Questions & Replies No 101 to 150

2008-11-26

[PMG note: Any gaps in numbering are due to replies not yet received]

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

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QUESTION NO. 106 (written 586 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 7)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether one of the two proposals of public/private partnership and a lease model has been approved for the Kempton Park Hospital; if not, why not; if so, when will the hospital be reopened;

(2) whether his department has received any other proposals with regard to the opening of the Kempton Park Hospital; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) how much money has been spent on (a) security and (b) other services in each financial year since the Kempton Park Hospital was closed?

NW640E

REPLY:

We are still waiting from information from the Gauteng Department of Health, which will be furnished to the Honourable Member once it is received.

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QUESTION NO. 111 (written 649 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 7)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether there is a foundation document for the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system; if not, why not; if so, (a) why has it not been released for public opinion and (b) when will it be released?

NW735E

REPLY:

The draft National Health Insurance Policy is undergoing Cabinet processes and will be released for public consultation as soon as such processes are over.

114 Professor B Turok (ANC) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether she has been informed of an application by the City of Cape Town for a land availability agreement in order that Erf 84603 Steenberg may be developed for low-cost housing, if so,

(2) Whether she has taken a decision on the matter; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will she take such a decision; if so, what are the relevant details? NW501E

REPLY

(1) Yes, the National Department of Public Works, Cape Town regional office has received an application for land from the City of Cape Town.

(2) No;

(a) The Cape Town regional office has recommended the disposal of Erf 84603 Retreat (Steenberg) in favour of the City of Cape Town for a low cost housing development also incorporating land reform beneficiaries.

(b) The department is currently in the process of evaluating the recommendation of the regional office and will be finalizing its decision in due course.

QUESTION 115

WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2008

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.: 2-2008

MR M H HOOSEN (ID) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE

Whether the entire Lohatla report will be tabled in Parliament and released to the public; if not, why not; if so, when;

whether any legal actions will be taken against the arms manufacturer that is allegedly responsible for the tragedy as stated in the Lohatla report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY

Yes. In May 2008.

The relevant inputs have been forwarded to the DoD Legal Division, which is considering the liability issues.

QUESTION 117

WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2008

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 17-2008]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 09 June 2008

117. Mr J Bici (UDM) to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs:

Whether any strategies are in place to enable subsistence farming contributing towards the alleviation of poverty and hunger in rural areas; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO16

THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS

In terms of the Department of Agriculture:

(a) Yes, the Integrated Food Security Strategy (IFSS).

(b) The Department of Agriculture through the Provincial Departments of Agriculture provide support to vulnerable households to produce for their own sustenance by establishing backyard and or community gardens.

- The Household food Production Programme (HHFPP) provides once off grants for agricultural starter packs and the required technical know-how.

- The composition of the starter packs depend on the type of enterprise and this covers the basic requisites, ranging from inputs to minimum infrastructure required for the enterprise to kick off.

In terms of the Department of Land Affairs:

Yes, the Settlement and Implementation Support Strategy was launched in February 2008. This strategy addresses support to land reform beneficiaries by ensuring that all relevant role players are on board in terms of implementing projects so that they are sustainable. In this regard, the issue of poverty and hunger in the rural areas should then be addressed accordingly. This strategy is also linked with the Land and Agrarian Reform Programme (led by the Departments of Land Affairs and of Agriculture) which brings relevant role players on board in terms of market access and the development of entrepreneurs, to name a few.

Question 118

Mr S E Kholwane (ANC) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:

What has been done to ensure that certain coal powered stations (names furnished) are linked by railway to their suppliers? NO1671E

Reply:

Historically, the inherent spatial relationship between the power stations and their associated mines was premised on the notion that a coal-fired power station should be built directly adjacent to or as close as possible to the mine to ensure continuous, un-interrupted supply of coal to the power stations. Hence, the original architecture of the power stations demanded extensive use of conveyor belt systems over relatively short distances between a coal mine and the power station that it served.

Furthermore, the nature of coal mining for the grade of coal that Eskom requires necessitates that new sections of earth are mined as the coal closest to the conveyor belt gets depleted.

