Question & Replies No 2176 to 2200

2009-11-25

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QUESTION 2200

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 13/11/09

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 28-2009)

Mr PF Smith (IFP) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

How many (a) non-model C schools have sports fields and (b) of these were built since 1994? NW2761E

REPLY:

(a) NEIMS (National Education Infrastructure Management System) does not make provision for model C or non-model C schools. Attached the number of public ordinary schools with and without sport fields.

(b) NEIMS also does not make provision for the progress of infrastructure delivery from 1994 but only indicate the number of public schools in the country as was assessed in 2006.

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO.: 2196

DATE OF PUBLICATION:06 November 2009

2196. Dr C P Mulder (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:†

(1) Whether Transnet has introduced any measures to ensure that the company (a) meets its current contractual obligations to shareholders in the Richards Bay Coal Terminus (RBCT) and (b) makes room for new entrants to the market who will be using the RBCT; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what (i) do the measures entail, in each case, and (ii) are the financial implications for existing shareholders of the RBCT;

(2) whether Transnet intends to increase its capacity to transport coal to the RBCT to over 81 million tons per year in line with the RBCT's capacity of 91 million tons per year; if not, why not; if so, (a) what will the costs of this process amount to and (b) when will Transnet be able to exploit the increased capacity;

(3) whether Transnet stands to be penalised in any way in respect of contracts with coal producers should Transnet not possess the capacity to transport coal in terms of valid contracts; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2904E

REPLY

1(a) Transnet Limited ("Transnet") is driving a number of continuous improvement initiatives and currently all contractual obligations to coal customers are being met.

(b) Transnet contracts directly with the coal miners that have access to the Richards-Bay Coal Terminal ("RBCT"), which is currently limited to the shareholders of the RBCT. Transnet is already providing a port solution limited to 3 million tons per annum ("mtpa"), through its Richards Bay Dry Bulk and Multi-Purpose terminals for some coal miners that do not have access to the RBCT.

When new entrants are given access to the RBCT, Transnet will engage the new entrants with a view of providing a rail solution from new mining location to this terminal.

(i-ii) Financial implications for providing a rail solution can only be fully assessed once Transnet knows who the new entrants are. The following issues will play a role in affecting the overall efficiency and capacity of the coal line:

· Volumes to be moved;

· Location of the mine (haulage distance); and

· the speed at which the mine is able to load the trains.

2. Currently, Transnet in conjunction with the coal mining industry are making use of expert advisors to assess the requirements to fast track the increase in capacity to 81 mtpa in the short term and to 91 mtpa in the long term.

(a) The costs of this process will only be available once this exercise is completed, but any expansion beyond 81mtpa is expected to come at a substantial cost which in turn will impact on the applicable tariff.

(b) Transnet will be able to exploit the expansion opportunity once the following issues have been resolved:

· The affordability of the resultant tariff; and

· The willingness of coal customers to contract at the resultant tariff on a take or pay basis.

3. Transnet is contracted to deliver to customers minimum weekly tonnages. In the current year, Transnet has met or exceeded the warranted tonnage for each of its coal customers; therefore Transnet is not paying penalties.

QUESTION 2195

Mrs P de Lille (ID) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:

(1). Whether there is a financial penalty clause for cancellation of the deal in the signed agreement with Airbus A400M; if so, (a) what monetary form will it be in and (b) how much is it;

(2). whether the agreement will be cancelled or proceeded with; if not, why not; if so, when will it be announced? NW2903E

1. There is no financial penalty for the termination of the agreement.

2. The agreement has been terminated and the reasons have been communicated.

QUESTION NUMBER 2193

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 NOVEMBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 27)

Mrs P de Lille (ID) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:

Whether commercial companies that mine sand must comply with the conditions of the Land Use Planning Ordinance Amendment Act, Act 64 of 1992; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2901E

REPLY

The Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002) is the statutory instrument passed by Parliament (the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces) to regulate the minerals and mining sector in South Africa. There is no provision in the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 which stipulates that decision taken in terms of this Act are subject to provisions of a local government.

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO.: 2192

DATE OF PUBLICATION:06 November 2009

2192. Mr M H Hoosen (ID) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

(1) Whether any persons with skills have been imported to work on the new multipurpose pipeline commissioned by Transnet; if so, (a) who are they, (b) what is their total number and (c) what are their job descriptions;

(2) whether any efforts have been made to recruit local labour to work in this project; if not, why not; if so, what is the total number employed? NW2900E

REPLY

(1)Yes, there are skilled expats working on the construction of the New Multi Products Pipeline ("NMPP"), which is still under construction.

