Questions & Replies: Presidency - Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
2010-07-23
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QUESTION NUMBER: 3544
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 26 NOVEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 9 DECEMBER 2010
MR J SELFE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) Whether he published a Programme of Action in June 2010 as stated in his budget speech; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) Whether he published the 2010 Development Indicators; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was it published and (b) where can it be found?
NW4384E
REPLY:
(1) The process of publishing the Programme of Action was delayed by a few months due to the process of completing the Delivery Agreements for the 12 outcomes. The Delivery Agreements were completed and signed for all the outcomes by the first week of November 2010. Later in November DPME published the Programme of Action on the Presidency website. It is a new Programme of Action with clear targets and deliverables which are measurable. The Programme of Action is currently on the Presidency website, and the remaining parts of the Programme of Action, reflecting the other Delivery Agreements, will be published progressively between now and the end of December.
(2) According to the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission, where this responsibility resides:
It has not been published yet. It was approved by Cabinet on 10 November 2010 and it currently with the printers and will be available in the new year.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3543
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 26 November 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 10 December 2010
Mr I O DAVIDSON (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION: (Interdepartmental transfer 10 December 2010)
(1) With reference to question 225 for oral reply on 3 November 2010, when will the Presidency's Strategic Plan be made public:
(2) whether anyone has been held accountable for not complying with Treasury Regulations with regard to the Presidency's Strategic Plan; if not, why not; if so, who is held responsible?
NW4383E
REPLY:
(1) The strategic plan for 2009-12 was not signed off. A letter which was sent to Parliament, by the Accounting officer, informed Parliament that there were no changes made to the strategic plan for 2008-09 to 2011-12. This meant that the Presidency's performance for the financial year 2009/10 would be measured against the 2009/10 targets contained in the 2008-11 strategy. Moreover, the refinements indicated in the letter by the Accounting Officer, were reflected in the 2010-13 Strategic Plan, which was tabled in parliament on the 03 March 2010. The 2010-13 strategy, covered the financial year 2009/10, as a baseline for the medium term 2010-13; this also served as the refined plan for the financial year 2009/10.
(2) No steps were taken regarding to the non-compliance to the Treasury Regulation as we had responded tom Parliament as indicated in 1 above.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3537
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 26 NOVEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 9 DECEMBER 2010
MR J SELFE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) Whether (a) the Presidency and (b) any entities reporting to the Presidency provided any financial support to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) for the World Festival of Youth and Student to be held in Pretoria in December 2010; if not, why not; if so, (i) what amount was provided to the NYDA, (ii) from which budget were these funds drawn, (iii) who made the decision to provide these funds to the NYDA and (iv) how is this (aa) decision ans (bb) amount justified;
(2) Whether the NYDA made any other request to (a) the Presidency and (b) any entities reporting to the Presidency to provide support to the festival; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW4376E
REPLY:
(1) Parliament appropriated R29 million on the adjustment estimate for the youth Festival under vote 1.
(2) The NYDA did not make any requests to the Presidency or any entity reporting to the Presidency.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3489
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 26 NOVEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 9 DECEMBER 2010
MR I O DAVIDSON (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(a) How many employees of (i) the Presidency and (ii) any entities reporting to the Presidency who are on level 11 salary scale and above have been suspended with full pay (aa) in the 2009-10 financial year and (bb) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the total amount of money that was paid by the Presidency in respect of these salaries>
NW4325E
REPLY:
i) The Presidency
a) aa) 2009/2010: 1 employee
bb) 2010/2011: 0
b) The total amount of money that was paid by the Presidency in respect of this salary for suspension of 25 days: R25,921.64
ii) Other entities reporting to the Presidency:
- Entity 1: MDDA
a) aa) 2009/2010: 0
bb)2010/2011: 0
b) No salaries paid in respect of suspension
- Entity 2: GCIS
a) aa) 2009/2010: 2 employees
bb) 2010/2011: 0
b) The total amount of money that was paid by GCIS in respect of salaries is R589,675.
- Entity 3: NYDA (Umsobomvu Youth fund & National Youth Commission which were merged into the NYDA)
a) aa) 2009/2010: 0
bb) 2010/2011: 0
b) No salaries paid in respect of suspension
- Entity 4: International Marketing Council
a) aa) 2009/2010: 0
bb) 2010/2011: 2 employees
b) The total amount of money that was paid in respect of these salaries to date is R334,383.00
QUESTION NUMBER: 3341
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 19 NOVEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 13 DECEMBER 2010
Mr J J Mc Gluwa (ID) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
What is the (a) current status and (b) expected outcome of certain cases (details furnished) that were reported via the Presidential Hotline?