This type of mining does not lend itself well to fixed rail infrastructure being provided to load the coal at the mine. Transportation by rail also requires certain off-loading capabilities at the power stations, which was not incorporated into the original architecture because a direct trade-off was made in favour of conveyor belts.

Thus, almost 70% of coal that is being transported from the mines to the coal power stations are transported by conveyor belt system. Less then 5% of all coal for the power stations are presently being transported by rail.

At present, rail primarily serves the Majuba power station because it has the required tipper to off-load rail wagons at an efficient pace. Since February 2008, rail capacity to service Majuba increased some 30%. A new weekly record of 115 000 tons (up from a weekly average of 94 000 tons previously) was achieved in April 2008.

However, it is recognised that, in the current climate, this is not enough. Indeed, Eskom and Transnet already in discussion about how to substantially increase the weekly volume of coal on rail. While there are several options emerging from this dialogue, more work still needs to be done in order to arrive at a holistic, integrated set of rail interventions.

In addition, a multi-stakeholder Task Team has been established and mandated to develop a sustainable strategy for the transport and logistics of coal to the Eskom power stations, current and new projects, for the long-term. Clearly, given environmental and road damage issues, we will endeavour to put as much coal as possible on to rail.

However, I must caution that this is not easily achieved, nor necessarily that we can achieve a total logistics re-configuration within 3-5 years. Nonetheless, every effort will be made to deliver real results as soon as possible.

With regard to Tutuka Power Station, a: new conveyor or rail link from a future coal source is being explored as an alternative.

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QUESTION NO. 119 (written 760 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether any applications were received for the registration of medicines and amendments to dossiers (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008 and (b) during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (i) how many in each case, (ii) on which date was each application submitted, (iii) what conditions/illnesses was each application for, (iv) what are the names of the medicines in each application and (v) which applications (aa) have been registered and (bb) have not been registered;

(2) (a) how many additional clinical evaluators have been appointed in the past two financial years, (b) on what date was each evaluator appointed and (c) how many applications have they completed since their appointment;

(3) whether, with regard to the current backlog, there are any steps to allow for the registration of medicines that have been approved by certain acceptable countries, similar to that of Singapore; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the backlog be addressed; if so, (i) when will this come into effect and (ii) which countries are acceptable?

NW888E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The table below lists the number of applications that were received by the Registrar of Medicines for the:

i. registration of a medicine, or

ii. amendment to the registration of a medicine

(b) number of medicines registered/amended from the applications of the year;

(d) accumulated backlog of applications

With regard to names and intended use of medicines, applications are submitted under proposed proprietary names. These names are also subject to evaluation and approval of the MCC as are the intended conditions/illnesses for which the product has been applied for. This information is subject to the secrecy clause provide for in section 34 of the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965) and may therefore not be disclosed for as yet unregistered medicines. However, a wide spectrum of medicines intended for management and treatment of hypertension, tuberculosis, HIV&AIDS, diabetes, cardiac arrhythmias, antibiotics for bacterial infections, allergies, cancer therapy, and many other clinical treatments are included amongst the applications.

	YEAR	No. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED	No. MEDICINES REGISTERED FROM THE YEAR OF APPLICATION TO DATE (Sep. 2009)	No. MEDICINES REGISTERED IN THE SAME YEAR OF SUBMISSION	Total registered DURING THE YEAR	OUTSTANDING APPLICATIONS
	2002	552	390	3	427	162
	2003	600	452	0	450	148
	2004	715	558	7	293	157
(a) (i)	2005	614	380	8	774	234
(a) (ii)	2006	940	482	14	551	458
(a) (iii)	2007	1138	226	17	387	912
(a) (iv)	2008	748	5	0	483	743
(b)	1 Jan to 20 Aug 2009	281	2	2	242	N/A
	TOTAL	5307	2493	49	3365	2814

(2) (a) In terms of the provisions of the Act the MCC approves the appointment of evaluators. To date a panel of 28 evaluators has been appointed.

(b) Besides the few full-time staff who are evaluators, evaluators are normally appointed for a five year period. The bulk of evaluators are academics and experienced clinicians and pharmacists. Of the approved panel of 28 evaluators 22 are current evaluators and six are people who used to evaluate and who have been recruited in August 2009 to assist once more for the backlog project.