(a) The expats are largely employed by the lead company in the Joint Venture, Spiecapag from France. The skills of fast cross-country pipelining were not available in South Africa. The expatriates are mainly from France, England, Ireland, Peru, Spain and Italy.

(b) The total number of skilled expatriates working on the construction of the NMPP is 114.

(c) The skilled expats are mainly involved with the field joint coating and the trenchless crossings where there are insufficient local skills with the specific expert capabilities.

The different expat skills required are for project management, planning, construction method supervision, pipe bending, auger boring, horizontal directional drilling, alignment design, welding, major river crossings , field joint coating , and hydro-testing.

(2)Every effort is being made to recruit local people on the NMPP project. There are 1441 local employees working on the NMPP project.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INTERNAL QUESTION QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY

6 NOVEMBER 2009

2191. Mr J J McGluwa (ID) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and Administration:

(1) Whether there is a (a) policy in place that governs the operations of community

development workers (CDWs) and (b) report available on the progress of CDWs

since their inception; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details

in each case;

(2) whether the national task team on CDWs still exists to ensure successful

implementation and thorough coordination; if not, why not; if so, what are the

relevant details;

(3) (a) how many CDWs are employed in each (i) province and (ii) municipality, (b)

who do they report to, (c) who monitors them, (d) what is the current national budget

of CDWs and (e) what is the average annual remuneration of a CDWs;

(4) whether any plans are in place for the increase in the (a) budget, (b) staff and (c)

duties of CDWs; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant

details in each case;

(5) whether more focus of CDWs is in low socio-economic areas; if not, why not; if so,

what are the relevant details? NW2899E

REPLY

(a) When the Community Development Worker Programme (CDWP) was introduced in 2003, it was an intervention to address the problem of access of services by vulnerable and disadvantaged members within our society. This was motivated by among others, the questions and concerns raised by members of various communities at the imbizo platforms facilitated by Government and also the South Africa (Poverty) Inequality Report (1997) and Poverty Assessment Report (1998) on how access to government services can benefit the poorest of the population to improve their socio-economic conditions. The programe was also an intervention to bring government services closer to the people as well as fostering direct interaction with people in the communities in which they live.

To facilitate the implementation of the programme, it was necessary to develop guidelines to assist in this regard. A Handbook for Community Development Workers was developed and it is a comprehensive reference guide for community development workers. Again a Master Plan was developed and the purpose of the plan is to position the Programme within the government's Access Strategy and service delivery thrust. It further defines the terrain that community development workers occupy within government and with whom they should collaborate.

(b) The department of Public Service and Administration commissioned a study titled, Review of the Community Development Workers Programme, to evaluate the impact of the Programme, challenges facing the progammes as well as recommendations on resolving the challenges and strengthening the programme. The report was done by Regenesys as an independent organization for ensuring objective evaluation of the programme.

2.The National Task Team ( NTT) for CDWP is still existing and it comprises of officials from Department of Public Service and Administration( Chair), Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ( Co-chair), nine coordinators responsible for managing the programme in the nine provinces, Presidency, SALGA, GCIS, PALAMA and LG Seta. The team convenes after every second month to discuss pertinent and strategic issues relating to the implementation of the programme. Since the beginning of the year, four NTT meetings have been convened and provinces rotate in hosting the meetings; Western Cape in February, 2009, Western Cape in April 2009, Kwa Zulu Natal in June 2009, Gauteng in August 2009 and Free State in October 2009.

(a) Community development workers employed in each province

(i) in provinces

Province	Number of community development workers per province
1.Free State	238
2. Eastern Cape	509
3. Gauteng	462
4. Kwa Zulu Natal	412
5.Limpopo	468
6. Mpumalanga	410
7.North West	283
8.Northern Cape	313
9.westen Cape	202
Total	3146

(ii) in municipalities

Community Development Workers within this programme are employed by the provinces and for the purpose of operation, they are allocated working space at municipality level. All community development workers are public servants and are not employed by the municipality. There are few municipalities who have employed their own sector community development workers and their roles and responsibilities are different.

( b) Community development workers report to their mentors or supervisors located at provincial or district level and this differ from one province to the other in the sense that the mentors/ supervisors may be employed by the municipality in some province whilst in others they are employed by the province. Provinces such as Free State and Northern Cape rely on municipal supervisors while provinces such as Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Kwa Zulu Natal have employed supervisors at the provincial level.