NW4026E
REPLY:
| Complaint Ref NR | Complaint Summary | Current Status |
| 1916227 | Caller worked for SAPS for 10 years and was dismissed in 1981 and never received his pension. He found out that a cheque from the SAPS pension office and his pension fund was paid to the senior officials but he never got the money. He opened a fraud case which has no progress (Case No1744/04/ 2004) He also reported to the Labour Court but did not get help | Forwarded to GEPF for an investigation on what happened to the Complainant's pension payout. |
| 1920191 | He opened a case at the labour court against his company in 2001. In 2005 went to court and he won the case. The company was ordered to pay him money on the 25/04/2005 which never happened. He went back to the labor court to report to the the sheriffs, but he was not assisted. | Assigned to Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Complainant is being assisted by the Wits Law Clinic to resolve the issue. |
| 1975151 | Caller reported five cases he had at the Labor court and the companies failed to pay him as ordered He reported again but was still not assisted in all five matters. CCMA the case number is TA GA46475. Labor court case number is J1815/00. Civil Court case number 0101584/2004/925. Labor court case number J3728/98. High court case number J3728/98. | Assigned to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development The department has approached Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) to assign an attorney who can assist him and LASA promised to follow-up with the client |
| 2148319 | Caller was wrongfully accused for a theft crime not committed (fabrication of theft) 27/05/2008. He was found innocent during court proceedings.court. He went to High Court Pretoria 08/12/2008 to report defamation of character and discrimination but no feedback was given thereafter. | Assigned to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development The department has approached Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) to assign an attorney who can assist him and LASA promised to follow-up with the client |
| 2004345 | The caller submitted a claim to UIF in August/2007 for service rendered from 1971 to 1981 at the Dept of Labour in Morula View, Mabopane. The claim was made using an old ID number and has since changed the ID number. He has never received feedback since then | Assigned to the Department of Labour. The complainant's claim was refused due to late application. Complainant was advised that for the claim to be reviewed, he should obtain an order from CCMA. |
| 2003152 | Caller is complaining about the Labour Department in Mabopane where he submitted a claim for the UIF this year as he has been unemployed since 2007. He was told that he was late to make an application and he was advised to look for employment. | Assigned to the Department of Labour UIF claims must be made within 6 months of unemployment for it to be considered. The caller's claim was two (2) years late and thus rejected. Complainant was advised accordingly and agreed that the call can be closed. |
| 2087003 | Caller was dismissed in one company and the second company he worked for was liquidated. He went to submit his UIF claim at the Department of Labour and was told his UIF. He does not understand how the UIF expires since the employer deducted his UIF monthly from his salary. | Assigned to the Department of Labour Complainant was advised about the rules and regulations governing the UIF and the periods within which a person can lodge a claim. |
| 1938526 | The complainant alleged that the reason he was not paid by a company, as per High Court decision was because there was collusion between the company and a political principal in the Department of Labour | Re- Assigned to the Presidency for necessary investigation of the allegations. |
| 2773164 | The caller wanted to report a grandmother who receives Foster Care Grant for 3 minor children while their biological fathers are maintaining them. The caller says that this fraud has been going on for the past 10 years. | Assigned to SASSA SASSA is in the process of obtaining more information (particulars of the "Grandmother") from the complainant in order to launch a proper investigation. |
| 2882621 | The caller complained about Madibeng Local Municipality SASSA officials who do not provide proper service to the people as they open late and usually have social chars? before attending to people. | Assigned to SASSA SASSA Customer Care will intervene in order to improve service delivery. The Madibeng office will receive continuous assistance and monitoring from the head office to ensure compliance |
| 2252471 | A police man from the Pretoria central police station claims there is a fraud case reported at his police station and a police official has be assigned to handle the case The investigating officers are now demanding R20.000 from the victim so that they can destroy the evidence | The case is assigned to ICD for further investigation |
| 2696027 | Same as Ref: 2773164 | |
| 1928250 | Invalid reference query |
QUESTION NUMBER: 3280
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 12 NOVEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 17 DECEMBER 2010
Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
How will the Presidency reach the target of 60,000 youths participating in category 2 and 3 of the National Youth Services programmes?
NW4098E
REPLY:
The target for the National Youth Service (NYS) has been revised
to 50,000 youth. To date approximately 21,000 youth have participated in NYS programmes in the current financial year. Several large scale NYS projects are in the pipeline. These projects will be implemented by various government departments and civil society that will target approximately 14,600 youth. In addition, the NYDA will implement its annual Proud to Serve campaign over the January-February 2011 period that will target 15,000 youth in short term service activity working with municipalities across the country. The NYDA expects to reach the target of engaging 50,000 youth in NYS programmes in the 2010-2011 financial year.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3245
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 12 NOVEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 23 NOVEMBER 2010
Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
What is the (a) total cost and (b) number of copies of each (i) annual report and (ii) report on strategic plans that was produced by (aa) the Presidency and (bb) any of its entities in the 2009-10 financial year?
NW4060E
REPLY:
The Presidency, GCIS, MDDA and the IMC all printed annual reports.
(aa) The Presidency
Annual Report
a) R 125 625.77 total costs
b) 200 Copies including CDs
Strategic Plan
a) R38, 327.63 total costs
b) 500 Copies
(bb) GCIS
Annual Report –
a) Total Cost R267 465.93
b) 200 Copies
Strategic Plans
a) R11 514.00 total costs for 2009/10 and R13 178.40 total costs for Parliament for 2010/11
b) 500 copies for Parliament. An electronic copy is on the internet. Tabled to Parliament on the 8th June 2009.
(bb) MDDA
Annual Report –
a) R244 375.48 total costs
b) 2000 copies
Strategic Plan –
a) R95 910.84 total costs
b) 900 copies
(bb) IMC
Annual Report
a) R 395 504 total costs
b) 300 copies
NB: The Strategic Plan for the IMC was not printed.
(bb) National Youth Development Agency
Annual Report
(a) R202, 334-41 total costs
(b) 430 copies and two CDs.
NB: The Strategic Plan of the NYDA was not printed.
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY: 3103
DATE QUESTION PUBLICATION: 5 NOVEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 23 NOVEMBER 2010
THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) How many planning meetings that was hosted by the Deputy President prior to the War on Poverty visit held in Plettenberg Bay on 20 and 21 August 2010, did the Presidency arrange with the (a) Beacon Isle Hotel, (b) other involved parties in Plettenberg Bay, (c) officials from the Presidency and (d) the Office of the Western Cape Premier;
(2) For each of these meetings, (a) how many of the attendees' costs were paid for by the State and (b) what was the total amount of these travel costs;
(3) where was each of these meetings held and (b) what was the total cost of hosting each of these meetings in terms of (i) venue hire and (ii) catering?
