Question NW2397 to the Minister of Correctional Services
25 November 2016 - NW2397
Selfe, Mr J to ask the Minister of Correctional Services
(1) Whether a certain company (details furnished) signed any (a) contracts and/or (b) agreements with (i) his department and/or (ii) any provincial department of correctional services to render any services from 1 January 2005 to date; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (aa) on what date was each contract and/or agreement signed, (bb) what are the full details of the specified services that the specified organisation was expected to render in each case, (cc) where did the organisation render the services in each case and (dd) what is the total cost of each of the specified contracts and/or agreements?
Reply:
(1) (a)(b)(i) No contracts and/or agreements were signed between the Department of Correctional Services and Khulisa Social Solutions at National level since the approval of the Quality Assurance Manual in 2005. Prior to the establishment of the Quality Assurance Committees as per Quality Assurance Manual, there were no formal or prescribed and or standardized methods of quality assuring service providers.
(ii) Khulisa Social Solutions has agreements with Gauteng and Western Cape regions from 2005, and they operate without an agreement at Kwazulu Natal region. The service provider has submitted applications to be quality assured at national level on the 10th of October 2016 in order to confirm if operational agreements were signed with specific management areas. The application will only be processed and considered on the 1st of December 2016 when the committee meets, as it meets quarterly.
(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd) The following table addresses questions asked:
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(aa) on what date was each contract and/or agreement signed |
(bb) what are the full details of the specified services that the specified organisation was expected to render in each case |
(cc) where did the organisation render the services in each case |
(dd) what is the total cost of each of the specified contracts and/or agreements |
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Gauteng Region |
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May - July 2005 |
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Leeuwkop Management Area |
Nil |
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July-December 2005 |
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Leeuwkop Management Area |
Nil |
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September 2008 |
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Krugersdorp, Leeuwkop and Zonderwater Management Area |
Nil |
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June-September 2014 |
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Boksburg M/Area |
Nil |
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Western Cape Region |
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April 2009 – December 2009 |
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Worcester Male Centre Worcester Female Centre Robertson Correctional Centre Dwarsriver Correctional Centre |
Nil |
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Kwazulu Natal Region |
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No contract or agreement was signed with Khulisa. However the organization rendered programmes from 2008 to 2009 |
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Durban Female Centre |
Nil |
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No contract or agreement signed. However the organisation rendered programmes in 2009 |
Organization rendered programmes to Parolees and offenders which were:
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Empangeni Community Corrections Qalakabusha Correctional Centre |
Nil |
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No contract or Agreement signed. However the organisation rendered programmes in 2008 |
Programmes rendered to offenders and Remand Detainees:
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Ladysmith Correctional Centre (offenders) Bergville Correctional Centre (offenders) Dundee Correctional Centre (Remand Detainees) |
Nil |
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No contract or Agreement signed. However the organisation rendered programmes from 2005 to 2007 The Waterval Management Area has recently entered into an agreement with Khulisa from September 2016 to September 2017 |
Peer education programme:
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Waterval Medium A Newcastle Community Corrections |
Nil |