CDWs, as per the requirements of the CDW Master Plan, write weekly reports on activities undertaken during the course of the week in relation to the following four tasks:

- Local Economic Development (indicator: one outreach programme per CDW per month to inform communities or individuals on local economic opportunities)

- Poverty Alleviation and Micro Financing (indicator: ten families per month per CDW to be linked to government resources e.g. grants and poverty alleviation programmes)

- Public Participation (indicator: mobilizing communities to participate in government programmes)

- Youth Upliftment (indicator: five youth per month identified who want to continue their education but lack resources)

These weekly reports are submitted to a CDW supervisor who tracks the work output of CDWs. This supervisor is responsible for a group of CDWs arranged according to a ward grouping system at municipal level. In some provinces the supervisor is a municipal official whereas in others the supervisor is a provincial official . The supervisor submits a consolidated report to the district coordinator who reports to the Provincial Coordinator. This internal monitoring system ensures that the performance of CDWs can be accounted for

(d) national budget for CDWP

Province	Operational Budget	Salary Budget	Total Budget
North West	R 5,685,000.00	R 51,400,000.00	R 57,085,000.00
Gauteng	R 6,000,000.00	R 66,000,000.00	R 72,000,000.00
Limpopo	R 1,000,000.00	R 45,532,930.34	R 46,532,930.34
Eastern Cape	R 7,315,000.00	R 51,741,432.00	R 59,095,432.00
Western Cape	R 8,350,826.00	R 31,224,452.00	R 39,575,218.00
Mpumalanga	R 6,000,000.00	R 79,000,000.00	R 85,000,000.00
Northern Cape	R 885,000.00	R 24,575,000.00	R 25,560,000.00
Kwazulu Natal	R 7,000,000.00	R 57,000,000.00	R 64,000,000.00
Free State	R 2,393,000.00	R 42,388,000.00	R 44,781,000.00

(e) Community development workers are paid at level 6 which translate into an average annual salary for a community development worker is R105 645.00

(a) The budget of the community development workers follows the normal planning cycle and procedures of planning and budgeting in government. The budget has experienced significant annual increases since the inception of the programme. For the 2009/2010, the increase was minimal and Gauteng is the only province where the budget remained the same as in the previous financial year and North West is the only province that experienced cuts in operational allocations and for all provinces allocation of budgets have been influenced by economic conditions prevailing.

(b) There is a need to increase staff in most provinces, especially in the area of supervisors but financial constraints make this difficult.

(5) Focus of CDWs is in low socio-economic areas, for example 60% of their work is in assisting people to get identity documents and social grants. They also develop family profiles of poor families which are used for indigent grants and reference to other government services. Community development workers are also responsible for mobilizing ordinary members of the community to participate in government processes such as IDPS, war on poverty campaigns and other government campaigns.

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INTERNAL QUESTION QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY

6 NOVEMBER 2009

2189. Mr. J J McGluwa (ID) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and Administration:

Whether there are any projects in any other government departments that are being delayed by the State Information Technology Agency (Sita); if so, (a) which projects, (b) what departments is/are affected, (c) how much does it cost each of the departments, (d) what other projects have been affected and (e) when does he envisage each outstanding or incomplete project to be completed? NW2897E

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REPLY:

Yes there are projects that have been delayed and some of these projects have been referred to forensic investigations.

Due to the nature of these investigations, we may not be able to provide more detail reply as doing so will affect the process.

QUESTION NUMBER: 2188

DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 6 NOVEMBER 2009

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 20 NOVEMBER 2009

THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION IN THE PRESIDENCY:

(1) (a) what outstanding legal fees in the Presidency are to be settled with the amount of R12 million that was revealed in the Adjustments Appropriation Bill that was tabled in Parliament on 27 October 2009 and (b)(i) what outstanding legal fees are to be settled with this amount and (ii) how much does the outstanding legal fees amount to in each case;

(2) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?

NW2896E

REPLY:

(1) The amount of R12 million is an estimate of the legal fees that may be payable in all the cases involving the Presidency either as a Respondent or Defendant. The payment of legal fees process usually involves the state attorney paying counsel after the Bill of Costs has been taxed. The amount paid by the state attorney is then claimed from the relevant department, in this case, the Presidency. It is only then that the Presidency can confirm the exact outstanding fees incurred.

(2) No statement will be made.

QUESTION NUMBER 2186

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 NOVEMBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 27)

Adv H C Schmidt (DA)to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:

Whether, any state-owned mining company/entity has been awarded prospecting and/or mining rights or permits in the 2008-09 financial year; if so, (a) for which minerals in each case and (b) what is the name of the mining company/entity in each case? NW2894E

REPLY

All applicants for prospecting rights, mining rights or mining permits are treated equally in terms of the provisions of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 and other legislation. Therefore, it is not proper nor correct for private information of any applicant to be divulged to the public.