NW3797E
REPLY:
(1) Honourable Member, the Deputy President does not host planning meetings prior to War of Poverty campaign visits. He receives briefings from national coordinators and ministers.
Host provinces and municipalities host planning meetings wherein they invite national departments and other relevant stakeholders.
The Presidency did not arrange any meeting with the Beacon Isle Hotel. This was the responsibility of the Bitou Municipality and the Western Cape Province (Premier's Office and the Department of Social Development) as hosts.
Bitou Municipality was in charge of arranging with other parties involved in Plattenberg Bay so they will be in a position to give details regarding other involved parties in Plettenberg Bay.
Bitou Municipality coordinated all the meetings that were held in Bitou in preparation for the Deputy President's visit of the Anti-Poverty to the Western Cape. This was coordinated with other relevant district, national and provincial government departments.
The Presidency did arrange meetings with Office of the Premier at the Western Cape Legislature Building.
(2) Up to eighteen (18) officials from national departments attended different planning meetings on separate occasions, as per their operational requirements. Their costs were paid for by their departments, as these are state officials who were on official duty.
(3) The Presidency is not aware of the total travel costs since different departments covered travel costs.
Meetings were held as follows:
July 16, 2010: Held at the Western Cape Provincial Legislature Building, Wales Street, Cape Town. Two officials from The Presidency attended.
July 23, 2010: Held at the Western Cape Provincial Legislature Building, Wales Street, Cape Town. Two officials from The Presidency attended.
August 2, 2010: Held at the Western Cape Provincial Legislature Building Wales Street, Cape Town. Four officials from The Presidency attended.
August 6, 2010: Held at the Council Chambers, Plettenberg Bay. Two officials from The Presidency attended;
August 19, 2010: Held at Beacon Isle Hotel.
Meetings were hosted either by the Western Cape Provincial government in their Provincial Legislation Building or Bitou Municipality at their Council Chambers. The only planning meeting attended by all stakeholders involved in the preparations, where a venue was hired and lunch served at Beacon Isle, was an Inter-Departmental meeting hosted at the cost of Bitou Municipality.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3083
DATE FOR PUBLICTION: 29 OCTOBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 9 NOVEMBER 2010
MS D CARTER (COPE) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
Whether the Government will be committed to combating corruption in order to achieve a higher ranking for the country in the Corruption Perceptions Index than it currently occupies; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW3808
REPLY:
Yes, Government is definitely committed to combating corruption. I must emphasize that our focus will not be primarily about achieving a higher ranking in the Corruption Perception Index but instead, seek to achieve the objectives we have set ourselves in the new outcome-based approach in which we identified a number of activities to be undertaken to tackle corruption effectively in the Public Service. We have acknowledged our ranking and we have stated that one of the things that we would do would be to reduce the perception that our country is corrupt.
Government has recently announced a number of initiatives and structures that are created to reduce the level of corruption. The establishments of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Anti-Corruption; the Anti-Corruption Working Group, the Special Anti-Corruption Unit and the Multi Agency Working Group are amongst key initiatives we have to tackle corruption.
The following are the details of the activities which will be undertaken to reduce the level of corruption:
· Launch the Special anti-corruption Unit with the DPSA to investigate cases of corruption related misconducts, follow up on reported cases at department level; coordinate disciplinary processes and eradicate financial loss incurred by government as a result of corruption( i.e including recouping monies or any material benefit acquired inappropriately .)
· Develop and implement the Public Sector Integrity Management Framework;
· The DPSA is currently rolling out a national Anti-Corruption training programme.
· Government is also working collaboratively with business and civil society through the National Anti-corruption Forum to ensure that the fight against corruption is well coordinated from all sectors.
The IMC and Inter – Departmental Task Team will both ensure efficient implementation and coordination of anti-corruption efforts in the Public Service. in addition, both structures will also be responsible for the following issues:
· Promote policy coherence and alignment on cross – cutting anti-corruption programmes of government;;
· Review procurement practices in the public service;
· Address weaknesses in the criminal justice system so as to ensure that efficient prosecution takes place.
The Minister of Finance established the Multi Agency Working Group (MAWG) to investigate fraud, corruption and non-compliance with supply chain management regulations. Investigations shall result in enforcement action being taken which could include referral for criminal investigations, civil recovery, internal disciplinary proceedings and/or full tax enforcement. This working group is made up of representatives from the National Treasury, Auditor-General, SARS, Department of Cooperative Governance, Special Investigations Unit, Financial Intelligence Centre and the South African Police.
The Asset Forfeiture Unit is also a major role player in the State's war against organized crime in South Africa. The Prevention of Organized Crime Act, 1998, makes provision for property tainted by criminal activity to be forfeited to the state by way of civil action. Commonly referred to as civil asset forfeiture, the Asset Forfeiture Unit confiscates suspected criminal's assets purely through a civil action against the property without the need to obtain a criminal conviction against the owner of the property.
Money generated through the forfeiture of assets is deposited into the Criminal Assets Recovery Account and such money is used as financial assistance to law enforcement agencies involved in the combating of organized crime and money laundering as well as to assist victims of crime.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3073
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 29 OCTOBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 23 NOVEMBER 2010
THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) What was the total cost of printing of (a) pamphlets, (b) posters and (c) promotional material for the War on Poverty visit hosted by the Deputy President in Plettenberg Bay from 20-21 August 2010;
(2) Whether any funding was received for any events hosted as part of the visit; if not, why not; if so, (a) what amount of funding, (b) from whom was it received and (c) for what purpose was it utilised;
(3) Whether any of the cost of the Plettenberg Bay event was borne by the (a) Bitou Municipality and (b) the Western Cape Provincial Government; if not, why not; if so, what cost?
