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2010/09/02
K Motlanthe: Answers to questions in National Assembly on child headed households
Question 12
Mrs J D Kilian (Cope) to ask the Deputy President:
Whether the government is actively monitoring the increase in the number of child-headed households; if not, why not; if so, (a) how frequently is it done and (b) what are the relevant details?
Reply:
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2010/09/01
K Motlanthe: Answers to questions in National Assembly on security and border control
This therefore makes Defence the principal Department on border security.
Very strong defence cooperation exists with all our SADC neighbors with whom we share a border. In addition South Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding with all our neighboring countries.
For each of our neighboring countries we have a Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security. These ensure maximum cooperation from state to state and at the levels of affected Departments like:
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2010/09/01
Question No. 09
Mr N Singh (Inkatha Freedom Party) to ask the Deputy President:
Whether the key proposals as outlined in his speech to the Energy Advisory Council on 8 December 2009 are being implemented; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes Honourable Singh, there has been progress with the implementation of the key agreements made at the Electricity Advisory Council meeting on 8 December last year.
For ...
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2010/09/01
K Motlanthe: Answers to question in National Assembly on devolve management of institutions
Question 11
Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Deputy President:
Whether he has considered a proposal to devolve the management of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to the Department of Arts and Culture; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details regarding the time frames ... [highlighted result]
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2010/08/31
K Motlanthe concludes meeting of 2010 Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC)
The meeting received presentations from various government departments on their draft close out reports, focusing on observations and lessons learnt.
All draft reports will be tabled at the next IMC meeting end of September. The meeting noted that all guarantees agreed on by government had been honoured.
As announced by President Jacob Zuma at the post World Cup briefing and post the July Lekgotla, the IMC, through its chair, Deputy President Motlanthe, will present a ... [highlighted result]
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2010/08/30
K Motlanthe to co-chair Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) meeting, 31 Aug
Government's 2010 Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), which is chaired by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, convenes on Tuesday, 31 August 2010, at Tuynhuys, Cape Town.
The committee is in the process of putting together a final government ...
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2010/08/27
K Motlanthe: Magubane at 80 International Conference
Programme director
UNISA Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Mandla Makhanya
Freedom Park Trust CEO, Dr Mongane Serote
HSRC CEO, Dr Olive Shisana
Intellectual Heritage Project leader, Professor Jimi Adesina
Professor Bernard Makhosezwe Magibane and family
Distinguished guests
Ladies and gentlemen
I am honoured to be invited to this launch of the international conference celebrating the life and works of Professor Bernard Makhosezwe Magubane.
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2010/08/26
K Motlanthe to interact with community of Claremont, 28 Aug
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, will on Saturday, 28 August 2010, interact with the community of Claremont.
The constituency includes the communities of Westbury, Newclare, Bosmont, Fleurhof and Riverlar.
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2010/08/25
However, this may be an underestimate as it excludes the hospitalisation costs of people with HIV and AIDS.
The operations of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) secretariat are currently funded through the national Department of Health's budget. In addition, provinces allocate funding to support provincial AIDS councils and many municipalities support local AIDS councils. The department therefore is a conduit for funds for SANAC until it becomes an independent legal entity...
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2010/08/25
Question 13
Mr D A Worth (DA-FS) to ask the Deputy President:
(1) Whether, in light of the celebration of August as Women s Month, and in view of the high incidence of rape and violence against women and children, the government has taken any steps to reduce the occurrence of such incidents; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what measures are being taken to further ensure gender equality?
Reply:
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2010/08/25
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, will on Friday, 27 August 2010, attend the opening ceremony of the international conference entitled Professor Bernard M Magubane at 80: The Celebration of Life, at the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria.... [highlighted result]
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2010/08/25
Question No. 15
Ms ND Ntwanambi (African National Congress, Western Cape) to ask the Deputy President:
(1) Whether government has instituted any programmes to ensure that we sustain the national pride and unity that the people of South Africa and the African continent displayed during the hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) Whether such programmes are currently being implemented...
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2010/08/25
Question No. 16
Ms ND Ntwanambi (African National Congress, Western Cape) to ask the Deputy President:
(1) Whether the government has established any awareness programmes to encourage communities to name and shame persons who participate in criminal activities with the view of taking the fight against crime to ...
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2010/08/25
K Motlanthe: Answers to questions in National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on assistance to Somalia
Question 18
Mr M P Sibande (ANC-MP) to ask the Deputy President:
Whether South Africa will offer assistance to Somalia as reportedly expressed by the African Union; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the terms of engagement with Somalia and (b) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
No final decision has been made as to what South Africa s assistance to Somalia would be.
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2010/08/25
K Motlanthe: Answers to questions in National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on anti-poverty programmes
These range from:
- The Expanded Public Works Programme
- Comprehensive Rural Development Programme
- The Community Works Programme
- The Community Development Workers Programme
- The National Rural Youth Service Programme
- Zibambele, Early Childhood Development and a number of other initiatives that support poor communities to earn livelihoods.
These are all in addition to the provision of free-basic services and other social protection measures that ... [highlighted result]
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2010/08/24
K Motlanthe on National Heritage Council false advert
The Presidency has noted with concern a media advert on the National Conference on reclaiming and living out the values of a just and caring society by the National Heritage Council.
The advert, inviting interested people and organisations to be part of defining ways of reaching public consensus on the need to restore values of humanity, states that Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will be a keynote speaker at the conference.
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2010/08/22
K Motlanthe to host Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Carlos Gomes J?nior, 26 Aug
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe, will host the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, His Excellency Carlos Gomes J'nior, on a one-day working visit to South Africa. The working visit will be held in Cape Town on 26 August 2010.
Prime Minister Carlos Gomes J'nior will arrive in South Africa on 25 August 2010 accompanied by senior government officials and representatives from the private sector.
The visit will provide a...
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2010/08/21
K Motlanthe concludes visit to Bitou Municipality
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe accompanied by Premier Helen Zille today, 21 August concluded a two day visit to Bitou municipality.
Deputy President began his visit with a stakeholder meeting on Friday, 20 August to establish the state of government programmes in the area.
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2010/08/19
K Motlanthe: Answers to questions in National Assembly on Zimbabwe general elections reforms
Question 5
Mr M B Skosana (IFP) to ask the Deputy President:
(1) (a) What is the government's standpoint on the insistence of the Zimbabwean Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) that there must be political, social, economic, media and electoral reforms preceding general elections in that country and
(b) on what is this standpoint based;
(2) whether he will make a statement in this regard?
Reply:
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2010/08/19
K Motlanthe: Answers to questions in National Assembly on business and politics code of ethics
Unless gaps are identified in these measures, among others, there is no need for further codes.
As for codes of ethics for politics, as the honourable member is aware there is the executive ethics act which was passed by this house, the code of conduct for members of Parliament, which is implemented by the Joint Ethics Committee of Parliament as well as codes for members of provincial legislatures and municipal councils. Unless otherwise determined by Parliament, there is no need for ...
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