Question NW196 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
11 March 2022 - NW196
Mabika, Mr M to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(a) What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her for more than (aa) 30 days, (bb) 60 days, (cc) 90 days and (dd) 120 days, (b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case and (c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
1. DPWI:
a) I have been informed by the Department that the total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid (i.e. on the 15 February 2022) for the Department (DPWI) is:
|
Category |
Number of Invoices Outstanding |
Total Amount Outstanding |
|
more than 30 days |
0 |
R 0 |
|
more than 60 days |
0 |
R 0 |
|
more than 90 days |
0 |
R 0 |
|
more than 120 days |
0 |
R 0 |
- Not applicable;
- Not applicable.
PMTE:
a) As at Friday, 25th February 2022 the number of invoices that were unpaid and beyond 30 days were 0:
|
Category |
Number of Invoices Outstanding |
Total Amount Outstanding |
|
more than 30 days |
0 |
R0 |
|
more than 60 days |
0 |
R 0 |
|
more than 90 days |
0 |
R 0 |
|
more than 120 days |
0 |
R 0 |
Summary Narrative:
(i) DPWI and PMTE handles and pays on average 858 and 11 300 number of invoices on a monthly basis respectively:
(ii) The department used to have more than 11 500 unpaid invoices over 30 days before the introduction of Reapatala Tracking System;
(iii) Reapatala system is a platform where all invoices of the department are internally received and managed to ensure effective tracking of invoices to be paid timeously;
(iv) Weekly meetings with our regional offices and regular interventions by the Minister through Reapatala reports resulted in the zero (0) and ten (10) outstanding invoices for DPWI and PMTE respectively as illustrated above.