NW3795E
REPLY:
(1) The Presidency did not procure any pamphlets, posters and promotional material for the War on Poverty visit to Plettenberg Bay.
(2) No funding was received for any event attended by the Deputy President.
(3) Since this was a government programme, Bitou Municipality and the Western Cape Provincial Government co-funded the event. The Member is encouraged to contact both the Municipality and the Provincial Government for further details in this regard.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3072
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 29 OCTOBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 23 NOVEMBER 2010
THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENC: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) How many (i) delegates, (ii) staff and (iii) security personnel travelled by (aa) plane and (bb) road to and from the War on Poverty visit that was held in Plettenberg Bay from 20 -21 August 2010 and (b) what were their names in each case;
(2) What are the details of the costs that were incurred by the State with regard to each of the travelled to and from the event (a) by car, in terms of (i) fuel, (ii) car hire and (iii) subsistence and (b) plane, in terms of (i) fuel, (ii) hiring of aircraft, (iii) catering, (iv) airport levies and (v) additional airport security;
(3) What was the cost of transporting all (a) delegates, (b) staff and (c) security personnel in and around Plettenberg Bay in terms of (i) fuel and (ii) car hire;
(4) Whether any roads were closed, or temporarily closed, prior to and during the event; if not, why not; if so, (a) which roads, (b) for what time periods, (c) at what coast and (d) what was the reason for the closure;
(5) (a) how many police officials were deployed to assist with this event and (b) what was the total cost of all security for the two-day event?
NW3794E
REPLY:
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) I am sure the Honourable Member is not suggesting that the Deputy President and The Presidency in general should do a headcount of government officials who attend government events including their modes of travel. As a matter of fact, government departments decide on the number of officials who attend government events. They also decide on suitable modes of transport. The Deputy President or The Presidency does not get involved in such detail. Our main concern is that appropriately placed officials are available to support all service delivery programmes such as the War on Poverty Campaign and that they use the most efficient, effective and safe means of travel available.
As far as security questions are concerned, the Member is encouraged to liaise with relevant security agencies that deploy personnel when such community outreach programmes are undertaken. These include the Police and local traffic authorities. The Presidency neither keeps a count nor decides on road closures, force deployment etc.
If the Member is asking specifically about the Deputy President, I can confirm that the Deputy President travelled with the Premier of the Western Cape, his Parliamentary Councillor, Personal Assistant as well as security personnel.
I would encourage the member to ask questions about service delivery given the enormity of service delivery challenges in our country. In Bitou for example poverty remains a challenge due to accumulated disabilities. The Deputy President and Premier visited Bitou to deal with these challenges. We need a robust debate about this and collective host those responsible accountable for delivery. The people of Bitou will greatly benefit from Members of this House if the Parliamentary Questions instrument used to unearth substantive issues about government programmes such as the War on Poverty Campaign. This does not necessary mean that we do not discuss vital issues of fiscal prudence as these remain a concern of government. As the Premier Helen Zille committed during the anti-poverty visit to Bitou, we must continue to work together to champion the course of service delivery.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3071
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 29 OCTOBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 23 NOVEMBER 2010
MRS P C DUNCAN (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(a) How many delegates attended the War on Poverty visit hosted by him in Plettenberg Bay on 20 to 21 August 2010, (b) who were the delegates, (c) on what criteria were each of these delegates selected and (d) what were the outcomes of this visit?
NW3793E
REPLY:
(a) For details of the Western Cape Provincial Government delegation, the Honourable Member is encouraged to contact the Provincial Department of Social Development which coordinated the province's delegation. The Offices of the Local and District Mayors will share details of their respective delegations.
From national government, the Deputy President was supported by the Ministers of Public Works, Human Settlement as well as Rural Development and Land Reform. Deputies included those of Trade and Industry, Public Works and Public Service and Administration.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2971
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 OCTOBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 13 DECEMBER 2010
MS D CARTER (COPE) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
What measures will he take respect of wasteful expenditure by government departments?
NW3664E
REPLY
There is no legal framework for the Presidency through the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation to play a role in taking action to address wasteful expenditure in government departments or public entities. However, the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation will be carrying out performance assessments of departments and providing the results of the performance assessments to the leadership of the department, with the intention of facilitating improvement.
According tosection 38 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (PFMA, Act 1 of 1999 as amended by Act 29 of 1999), it is the responsibility of accounting officers to take effective and appropriate steps to prevent unauthorized, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure and losses. Section 38 further states that on discovery of such expenditure, the relevant accounting officer must report in writing the particulars of such expenditure to the relevant treasury and take appropriate disciplinary action against any official who causes or permits the occurrence of such expenditure. Section 6 of the PFMA empowers National Treasury to investigate any system of financial management and internal control in any department or public entity and to take any appropriate steps to remedy the situation. The Minister of Finance also has powers in terms of section 85 to regulate and prescribe procedures that must be followed when dealing with issues of financial misconduct.
The Office of the Auditor has a constitutional mandate to audit government departments and other public entities and expose any such anomalies. Parliament through its portfolio committees and SCOPA also has a key role to play in terms of holding accounting officers to account for failure to act in response to unauthorized, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2884
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 OCTOBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 13 DECEMBER 2010
MR S J NJIKELANA (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(a) what progress has been made with the Government's media and publicity drive to publicise its programmes and services and (b) to what extent have alternative media such as (i) community radio stations, (ii) television stations and (iii) newspapers been used in such efforts?
