Question NW1689 to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

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02 June 2023 - NW1689

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Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Whether she will furnish Mr M Bagraim with a comprehensive breakdown of the procurement allocation of (a) her department and (b) every entity reporting to her in terms of the percentages allocated to (i) small-, medium- and micro-enterprises, (ii) cooperatives, (iii) township enterprises and (iv) rural enterprises with a view to evaluating the effectiveness of the set-aside policy of the Government in fostering an inclusive and diverse economic landscape (details furnished) in the (aa) 2021-22 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2023?

Reply:

(a) Procurement allocation of the Department is as follows:

TYPE OF SHAREHOLDING

% SPEND

NUMBER OF SUPPLIERS

AMOUNT SPENT

Women Shareholding 100%

28.50%

38

R4 387 777

Women Shareholding other %

 

52

R151 487 683

Disability %

0

0

0

Black %

64.20%

156

R251 977 964

Youth

1.36%

52

R7 719 112

(b)

(i) small-, medium- and micro-enterprises

  There is no procurement allocation for small-, medium- and micro-enterprises

(ii) cooperatives

    There is no procurement allocation for cooperatives

(iii) township enterprises

   There is no procurement allocation for township enterprises

(iv) rural enterprises

   There is no procurement allocation for rural enterprises

Procurement breakdown is not allocated as per the classifications above in (i) to (iv), but is done as per attached Table.

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