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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
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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2010/09/01
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.
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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
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:
Since 1994 one of government ... [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
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
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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2010/08/25
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.
The major challenge is broadening participation in the Somali political ... [highlighted result]
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2010/08/19
Question No. 7
Dr G W Koornhof (ANC) to ask the Deputy President:
Following the successful hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, what steps will the government take to prolong the unity of the nation, with particular focus on the needs of poor people?
Reply:
Honourable member, as we heard in the debate in this chamber yesterday, the South African government was inspired by the enthusiasm displayed by the people of ...
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2010/08/19
K Motlanthe: Answers to questions in National Assembly on poverty eradication
Question No. 6
Dr CP Mulder (Freedom Front Plus) to ask the Deputy President:
Whether the government, in its War on Poverty, has:
(a) launched any investigation into and
(b) taken any steps to help the growing number of poor white people; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
Honourable Mulder, this government is ...
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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:
The three Zimbabwean ... [highlighted result]
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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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2010/06/28
A Motshekga: Answers to questions in National Assembly on bullying in schools
In order to curb incidences of bullying in schools, my department has developed an example code of conduct for learners to guide school governing bodies (SGBs), principals and teachers to draw up their own context specific codes of conduct for learners. Section 8(4) of the South Africa Schools Act provides that the code of conduct of a school binds all learners attending a school. 2. (i) The exemplar code of conduct for learners addresses inappropriate learner behaviour, ... [highlighted result]
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2010/06/28
A Motshekga: Answers to questions in National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on water supply to schools
The Limpopo Department of Education has identified schools in the province that have no water facilities and those that have insufficient facilities in their Infrastructure Plan for 2010/11. The provincial department is responsible for the capital works and recapitalisation of water supply systems. After the provision of water supply systems by the Provincial department, repairs to the water system is the responsibility of each school governing body using their allocation in terms of the ... [highlighted result]
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2010/06/28
Reply: a. Employment status: permanent
Name of official: none b. (i) Employment Status: Acting Directors-General
Name of official: Mr DB Hindle and Mr PB Soobrayan
Start date: 21 July 2009
End date: 1 November 2009 (ii) Employment status: Acting Chief Financial Officer
Name of officials: Mr T Tredoux
Start date: 1 July 2009
End date: 31 March 2010 Employment status: Acting Chief Financial Officer
Name of official: Mrs N ...
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2010/06/23
Ms M W Makgate (African National Congress North West) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) Which directorate of her department is responsible for the payments of service providers for learner transport?
Reply:
1. There is no directorate in the Department of Basic Education that is responsible for payments of service providers as this is the competency of the provincial Education Departments.
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2010/06/04
A Motshekga: Answers to questions in National Assembly on Companies Act
Reply:
(1) Public schools cannot be registered in terms of section 21 of the Companies Act and therefore compliance with the relevant financial requirements of this act is not applicable to them.
The provincial head of department may allocate to a governing body of a public school one or more functions listed under section 21 of the South African Schools Act (SASA), (Act 84 of 1996).
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2010/06/04
A Motshekga: Answers to questions in National Assembly on educators shortage
Firstly, improving the ability of the system to recruit and retain educators by improving the conditions of service for educators. Other retention strategies include the provision of teacher incentives targeting the scarcity areas and the Teacher Laptop Initiative aimed at improving the working conditions for educators. Through the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme the department is contributing directly to the supply of teachers. [highlighted result]
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