Question NW952 to the Minister of Finance
09 October 2019 - NW952
Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Finance
With reference to the reply of the Minister of Small Business Development to question 128 on 14 August 2019, (a) what is the breakdown of the current Rand value of invoices older than 30 days that are not paid by each provincial government and (b) which provincial department is the worst offender in each case?
Reply:
- Table 1 below provides for the total Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid at the end of March 2019 by provincial government departments which amounts to R 6.5 billion. The total Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid for the period April 2019 to June 2019 (quarter 1) amounts to R4.2 billion.
Table 1: Breakdown of Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid by provincial government departments
No. |
Provincial Government |
Rand Value of invoices |
Rand value of invoices |
Financial year 2018/2019 |
Quarter 1 2019/2020 |
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1. |
Gauteng Provincial Government |
R 2,594,175,217 |
R 1,569,850,293 |
2. |
Eastern Cape Provincial Government |
R 2,106,056,624 |
R 1,801,248,512 |
3. |
North West Provincial Government |
R 425,920,679 |
R 334,279,273 |
4. |
Northern Cape Provincial Government |
R 383,727,433 |
R 3,017,092 |
5. |
Free State Provincial Government |
R 363,567,669 |
R 376,196,410 |
6. |
Limpopo Provincial Government |
R 253,168,817 |
R 22,928,479 |
7. |
Mpumalanga Provincial Government |
R 251,872,232 |
R 66,474,435 |
8. |
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government |
R 149,830,770 |
R 106,337,570 |
9. |
Western Cape Provincial Government |
R 240,497 |
R 495,083 |
TOTAL |
R 6,528,559,938 |
R 4,280,827,148 |
- Table 2 below provides information related to the worst offender with regards to the Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid with the department of Health recorded as the worst offender in 8 provincial government.
Table 2: Worst offenders with regards to Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid by provincial departments.
No. |
Provincial Government |
Worst Performing Department |
Rand Value of invoices |
Rand Value of invoices |
Financial Year 2018/2019 |
Quarter 1 2019/2020 |
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1. |
Gauteng Provincial Government |
Health |
R 2,511,355,983 |
R 1,398,653,153 |
2. |
Eastern Cape Provincial Government |
Health |
R 2,099,576,206 |
R 1,786,003,732 |
3. |
North West Provincial Government |
Health |
R 372,225,614 |
R 310,045,484 |
4. |
North Cape Provincial Government |
Health |
R 366,823,789 |
R 2,724,850 |
5. |
Free State Provincial Government |
Health |
R 328,806,217 |
R 354,418,156 |
6. |
Limpopo Provincial Government |
Health |
R 228,412,055 |
R 19,694,056 |
7. |
Mpumalanga Provincial Government |
Health |
R 251,872,232 |
R 66,474,435 |
8. |
KZN Provincial Government |
Public Works |
R 59,287,827 |
Not reported as worst offender |
Education |
R 50,063,864 |
Not reported as worst offender |
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Health |
R 30,619,310 |
R 74,545,388 |
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9. |
Western Cape Provincial Government |
Education |
R 240,497 |
Not reported as worst offender |
Health |
Not reported as worst offender |
R 472,921 |