Question NW749 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
04 May 2022 - NW749
Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether all service providers that were (a) rendering services and (b) supplying farmers with inputs for production purposes have been paid for services rendered; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(a),(b) Yes. All nine provincial offices of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) confirmed that they paid their service providers in full (100%) for services rendered during the 2021/22 financial year.
The table below provides provincial payment analysis of the total R191 878 748.72 that was paid to service providers.
|
PROVINCE |
PAYMENT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS |
|
1. Eastern Cape |
R30 476 475,63 |
|
2. Free State |
R26 971 792,65 |
|
3. Gauteng |
R28 125 511,16 |
|
4. KwaZulu Natal |
R42 951 353,83 |
|
5. Limpopo |
R23 015 577,27 |
|
6. Mpumalanga |
R14 908 153,44 |
|
7. Northern Cape |
R11 215 339,07 |
|
8. North West |
R9 408 666,34 |
|
9. Western Cape |
R4 805 879,33 |
|
TOTALS |
R191 878 748,72 |