NW3568E
REPLY:
(a) what progress has been made with the Government's media and publicity drive to publicise its programmes and services
Understanding the mandate of GCIS
GCIS continues to review the media marketplace to ensure that information reaches all South Africans in their media of choice. The South African population is dynamic and requires targeted communications. Further dynamics in the Living Standard Measure (LSM) levels of the population must be addressed to ensure relevancy of government communication.
As a coordinating structure GCIS ensures coherence and consistency across all levels of government wide communication. GCIS recognises that local government, which is at the coal face of service delivery, requires support and capacitating to effectively communicate.
Communicating to the public
GCIS has already begun implementation of a Capacity Building programme in providing strategic leadership and coordinating a government communication system. The training programme which addresses the skills of government communicators, including the Executive, is being implemented in all spheres of government.
One of the key interventions for the Local Government Turnaround Strategy (LGTAS) is ensuring that municipalities appoint communicators to drive communications, where Provinces will assist municipalities to establish communications units. At a local government level GCIS has developed guidelines for communication in municipalities; these have been internalised into the governance stream of the Local Government Turnaround Strategy (LGTAS) driven by the Department of COGTA. Government communication has various interventions and channels which empower citizens with information in become empowered agents that contribute to a functioning democracy. These include:
· Public Participation Programme (PPP) which ensures a wider reach and engagement between citizens and government on issues of service delivery, and emphasizes feedback to communities and follow-up visits by principals.
· Thusong Service Centres will fast track service delivery, through mobiles and satellites which will facilitate universal access to information and services by poor people in marginalized areas.
· Vuk'uzenzele – Government Magazine was launched in September 2005, and is published six times a year and distributed free of charge in all provinces, mainly in rural areas including deep rural areas, with a particular focus on the poorer sectors of society. To date, a total of more than 45 million copies have been produced and distributed countrywide. In order to address the new dynamic that appears to exist as a result of the Living Standard Measure (LSM) shift, a proposal to increase the current print run within the exisitng budget is being investigated.
· New Media - The GCIS utilised cell phone communications during the 2009 16 days of Activism for no Violence Against Women and Children campaign. Videos were also played in taxis as part of the State of the Nation Campaign. Social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook and MXit continue to be explored.
Media
GCIS on a fortnightly basis conducts post-cabinet media briefings to inform the public on key Cabinet decisions.
Government ensures that it regularly interacts with members of the media while it conducts its business in Parliament, through regular briefings and interactions with media based within and outside the parliamentary precinct. Platforms utilised include conduction of media briefings during the budget votes, which resulted in more prominent coverage with issues being carried into public discourse. GCIS also coordinated the ministerial cluster briefings from 19 February to 5 March as well as media briefings on the signing of Delivery Agreements.
(b) to what extent have alternative media such as (i) community radio stations, (ii) television stations and (iii) newspapers been used in such efforts?
Community radio
The GCIS has made extensive use of community radio, where adverts have been placed. GCIS conducts regular phone in programmes with community radio stations. A typical broadcast would be relayed to 65 community radio stations.
In 2009 a series of 12 phone radio programmes were done around the inclusive Economy programme. A further 6 phone in programmes were done around the State of the Nation Address. Whilst during the budget vote speeches 20 phone in programmes were done on behalf of various government departments.
Below is an illustration of how a mix of media is used to ensure maximum reach of the diverse target market.
Heritage Day
Print element: The Department of Arts and Culture Heritage Day was a national campaign and in order to mobilize people to the opening event in Kwa Zulu Natal, iLanga the provincial local newspaper was utilised.
Radio element: Utilised national radio (African Language Stations) to drive the national theme on heritage and also used increased frequency on provincial radio across all races to mobilise people to the event.
In this context, the combination of print and radio was more effective than the single use of TV.
Inclusive economy programmes
TV element: In the past, this was featured in a program called Kaelo which was a weekly, half an hour TV program on SABC 2. The shows focus was to showcase general success stories.
2010 Rize Mzansi
For the financial year 2010/11, GCIS partnered with the national broadcaster, SABC to promote economic opportunities created by government through a television programme called Rize Mzansi.
This was a youth focused show whose theme was focused on developing and promoting entrepreneurship amongst the youth.
It was reality based and was the perfect vehicle for promoting government programs and influencing responsibility and positive behavior amongst the youth. The show covered 13 episodes in prime time on SABC 1 every Wednesday. Viewership figures obtained demonstrated that the show was very popular.
State of the Nation Address
At the beginning of 2010, an intensive communications campaign on the State of the Nation Address included various media.
The development, production and distribution of a mobilisation leaflet in all official languages, coupled with local community outreach events on the day of the speech.
This year the number of those who watched the live address increased from 2 040 000 in 2009 to 3 961 692 in 2010, a direct result of the change in the timeslot.
TV element: News clocks were produced and broadcast on all SABC television stations and e.tv, with the intention of creating awareness of the event.
Radio element: In addition, the GCIS facilitated the live community radio link-up of the address, the reply to the debate on the President's State of the Nation Address, the Budget Speech, and "Talk to your Minister" shows reaching a total of 5, 8 million people.