The existing direct and indirect t state-owned prospecting and mining companies are Alexkor (Ptd) Ltd, Foskor (Pty) Ltd and African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (Pty) Ltd.

QUESTION NUMBER 2185

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 NOVEMBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 27)

Adv H C Schmidt (DA)to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:

Whether any mineral has been declared a strategic mineral in terms of the applicable legislation in the 2008-09 financial year; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what minerals, (b) on what date in each case and (c) for what reason in each case? NW2893E

REPLY

(a) Falls off

(b) Falls off

Background Information

The interpretation of the question is that it flows from the previous oral response in respect of State Owned Mining Company, in which the department indicated that the company will focus on strategic minerals. There are currently no provisions in legislation for declaration of any mineral as strategic, other than the inference on uranium as a strategic mineral in the Nuclear Policy of June 2008 as well as Minister Sonjica's and Alec Erwin statements in parliament at the time.

In light of challenges of energy deficit, priority of classification of minerals as strategic is currently on energy commodities, viz. coal, uranium, fluorspar, thorium, zirconium and platinum. To this extent, the department has drafted strategies on both uranium and coal and is prioritising finalisation of these strategies, which will be translated into the minerals being declared strategic.

It is the intention of the department to declare all minerals of the people of the Republic of South Africa strategic to support government programmes such as Beneficiation, Infrastructure Development and National Industrial Policy Framework.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO. 2184

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 06 NOVEMBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 27)

Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether, in respect of the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament, any measures are in place to counteract any potential terrorist threat with regard to (a) an anthrax attack or (b) any other biological products; if not, why not; if so, what steps;

(2) whether his department has any plans to have a supply of the anthrax vaccine for the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament; if not, (a) why not and (b) what does his department intend to do in the event of an anthrax attack; if so, what amounts will be stocked?

NW2892E

REPLY:

(1) Yes, we have a working group under the Health Technical Task Team, and it is consist of the Department of Health, the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS), the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

(2) The Team's responsibility is to look at all aspects of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and has already developed plans in this regard. SAMHS is currently carrying out training across the country for all actions relating to mitigation and response measures.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO 2180

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 27 – 2009)

Mr M S F de Freitas DA MP asked the Minister of Transport:

(1). (a) When will he release the road accident statistics for the 2008-09 financial year and (b) why has the release of these statistics been delayed;

(2). whether he has any plans to reduce the current high accident and fatality rate on the roads; if not, why not; if so, what plans? NW2887E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) (a) and (b) The preparation of the 2008-09 Road Traffic Report was completed at the end of March 2009, for the highlights to be included in the Road Traffic Management Corporation's (RTMC) 2008/9 Annual Report. It is for this reason that the Annual Report has a chapter dedicated to the highlights of these statistics. The publication of the full report has already been done through the RTMC's website (www.rtmc.co.za) to ensure wide reach.

(2) All the provincial traffic authorities, as well as the six metropolitan police departments, are represented on the National Traffic Law Enforcement Committee (LETCOM). This Committee developed the National Rolling Enforcement Plan (NREP) where various traffic interventions are identified on a monthly thematic approach in order to provide seamless, year-round traffic enforcement.

The operations on the rolling enforcement plan focus mainly on hazardous locations (HAZLOCS) on most critical dates and times. For example, all the authorities on the various levels of Government responsible for traffic enforcement will participate in the National Operation Safer Festive Season which will commence on 01 December 2009 and continue until 31 January 2010. This programme will concentrate on a number of focal areas such as driver fitness, vehicle fitness, overloading of goods and passenger vehicles, pedestrian safety and fatigue management.

The emphasis of Operation Safer Festive Season is on high impact enforcement visibility and the interpersonal stopping and screening of drivers and vehicles.

Road safety education and communication supports the activities of traffic enforcement by engaging various publicity opportunities that include print and electronic media and community participation.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO 2179

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 NOVEMBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27- 2009)

Date reply submitted : 15 December 2009

Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

How many operational members of the SA Police Service (a) in each province and (b) are not in possession of a (i) bullet-proof vest and (ii) firearm?

NW2885E

REPLY:

(1)(a)(b)(i)(ii) Every operational member in each Province is in possession of a bulletproof vest and a firearm when deployed on functional duties, which is substantiated by the written certificates received from the Provincial Commissioners.

