Question NW1628 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
25 August 2020 - NW1628
Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What (a) are the relevant details and (b) is the total (i) number and (ii) total amount of all disbursements made available to each province by her department in response to Covid-19 pandemic?
Reply:
a) The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) administers the disaster grants that are meant to provide immediate disaster relief. The department transferred the following grants to assist organs of state to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic:
- An amount of R466 393 000.00 (R466. 3 million) was allocated from the Provincial Disaster Relief Grant to the Departments of Health in all the nine (9) provinces to procure ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE). The transfer of funds was undertaken between 30 March and 01 April 2020.
b) (i) and (ii)
Funds allocated through the Provincial Disaster Relief Grant to the Provincial Departments of Health
|
PROVINCES |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT |
|
Eastern Cape |
Response measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic (Ventilators and Personal Protective Equipment) |
R44 551 000.00 |
|
Free State |
R12 429 000.00 |
|
|
Gauteng |
R115 996 000.00 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
R138 918 000.00 |
|
|
Limpopo |
R42 449 000.00 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
R33 993 000.00 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
R6 224 000.00 |
|
|
North West |
R18 540 000.00 |
|
|
Western Cape |
R53 292 000.00 |
|
|
Total |
R466 392 000.00 |
End.