Media briefings: The GCIS also coordinated the ministerial cluster briefings from the 19 February – 5 March which remain a critical platform for government to communicate implementation of its priorities. They provide a good platform for the Executive to interact with the media collectively and in a coordinated manner.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2814
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 18 OCTOBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 1 NOVEMBER 2010
THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) Whether his ministry has conducted visits abroad to scout for models to be used by the Government in a performance monitoring, evaluation and administration capacity; if not, why not; if so, (a) which countries were visited, (b) on what dates was each trip conducted, (c) what are the full particulars of each person who formed part of the state-sponsored delegation and (d) what was the intended outcome of each visit
REPLY
(1) see attached answer.
(2) What was the cost of each trip in term of (a) accommodation, (b) travel, including (i) airfares and (ii) motorized transport, (c) entertainment, (d) security and (e) any other specified related expenses;
Answer: The expenses for educational tours to Canada and the UK were partially funded by the Programme for Support to Pro-Poor Policy Development (PSPPD) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The PSPPD is a program in the Presidency fully funded by the EU. The department paid for S&T allowances and a portion of the flight costs for PME staff. Travelling and accommodation costs for delegates who belonged to other institutions or government departments were funded by those institutions except where donor funding was used for all delegates. The tables below depict the break-down of costs per trip.
Trip to Brazil: 27-30 June 2009. Ministry funded
| Item | Description | Number of Persons | Amount Expended |
| a) | Accommodation | 2 | R10 124 |
| b) | Travel | R59 537 | |
| c) | S&T | R5 740 | |
| Total | R75 401 | ||
Trip to South Korea: 27-30 October 2009. Ministry funded
| Item | Description | Number of Persons | Amount Expended |
| a) | Accommodation | 3 | R26 520 |
| b) | Travel | R168 361 | |
| c) | S&T | R15 906 | |
| Total | R210 787 | ||
Answer: Trip to Netherlands: 22-24 May 2010 Ministry funded
| Item | Description | Number of Persons | Amount Expended |
| a) | Flights | 3 | R200 709 |
| b) | Accommodation | R17 000 | |
| c) | Ground transport | R79 200 | |
| d) | S&T | R7 840 | |
| e) | VIP lounge | R6 300 | |
| Total | R311 049 | ||
Trip to Canada and UK: 27 August to 08 September 2010 (Ottawa & Toronto 27 August – 04 September 2010) and (UK: 04 – 08 September 2010)
Items paid by DPME: for Canada
| Item | Description | Number of Persons | Amount Expended |
| a) | Flights | 3 | R313 737 |
| d) | S&T | R24 139.89 | |
| Total | R 337 876.89 | ||
Items paid by CIDA for CANADA
| ITEM | Description | Number of Persons | Amount Expended |
| 1 | Flights | 4 | R78 400 |
| 2 | Land transport and transfer costs | R12 426.41 | |
| 3 | Accommodation | R31 123.14 | |
| TOTAL | R 109 769.55 |
Items paid by PSPPD for UK
Item no | Description of item | Person/s | Amount |
| 1 | Travel costs for PSPPD (flight, pick-ups etc) | 9 | |
| R11,093.00 | |||
| R18,509.00 | |||
| 2 | Accommodation, inclusive of airport transfers for Presidency delegation | R38,116.00 | |
| R12,568 | |||
| 3 | Per diem for PSPPD* | R4,275.95 | |
| R8,710.00 | |||
| 4 | Train trips* | R2,200.00 | |
| 5 | Miscellaneous* | R7,000.00 | |
| TOTAL | R102 471.95 | ||
Follow-up trip to Canada to participate in the launch of the new criteria for management indicators.
Items paid by CIDA for follow-up trip to Canada
Item no | Description of item | Person/s | Amount |
| 1 | Travel costs for Ismail Akhalwaya | 1 | 43,153 |
| 2 | Accommodation | 8,920 | |
| TOTAL | R 52 073 |
Items paid by DPME for follow-up trip to Canada
| Item | Description | Number of Persons | Amount Expended |
| S&T | R5 617.20 | ||
| Total | R5 617.20 | ||
(3) Which programmes that were observed abroad (a) have been or (b) will be implemented within his ministry's programmes of performance monitoring, evaluation and administration?
Answer: In terms of the programmes that will be implemented, DPME is exploring:
· Peer review of DPME's work by staff from the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in the UK.
· The development of an institutional capability review tool (Management Assessment Tool (MAT)).
· Using the experience of the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) in the UK and the way it used evidence to provide ideas for the JCPS cluster.
· Training in rapid evidence assessments (REAs) as a very thorough way of reviewing evidence for policy-making, as well as making decisions on which approaches, tools and methodologies have impact (training being run from 3-5 November)
· Exploring the possibility of using operational analysts, as is done in the UK, and job descriptions have been obtained to see the potential application in SA
· Training in Evidence-Based Policy-Making using senior people who were involved in the UK's Cabinet process;
· Exploring how the UK is using citizen's experience of services to drive rethinking of service delivery
· Possible funding by DFID of ongoing support to DPME by experienced people from the UK to provide ongoing peer inputs and learning the lessons of good practice, including regular evaluations of DPME's work.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2539
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 13 SEPTERMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 29 SEPTEMBER 2010
MR R B BHOOLA (MF) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
Whether, with reference to the high rate of unemployment among our youth, the Presidency has a database containing details of youth who have graduated from tertiary institutions but remain unemployed; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW3160E
REPLY:
Several datasets on unemployed graduates exist in various departments and state –owned enterprises such as the Human Science Research Council, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Labour. The presidency does not have a database detailing information about unemployed graduates. However, the National Youth Development Agency which reports directly to the Minister of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, does have a Job Opportunities Seeker's (JOBS) database. Through its nine provincial branches, NYDA receives and documents details of all unemployed youth ranging from skilled, unskilled, graduates and non-graduates. This information is then made available to prospective employers via the NYDA.