The duty sheet (SAPS 15) makes it compulsory for these members to be in possession of bulletproof vests and firearms when reporting on duty. To further substantiate this, the department has on numerous occasions re-emphasised the use of these critical equipment, especially bulletproof vests and firearms for operational use through the distribution of circulars country wide.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO 2177

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 6 NOVEMBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27- 2009)

Date reply submitted : 15 December 2009

Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the moratorium on recruiting new reservists will be lifted; if not, why not; if so, when?

NW2883E

REPLY:

On Thursday 10 December 2009 the Minister of Police released a press statement informing people that the Moratorium on recruitment of reservists had been lifted. The lifting of this Moratorium will allow people who wish to volunteer their services on to assist the South African Police Service in the fight against crime to do so as long as they meet certain criteria laid down by the department.

Adults

Children

2007

R50 800

R95 600

2008

R43 200

R73 000

2009 as at 20 November

R32 700

R65 000

The Department does not have vaccines for Hepatitis A and C.

LIMPOPO

The following table reflects the situation in this regard

Hepatitis A, B, A and B, Non-specifics
	2007	2008	2009	TOTAL
Viral Hepatitis A (B15.9)	20	33	38	91
Viral Hepatitis B (B16.9)	88	94	178	360
Viral Hepatitis non A or B (B17.8)	0	0	0	0
Viral Hepatitis non specific (B19)	0	0	0	0

MPUMALANGA

	Cost of treating
(aa) 2007
(i). Hepatitis A x 41	Not available
(ii). Hepatitis B x Nil recorded	Not available
(iii). Hepatitis C x 0	Not available

(bb) 2008
(i). Hepatitis A x 195	Not available
(ii). Hepatitis A x 16	Not available
(iii). Hepatitis C x 0	Not available

(cc) 2009 Up to week 45
(i). Hepatitis A x 45	Not available
(ii). Hepatitis A x 47	Not available
(iii). Hepatitis C x 1	Not available

The cost is not available because it does not cost a lot to treat; it involves counseling and advising the patient on what to eat.

NORTHERN CAPE

(a) Distribution of Hepatitis A data by year is tabulated below

2007	2008	2009
Number of cases: Hepatitis A=66	Number of cases: Hepatitis A=83	Number of cases: Hepatitis A=17

Hepatitis B=10	Hepatitis B=7	Hepatitis B=2

Hepatitis C=1	Hepatitis C=1	Hepatitis C=1

(b) Cost implication for treatment of the conditions:

Hepatititis A

· Vaccine Amount =R182.72

· Immunoglobulin=R110.98: The immunoglobulin is administered to contacts of the confirmed cases to prevent the spread of the disease.

· Current available data does not indicate how many contacts actually received the post exposure prophylaxis.

Total treatment amount for the specified period (2007-2009):

Hepatitis A cost = R30 212.00

No specific treatment is available for the treatment of acute Hepatitis B and C as there is no effective treatment available.

Cases with this type of infection usually recover without the use of any drugs.

Since Hepatitis affects the liver, it is usually not advisable to give drugs as the liver might not be able to tolerate any of the drugs. Recovery is dependent on the person's own immune response to the infection.

NORTH WEST

The table below illustrates the number of cases of Hepatitis A,B,C and the cost for the period in question

Year 2007

Hepatitis A cases

COST

Hepatitis B cases

COST

Hepatitis C cases

COST

Treatment not available, Patient treated according to signs and symptoms

R340,60 unit price

R5449.60

Year 2008

Hepatitis A cases

Cost

Hepatitis B cases

Cost

Hepatitis C cases

Cost

Treatment not available, Patient treated according to signs and symptoms

R362,74 unit Price

R6529.32

R362,74

Year 2009

Hepatitis A cases

Cost

Hepatitis B cases

Cost

Hepatitis C cases

Cost

Treatment not available, Patient treated according to signs and symptoms

R410,62 per unit

R13139.84

Total cost R25 481. 85

WESTERN CAPE

(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (aa) No meaningful data is available for 2007.

(bb) 2008: (i) Hep A 19 cases, (ii) Hep B 25 cases, (iii) suspected Hep C 1 case

(cc) 2009 so far: (i) Hep A 5 cases, (ii) Hep B 7 cases

(b) Data not available.

* Please note that this data is very incomplete. The reason for the incomplete data is due to under reporting, out-dated Regulations (not updated with the new Health Act) and a revised national information system that is not in-sync with the regulations. What this means is that the District Health Information System (DHIS) up until now did not require districts and health facilities to routinely collect this data.

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