Question NW1539 to the Minister of Public Works
19 June 2017 - NW1539
Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Works
(1)How many permanent employees of each municipality were found to have been recipients of Extended Public Works Programme jobs while in the employ of the specified municipalities (a) in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2017; (2) have any of the specified employees (a) been (i) suspended, (ii) arrested and (iii) dismissed or (b) faced any other form of sanction as a result; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
The information required involves a lot of stakeholders whom we are still engaging. Therefore in order for us to provided accurate information we will need more clarity from them. A comprehensive reply will follow soon.