Realizing that more work is needed to intensify government efforts towards addressing youth and graduate unemployment, the Deputy President has launched the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) of which Minister Chabane is a member. Among its tasks, the HRD Council has identified the need to establish a credible database which allows us to track our graduates and assess the extent to which our labour market can absorb them.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2491
DATE FOR PUBLICTION: 3 SEPTEMBER 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 29 SEPTEMBER 2010
MS A M DREYER (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1191 on 13 May 2010, all Cabinet Ministers has signed the performance agreements with the President; if not, why not; if so, on what date was each of these performance agreement signed;
(2) Whether the contents of these performance agreements will be tabled in Parliament; if not, why not; if so, (a) when is it envisaged that these agreements will be tabled and (b) what are the further relevant details;
(3) Whether all cabinet Ministers have signed "delivery agreements" which are intended to outlines the aims to be achieved by Ministers; if not, why not; if so, what is the (a) nature and (b) status of these agreements?
NW3063E
REPLY:
(1) Yes, the President has signed performance agreements with all his Ministers from 29 April to 03 of May.
(2) The President has indicated that he will not make the performance agreements public, but that the Ministers may make them public if they wish to do so.
(3) Through the performance agreements, the President appointed certain Ministers as coordinating Ministers for each of the 12 outcomes which were agreed upon at the extended Cabinet Lekgotla in January 2010. As required in terms of their performance agreements, all the coordinating Ministers have been leading a process of negotiating delivery agreements for the outcomes. These negotiations include the key stakeholders which need to work together in order for the outcomes to be achieved. The delivery agreements describe the outputs and activities which are required for the outcomes, and identify indicators, targets and roles and responsibilities. The delivery agreements are nearing completion and most of them will be signed at the end of September and in October 2010. The contents of the delivery agreements will form the basis of the new PoA, which will be posted on the Presidency website in due course.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2488
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 3 SEPTEMBER 2010
DATE REPY SUBMITTED: 12 OCTOBER 2010
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AD ADMINISTRATION:
(1) What was the cost paid by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to facilitate the attendance of a certain person (name furnished) at a recent meeting of young African leaders hosted by the President of the United State in terms of (a) accommodation, (b) travel expenses, (c) security, (d) entertainment and (e) any other specified expenses;
(2) Whether the persons attended the event in his capacity as NYDA chairperson; if not, (a) why not and (b) why did the NYDA fund his trip;
(3) Why did the person attend the event even though he was neither a delegate nor an invited guest;
(4) Whether he assisted the person to secure access to the event; if not, who did; if so, (a) on what grounds and (b) what are the further relevant details?
NW3060E
REPLY:
(1) The individual referred to is a full – time executive board member whom was fulfilling one of his executive functions whilst the host has not provided funding for the trip, NYDA covered the travel cost of the executive staff member as per NYDA travel policy
See attached details:
(2) In terms of Article 41 the Statutes of the Pan-African Youth Union adopted by the 2nd Congress held in Brazzaville Congo on the 29th July to 1st August 2008, the salaries of all members of the Bureau (being the permanent decision making body) which Mr Lungisa is one (1) of the five (5) vice presidents, are taken care of by those who have mandated them. Mr Lungisa is mandated by the South African Government through the National Youth Development Agency which is an associate member of the Pan-African Youth Union.
(3) The person referred above is a Vice President of the Pan-African Youth Union which he represent young people in Africa, and in particular South Africa as stated in the NYDA Act No. 58 of 2008 in its preamble clauses. The trip was to advance the needs and development of young people in South Africa and in Africa as whole.
(4) This was an operational decision of the NYDA, therefore the Minister does not interfere with NYDA operations unless there is a written request to do so by an entity of government.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2417
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 30 AUGUST 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 29 SEPTEMBER 2010
MR I O DAVIDSON (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
Whether (a) the Presidency or (b) any of its entities has signed any contractual agreements with a certain company (name furnished) or any of its affiliates (i) in the (aa) 2006-07, (bb) 2007-08, (cc) 2008-09 and (dd) 2009-10 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (aaa) what is the nature of each contract, (bbb) what is the monetary value of each contract, (ccc) what is the (aaaa) start and (bbbb) end date each contract, (ddd) what are the details of the process that was followed for the signing of each contract, (eee) who else tendered for each contract that was awarded and (fff) what amount did each tenderer quote in each case?
NW2986E
REPLY:
Attached is a table of containing responses to question 2417 from GCIS
(i) aa) yes, see attached
bb) yes, see attached
cc) yes, see attached
dd) yes, see attached
(ii) aaa) see attached
(bbb) see attached
(ccc) see attached
(aaaa) see attached
(bbbb) see attached
(ddd) see attached
(eee) see attached
(fff) see attached
QUESTION NUMBER: 2369
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 30 AUGUST 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 17 DECEMBER 2010
MR A P VAN DER WESTHUIZEN (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
On what date (a) was the Office of the President requested to send members of Parliament as members of an observer team for the general elections of April 2010 in Sudan, (b) did the Office of the President send the request through to the Speaker of Parliament and (c)how many South Africans formed part of the observer mission?
NW2938E
REPLY:
The request for observer missions would be submitted through the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. As a result this question will be forwarded to the department for a response.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2332
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 30 AUGUST 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 17 DECEMBER 2010
THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
Whether, with reference to the President's oral reply to question 2 on 24 March 2010, he will evaluate the impact that Government's propensity to largely employ members from a certain political organisation has no service delivery; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2900E
REPLY:
Honourable Member will remember that President Jacob Zuma in his reply to the question in March 2010 said that Executives of SOEs are appointed on merit.
