Question NW1107 to the Minister of Social Development
30 July 2021 - NW1107
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether, with regard to the campaign of the Deputy Minister in KwaZulu-Natal entitled Good Deeds which commenced on 1 March 2020 until 14 March 2020, she will furnish Ms A L A Abrahams with (a) an explanation on how the campaign is aligned to the priorities and plans together with the outcomes achieved by her department, (b) the programme of the two week campaign, (c) a list of (i) ministerial and (ii) parliamentary officials who accompanied the Deputy Minister on the campaign and the specific role each played and (d) total cost for the entire campaign of the Deputy Minister as well as all staff including additional subsistence and travel claims submitted at the end of the campaign; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
The “50 Good Deeds” campaign was implemented alongside the District Development Model in the Amajuba District Municipality, as the Deputy Minister is the District Champion for that district.
The “50” was linked to the Deputy Minister’s 50th birthday where she wanted to give back to the communities as part of her birthday celebrations over and above the DDM functions in the district. The correct dates are from the 1st to the 8th of March 2021. The Good Deeds campaign was from 1 March 2021 to 31 March 2021.
There were no additional costs that the campaign brought to the Department outside of everyday work. What the campaign managed to do is to draw private sector to support Social Development more and better. No Parliamentary officials joined the campaign. The Deputy Minister was accompanied by all the relevant officials in her department as this was a District Development Model outreach.
The Deputy Minister collaborated with different private companies for different programs in addition to the different work that the department was doing.