Question NW312 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Stander, Ms T to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1) Whether each metropolitan municipality has a Mayoral Discretionary/Benevolent Fund; if so, (a) what is the value of each specified fund and (b) does council have a policy related to this fund ; (2) Does the Mayor of each specified municipality report monthly to the council on expenditure of the specified fund; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant financial details of each specified fund ; (3) Whether he will provide a list of the projects and/or initiatives that benefited from each specified fund in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years?