Question NW673 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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08 June 2020 - NW673

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Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Whether he, his department and/or any entity reporting to him received any donation of personal protection equipment since 1 February 2020; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details of (a) the date on which the donation was received, (b) the name of the donor, (c) the monetary value of the donation, (d) the branding that appeared on the donated equipment, including the branding of any political party, and (e)(i) how and (ii) where was the donated equipment distributed?

Reply:

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, as well as the Special Investigating Unit and Legal Aid South Africa have not received any donations of personal protection equipment (PPE) since 1 February 2020.

However, the National Prosecuting Authority has received donations of PPE as follows:

  1. Date of donation: 23 April 2020
  2. Name of donor: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  3. Total Amount: R40 150.00
  4. No branding on the PPEs
  5. (i) The equipment was donated to Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) through Childline SA and were transported from UNODC offices in Pretoria, via courier service, to 5 provincial offices. The staff at those provincial offices transported the PPEs to the relevant TCCs and Childline offices.

(ii) Distribution to the five (5) provincial offices was as follows:

Office

Physical address (for delivery of goods)

Stock Allocation

KZN Childline National Office

24 Stephen Dlamini Road, Musgrave, Durban, 4001

  • 28 x Boxes of Gloves
  • 14 x Boxes of Masks
  • 15 x Bottles of Sanitisers

North West Childline

31 Retief Street, Potchefstroom 

  • 3 x Boxes of Gloves
  • 4 x Boxes of Masks
  • 4 x Bottles of Sanitisers

Free State Childline

54 Aliwal street, Arboretum, Bloemfontein

  • 3 x Boxes of Gloves
  • 5 x Boxes of Masks
  • 7 x Bottles of Sanitisers

Limpopo: Mankweng Thuthuzela Care Centre

Mankweng Hospital, Houtbosdorp Road, Sovenga, 0727

  • 4 x Boxes of Gloves
  • 4 x Boxes of Masks
  • 7 x Bottles of Sanitisers

Mpumalanga Childline

15 Kremetart Street, West Acres, Nelspruit 1200

  • 2 x Boxes of Gloves
  • 8 x Boxes of Masks
  • 7 x Bottles of Sanitisers

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Price

40 boxes gloves (of 50 pieces each)

R10 200.00

35 boxes of masks (50 pieces each)

R26 250.00

20 Litres of hand sanitiser (40 bottles of 500ml)

R3 700.00

Total

R40 150.00

NOTE: The donation applicable to the NPA is only made to the TCCs. Childline does not fall under the NPA, however, the available distribution figures do not distinguish a further breakdown between TCCs and Childline at provincial level.

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