I wish to further state that there is no criteria in government for anybody to declare their political affiliation when applying for employment, so therefore there is no need for the evaluation.
QUESTION NUMBER: 2306
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 30 AUGUST 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 4 NOVEMBER 2010
MR I O DAVIDSON (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
Whether the Presidency and/or any of its entities has purchased any 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament (a) clothing or (b) other specified paraphernalia; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, in each case, (i) what are (aa) the details and (bb) the total costs of the items purchased, (ii)(aa) how many items have been purchased and (bb) why, (iii)(aa) to whom has each of these items been allocated and (bb) why have these items been allocated to these persons and (iv) (aa) on what basis was the decision taken to purchase each of these items and (bb) on whose authority was the decision taken to make these purchases?
NW2783E
REPLY:
(a) Clothing
(i)(aa) Soccer t-shirts
(i)(bb) R 59 994.00
(ii)(aa) 300 soccer t-shirts (Official merchandise/not Addidas replica playing kit as this was too expensive).
(ii)(bb) Bafana Bafana merchandise t-shirts were purchased for all staff to allow them to actively participate in the Football Friday campaign and to afford them the opportunity to dawn their Bafana Bafana t-shirts at public events that took place at the Union Buildings, such as the presentation of the world cup trophy to the Deputy President.
The cheapest option from a large retailer was selected.
(iii)(aa) Allocated to staff
(iii)(bb) Bafana Bafana merchandise t-shirts were purchased for all staff to allow them to actively participate in the Football Friday campaign.
(iv)(aa) It was seen as important that the office of the President should show national pride and support for the national team on Football Fridays and at public events scheduled at the Union Buildings.
(iv)(bb) The Communications unit
(b) Other specified paraphernalia
(i)(aa) Lamppole flags
(i)(bb) R 25 000.00
(ii)(aa) Flags of all participating countries.
(ii)(bb) One of the main tourist destinations in Pretoria is the Union Buildings.
It was felt that it would be important to create a welcoming entrance to the Union Buildings (a national heritage site and the building that houses the office of the President) for tourists attending the world cup. For this purpose, the lampposts on Government Avenue were decorated with flags of all nations participating in the soccer event.
(iii)(aa) & (bb) N/A
(iv)(aa) It was seen as important that the office of the President should show support for the soccer world cup and welcome the world at the Union Buildings by displaying the flags of the participating countries.
(iv)(bb) The Communications unit
QUESTION NUMBER: 2075
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 6 AUGUST 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 12 OCTOBER 2010
THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) What is the total gross annual salary received by each specified member of the (a) National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) board and (b) operations executive committee;
NW2474E
REPLY:
Board members:
| Executive Chairperson | 789,270.00 per annum |
| Deputy Executive Chairperson | 670,755.00 per annum |
| Non executive board members | 30,329.00 per month (2009 scale) |
Operations executive committee:
| Per annum and total cost of employment package (R) | |
| CEO | 1800,000.00 |
| COO | 1,182600.04 |
| General Manager: Finance (Acting CFO) | 886,950.04 |
| Chief Information Officer | 815,994.00 |
| Director: Business Development Services | 863,298.05 |
| Director: Service Delivery Channels | 827,820.00 |
| Director: Communications | 744,635.38 |
| Director: Skills Development & Transfer | 848,043.83 |
| Director: Research, Monitoring & Evaluation | 733,212.00 |
| Director: Human Resources Management | 886,950.18 |
| Director: Corporate Partnerships | 804,185.45 |
| Director: Policy, Lobby & Advocacy | 670,572 |
(2) Whether, with to the Government's commitment of appraising performance, persons employed in leadership positions at the NYDA will be required to sign performance agreements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Yes, executive and senior members of NYDA will be required to sign performance agreements. The Chief Executive Officer has done so already and the Presidency will be entering into agreements with the executive board members.
QUESTION NUMBER: 1859
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 4 JUNE 2010
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 20 JULY 2010
MRS PC DUNCAN (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY: PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION:
(1) Whether the Government has any programme in place to popularise the African Youth Charter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) Who will compile the first country report on the charter?
NW2152E
REPLY:
- The NYDA has an ongoing programme to popularise the African Youth Charter.
· We have printed 20 100 copies of the Charter and 100 of these copies are printed in Braille.
· We popularise the Charter through various platforms of engagements that we have with youth and other stakeholders such as seminars, workshops, roadshows and imbizos.
· We have also distributed the Charter to all the NYDA Provincial offices and branches
· Our presentations on various platforms usually make specific reference to the African Youth Charter.
· We also use platforms organised by other government departments to distribute the copies.
· Thus far, we have distributed more than 10 000 copies. More copies will be printed in this current financial year.
· The Integrated Youth Development Strategy which the NYDA is working has the African Youth Charter as its core reference documents
· Towards the end of June, we will be making a presentation at a Conference organised by SA Blind Youth Organisation and Braille copies will be distributed.
· Again in July, a presentation on the implications of the Youth Charter to government departments will be presented at an Interdepartmental Committee on Youth affairs
· In August, during Women Month, young women will also be taken through the Charter
· Furthermore, in September, young people in business will be taken through the Charter
· Through the assistance of the Department of Arts and Culture, we have translated the Charter into 11 official languages and got professionals to edit and quality check the translation for us. We now have ready to print copies in all 11 languages.
- The NYDA will work with a Senior Official responsible for Youth Matters in the Presidency, and a Senior official at the Department of Arts and Culture to compile the report.