runway indicating if and what portions of the costs were sourced from different sources.

QUESTION 3

QUESTION POSED BY HON HATTINGH TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY [20100824-O 11]

  1. With reference to the Manual for the South African Police Service kindly indicate if Executive members of the North West Provincial Community Policing Forum were screened before their appointment and if so kindly indicate :

(a)When did this taken place?

(b)Were any persons found not to be in compliance with the requirements and if so how many people were not in compliance?

(c)What are the applicable criteria utilized in the screening process?

(d)How long does it take to screen a person?

(e)Did the individuals give written permission to be screened?

  1. And if not why not?

QUESTION TABLED FOR THE THIRD TIME

WRITTEN RESPONSE

QUESTION 4

QUESTION POSED BY HON. HATTINGH TO THE MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCE [20100803-W21]

Quarterly Financial Reports

  1. Kindly indicate if the Department compiled Quarterly

Financial Reports for the expenditure of NW Departments for the following quarters:

  1. 3rd Quarter 2008 – 2009
  2. 4th Quarter 2008 – 2009
  3. 1st Quarter 2009 – 2010
  4. 2nd Quarter 2009 – 2010
  5. 3rd Quarter 2009 – 2010
  6. 4th Quarter 2009 – 2010
  1. And if so kindly indicate why these reports were not

provided to members of the North West Provincial

Legislature.

  1. Kindly indicate if the refusal of the Head of Department

to provide Quarterly reports to (a) member(s) of the Provincial Legislature had been addressed and what the outcomes was.

  1. Kindly indicate if Financial Quarterly reports will be provided to members of the Provincial Legislature on a quarterly basis and if not why not.
  1. Kindly attach the Quarterly Report referred to in 1 to the

response.

QUESTION TABLED FOR THE SECOND TIME

WRITTEN RESPONSE

QUESTION 5

QUESTION POSED BY HON. HATTINGH TO THE PREMIER [20100817-W25]

  1. Kindly provide the total cost of investigations, interventions and/or the implementation of the turn-around strategy for each of the North West Local Authorities for the following years:

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-to date

  1. Kindly indicate when a report on the progress in each of the Authorities for the above-mentioned processes will be tabled in the North West Provincial Legislature.
  2. Kindly indicate for each Municipality where an Administrator or acting Municipal Manager is operating when a Municipal Manager will be appointed.

QUESTION 6

QUESTION POSED BY HON.FRANZSEN TO THE MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT & TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS [20100817-W28]

Several disciplinary hearings have been held in the Naledi Local Municipality against employees, including some Section 57 managers.

For the years 2008/2009 and 2009/2010, supply the following information per year as below:

  1. Full list of all disciplinary hearings held;
  2. Against whom was the hearing held, including post level;
  3. What was the accusation;
  4. What was the result of each hearing;
  1. What action was taken against the person as a result of the hearing, if found guilty;
  2. List per hearing, if own personnel, legal or otherwise conducted the hearing and or investigated the circumstances, and
  3. If own personnel were not utilized, who was, and at what cost.
  4. Finally, what was the ORIGINAL budget for legal service?

QUESTION 7

QUESTION POSED BY HON FRANZSEN TO THE MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORT, ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS [20100817- W30]

New facilities for the SAPD are being built in Amalia, Mamusa Local Municipality, but the SAPS members in Amalia are still using the existing facilities.

  1. What was the original completion date?
  2. Has any extension to the original completion date been approved ,

(a)If so, what is the lasted completion date , and

(b)Will this date be met?

  1. Who was the contractor?, and

(a)Is he still contracted to complete the facility?

(b)If no, why not?

(c)If not, has a new contractor been appointed?

(d)If not, when is it proposed to appoint new contractor?

  1. What was the original contract value?
  2. Due to extensions to complete, what is the lasts contract value?
  3. With respect to(3) above;

(a)Does any owner/member/shareholder or , otherwise of the contract have any family members in the Department of Transport , Roads & Public Works and

(b)If so what actions did or are envisaged by the Department?

QUESTION 8

QUESTION POSED BY HON MOTSWENYANE TO THE MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT [20100817- W32]

With reference to the plot situated on the corner of Nelson Mandela Avenue and Beyers Naude Avenue in Rustenburg,(opposite Rustenburg Municipality) please indicate the following :-

  1. To whom does this property belong and has all building on this property ceased. If building has ceased, please indicate why.
  2. Kindly indicate whether repairs have been carried out on a broken sewage pipe flowing into these premises. If not, why not.
  3. Who is ultimately responsible for the carrying out of the necessary above repairs to this sewerage pipe?

QUESTION 9

QUESTION POSED BY HON MOTSWENYANE TO THE MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH [20100817- W33]

  1. Kindly indicate if or uniforms allowance are being provide to students at each of the North West Nursing Colleges and if so kindly provide full details including date of inception?
  2. What problems at each of the North West Nursing Colleges are in existence regarding uniforms or uniform allowance?
  3. Are uniforms or uniform allowance part of any contractual agreement with students?
  4. Were any collection agreements at any stage reached with student about uniforms or uniform allowance and if so provide full details?
  5. When were classes suspended at the Mmabatho Nursing College and when did it resume?
  6. Were any punitive measures initiated against any student regarding protests about uniforms or uniform allowances if so provide full details?

QUESTIONS TABLED FOR THE FIRST TIME

WRITTEN RESPONSE

QUESTION10

QUESTION POSED BY HON FRANZSEN TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE REPONSIBLE FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE [20100824 –W34]

The North West Province “Farm Worker Delegation” to the “National Farm Worker Summit” held in Somerset West on the 30 &31 July 2010, has reference,

Supply the following with regard to the Delegation;

  1. Total number of representation in the North West Province Delegation, and then within this delegation , the split;

(a)Number of officials/ Provincial members.

(b)Number of persons representing farm workers.

  1. For the Farm workers in the delegation, including lists with full names and ID numbers.
  2. Names of farms on which the farm worker was working at the time he was selected.
  3. Method of selection of each farm worker delegate.
  4. Number of day each delegate was anyway from his place of work?
  5. Was the farm worker given leave by the respective farmers?
  6. If not, what arrangements were made?

QUESTION 11

QUESTION POSED BY HON MOTSWENYANE TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE REPONSIBLE FOR FINANCE [20100824-W35]

  1. What percentage of the provincial budget was allocated to Department of Health for each of the following years :

(a)2006/07

(b)2007/08

(c)2008/09

(d)2009/20 and

(e)2010/11

  1. What percentage of the provincial budget was allocated to the office of the Premier for each of the following financial years :

(a) 2006/07

(b) 2007/08

(c) 2008/09

(d) 2009/20 and

(e) 2010/11

QUESTION 12

QUESTION POSED BY HON MOTSWENYANE TO THE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE REPOSNSIBLE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT [20100824-W36]

  1. Kindly indicate,
  2. Whether the North West Housing Cooperation previously owned property ERF 1728, Unit 6, Mmabatho , and if so,
  3. For which period?
  4. Was this property sold, and if so, kindly provide full details including the process that was followed to sell the property?
  5. Were tenders invited, and if so, provide full details of the tender and the outcome.
  6. What was the nature of the property during the sale i.e. any improvements and if so, provide details.
  1. Was the property rented out before the sale and if so kindly provide details including the rental amount, details of the contract and term of the contract.
  2. Was the property valued before the sale of the property and if so kindly provide the appointment of the valuators and the value and the value of the property.
  3. If not why not?
  4. Who was the purchaser of the property?
  5. When was the property transferred to the purchaser?

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