Question NW3149 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
20 November 2018 - NW3149
Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) In what number of instances did his department spend funds on disaster management in the 2017-18 financial year and (b) in each instance where assistance was given for disaster management, (i) what are the details of each disaster in question, (ii) what number of people were affected, (iii) where did the disaster take place and (iv) what total amount was spent?
Reply:
REPLY
a) The funds spent with regard to disaster management are for normal operations and the responsibilities for the 2017/2018 financial year within my department.
b) For the 2017/2018 financial year, my department facilitated the approval of and the transfer of disaster funding to the affected organs of state that were unable to cope with the effects of the disaster, by only using their own resources in line with the provisions of the Disaster Management Act (2002). The DCOG through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) transferred a total amount of R449 786 000 (R449.8 million) from the Disaster Grants, for the implementation of various intervention measures by the affected organs of state. Of the total amount transferred to various organs of state, R26 147 000 (R26.1 million) was made to the Merafong City Local Municipality in Gauteng Province to address the sinkhole conditions. An amount of R341 300 000 (R341.3 million), was further transferred to address the drought conditions in the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and the Western Cape Provinces.
A breakdown of the transferred funds for the 2017/18 financial year from the Disaster Grants is as follows:
MUNICIPAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT |
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Name of the municipality |
Amount allocated |
Amount transferred |
Reported Expenditure and Remarks |
TRANSFER DATE |
28 March 2018 |
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TYPE OF DISASTER |
DROUGHT |
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PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION |
Water infrastructure projects within the affected municipalities |
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EASTERN CAPE |
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R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality (LM) |
468 |
468 |
467 |
Koukamma Local Municipality |
770 |
770 |
770 |
Kouga LM |
1 090 |
1090 |
1090 |
Sundays River LM |
2 090 |
2 090 |
0*
|
Makana LM |
810 |
810 |
743 |
Blue Crane Route LM |
180 |
180 |
180 |
Ndlambe LM |
950 |
950 |
31 |
Amathole District Municipality - Mbashe Local M |
1 380 |
1 380 |
469 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro |
97 000 |
97 000 |
1628 |
Total EC |
104 738 |
104 738 |
5 378 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
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Kareeberg Local Municipality |
4 626 |
4 626 |
1 441 |
Richtersveld Local Municipality |
15 196 |
15 196 |
14 439 |
Namakhoi Local Municipality |
4 542 |
4 542 |
411 |
Hantam Local Municipality |
8 500 |
8 500 |
8 500 |
Kamiesberg Local Municipality |
3 968 |
3 968 |
3 362 |
Total NC |
36 833 |
36 833 |
28 153 |
WESTERN CAPE |
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Cederberg Local Municipality |
7 962 |
7 962 |
4 983 |
Matzikama Local Municipality |
7 627 |
7 627 |
897 |
Drakenstein Local Municipality |
26 845 |
26 845 |
7 932 |
City of Cape Town |
122 507 |
122 507 |
85 368 |
Total WC |
164 936 |
164 936 |
99 180 |
PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT |
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NAME OF PROVINCE AND DEPARTMENT |
AMOUNT ALLOCATED |
Amount transferred |
Reported Expenditure |
TRANSFER DATE |
28 March 2018 |
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TYPE OF DISASTER |
DROUGHT |
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NORTHERN CAPE |
PROVISION AND TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK |
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R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
Provincial Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
42 339 |
42 339 |
42 339 |
Total NC |
42 339 |
42 339 |
42 339 |
MUNICIPAL DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT |
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NAME OF PROVINCE AND MUNICIPALITY |
Amount Allocated |
Amount transferred |
Reported Expenditure |
RECEIVING PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT |
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TRANSFER DATE |
07 March 2018 |
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TYPE OF DISASTER |
SINKHOLE FORMATIONS |
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PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION |
RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION WORK |
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GAUTENG PROVINCE |
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R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
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Merafong City Local Municipality |
26 147 |
26 147 |
2 230 |
Total |
26 147 |
26 147 |
2 230 |
PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT |
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NAME OF DEPARTMENT |
AMOUNT ALLOCATED |
Amount transferred |
Reported Expenditure |
RECEIVING PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT |
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TRANSFER DATE |
31 August 2017 |
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TYPE OF DISASTER |
DROUGHT |
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PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION |
Provision and transportation of livestock feed |
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WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
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R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
Provincial Department of Agriculture |
40 000 |
40 000 |
40 000 |
Total |
40 000 |
40 000 |
40 000 |
MUNICIPAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT |
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NAME OF MUNICIPALITY |
Amount Allocated |
Amount transferred |
Reported Expenditure |
TRANSFER DATE |
21 August 2017 |
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TYPE OF DISASTER |
DROUGHT |
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PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION |
Water infrastructure projects within the affected municipalities |
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WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
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R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
Bitou Local Municipality |
10 920 |
10 920 |
10 920 |
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality |
3 134 |
3 134 |
2 864 |
City of Cape Town |
20 812 |
20 812 |
20 812 |
Total |
34 866 |
34 866 |
34 596 |