Question NW2661 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs
13 November 2017 - NW2661
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs
(1)Whether any of the municipalities that were dissolved and/or amalgamated after 3 August 2016 purchased any (a) vehicles and/or (b) civil construction equipment, also referred to as yellow machines, in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, in each case, (i) which type of vehicles and/or equipment was approved by each relevant municipal council, (ii) what number of quotations were received from various suppliers, (iii) on which dates were the specified suppliers approached by each municipal council and (iv) who approached the specified suppliers; (2) Whether he will furnish Mr K J Mileham with copies of each municipal council’s resolution in this regard; if not, why not; if so, by what date; (3) What are the full relevant details of the (a) current location of each of these vehicles and/or equipment, (b) current mileage on each vehicle and/or piece of equipment and (c) asset registers that each vehicle and/or piece of equipment is recorded on?
Reply:
By way of background, the redetermination of boundaries by the Municipal Demarcation Board during 2013 and 2015 resulted in a decrease of 21 local municipalities from 278 to 257 municipalities (districts, locals and metros). These major determinations were either as a result of amalgamations or the splitting of municipalities and subsequent incorporation into neighbouring municipalities. As a result of the above, there were 26 municipalities whose boundaries were changed post the 3 August 2016 local government elections.
In preparing a response for the Honourable Member, the Departments of Cooperative Governance engaged the 26 affected municipalities through provincial departments responsible for local government.
It must be noted that even those municipalities that indicated that they had made purchases, did not supply all information as requested. The status of responses as provided to the Department is as follows:
No |
Name of Municipality |
1(a) Vehicles |
1(b) Yellow Machines |
1(b)(i) Type of Vehicle |
1(b)(i)(ii) Number of Quotations Received |
1(b)(i)(iii) Date when Council was approached |
1(b)(iv) Who approached Suppliers |
(i) |
Rand West City Local Municipality |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
(ii) |
The Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality City of Mbombela. |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
(iii) |
Not Applicable |
|
Not Applicable |
Information not supplied |
Information not supplied |
Information not supplied |
|
(iv) |
Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
(v) |
Alfred Duma Local Municipality |
Toyota Fortuner. |
Information not supplied |
Information not supplied |
Information not supplied |
Information not supplied |
Information not supplied |
(vi) |
Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
vii) ( |
Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
Refer to attached Annexure A. |
Refer to attached Annexure A. |
Refer to attached Annexure A. |
Refer to attached Annexure A. |
Refer to attached Annexure A. |
Refer to attached Annexure A. |
(viii) |
Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
The following Municipalities did not submit any response:
NO. |
NAME OF MUNICIPALITY |
Umdoni Local Municipality |
|
Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality |
|
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality |
|
Mthonjaneni Local Municipality |
|
Umhlathuze Local Municipality |
|
City Of Mbombela Local Municipality |
|
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Ventersdorp/Tlokwe Local Municipality |
|
Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality |
|
Thulamela Local Municipality |
|
Makhado Local Municipality |
|
Musina Local Municipality |
|
Blouberg Local Municipality |
|
Molemolle Local Municipality |
|
Polokwane Local Municipality |
|
Fetakgomo/Greater Tubatse Local Municipality |
|
Modimolle/Mookgopong Local Municipality |
|
Lim 345 Local Municipality |
|
Walter Sisulu Local Municipality |
2. Yes
This information is not available at present. Copies of this information will be furnished to the Honourable Member as soon as all the information is received from each of these municipalities.
3. This information is not available at present since not all municipalities submitted the required information. A more comprehensive response in this regard will be furnished to the Honourable Member as soon as all the information is received from each of this municipalities.