Question NW1360 to the Minister of Social Development
15 June 2016 - NW1360
Malgas, Ms HH to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether the substance abuse treatment centres which were scheduled to be built in the Northern Cape have been completed; if not, (a) what are the reasons for non-completion in each case and (b) at what stage of completion is each specified centre?
Reply:
No, there is only one public substance abuse treatment centre that will be built in the Northern Cape and it is not yet completed.
(a) According to the conditional grant framework and the allocation of funding, this centre is only scheduled to be completed in March 2017.
(b) The centre is currently in the construction phase.