(c) Applications are distributed to several evaluators to make recommendations from different perspectives. A single registered product is therefore the work of a significant team of people. The average number of applications considered at a MCC meeting is between 70 and 80. The initial period of the project has focused on auditing the entire backlog. The aim is to increase the average number of applications considered at an MCC meeting to more than 80 and to increase the frequency of MCC meetings. In the August meeting 71 registrations were approved. In excess of 70 applications will be ready for review in the October meeting.

(3) No, there are presently no processes in place to allow for the registration of medicines that have been approved by other countries.

(a) There is no enabling policy or legal framework and this will need to be addressed in the future.

(b) It is envisaged that the backlog will be completely addressed within 18 to 24 months, subject to availability of resources.

(i) Following recommendations from the Health Products Technical Task Team which amongst other tasks examined the problems in the MCC and its administrative component - the Medicines Regulatory Authority (MRA) - we immediately embarked on a very substantial project to address the backlogs, to examine closely how we procure medicines in the country and to prepare a project plan to reform the MCC and MRA. By theend of August we had already contracted 57 external staff full time or part time to assist the permanent personnel of the MRA.

The project to address the backlogs commenced at the end of July and is being conducted in several phases, some of which are running in parallel:

Phase 1: Screening of all medicine applications for completeness and correctness. So far this is complete and up to date and the reception procedure has been changed to avoid accumulation of new applications at this stage.

Phase 2: Conducting of an audit of all unprocessed (or incomplete) applications that are in various stages of the registration process. This entailed a physical stock-take and creation of registers office by office and passage by passage with the compilation of a single consolidated data base of applications.

A significant failing in the MRA is that there is grossly inadequate tracking of the huge amount of paper associated with the applications. An Electronic Data Management System (EDMS) was started a long time ago with support of the European Union but stalled for some technical reasons. The EDMS will dramatically improve the ability to manage and track applications. The technical obstacles have been removed and the supplier has provided a new project timetable. By the 19th October training of the staff will begin and trouble-shooting will be conducted until final hand-over on 29th January 2010. The completion of the EDMS implementation and training will cost R1,368m.

Linked to using the EDMS is the need for user licenses. Through the project a total of 111 licenses are being procured to ensure sufficient user licenses for the EDMS to be of maximal benefit. The VAT inclusive price will be R2,79m (license and first year).

The consolidated audit register (simple shared Excel sheet) will be maintained and updated until the EDMS is ready and will be used to populate the EDMS for the transition. (Data is correlated with the Postlog system at reception.)

Phase 3: Ratification and completion of the register by consulting industry to compare their records with this retrieved and compiled in the audit.

Phase 4: Evaluation of applications. This is a time-consuming and complex technical process. Applications are being distributed to the expanded panel of evaluators. The evaluators are being asked not to accept a work-load that they know that they cannot complete within the timeframes of their service level agreements.

Phase 5: Peer review is conducted to assure quality. Standing committees of the MCC conduct these reviews. Logistical provision (printing, transport, accommodation, etc) has been made for an increased number and frequency of the committee meetings for the duration of the project.

Phase 6: Approval is finally a matter for the MCC itself. The MCC is a statutory council of 24 members, including committee chairpersons. Logistical provision (printing, transport, accommodation, etc) has been made for an increased number and frequency of the committee meetings for the duration of the project.

Phase 7: Registry and archiving. It was not originally recognised how much of a problem is created by lack of filing space and poor capacity to file the finalised applications and updates in the Registry. This was soon identified as a massive bottleneck. Prior to the project the NDOH had already entered into a commercial contract to pack, move and store off-site 2500 boxes of old archived documents. The problem was lack of staff to pack and record the contents of the boxes. The project team placed two contract clerks in the Registry to support the permanent staff. The project has also provided funding for a further 3500 boxes to be removed to off-site archives in Sept and 3500 boxes in October.

By the end of August 2500 documents were filed in Registry and 1545 boxes prepared and collected by the contractor.

Between the end of July and end of October it is expected that R13,5m will have been spent on this project. This comprises R7,6m on contracted additional personnel, R4,3m on equipment and supplies (including the IT contracts) and R1,6m on logistics. These resources have been generously provided by the UK Department for International Development specifically for this once-off project.

(i) The MCC aligns itself with the national medicines regulatory authorities from the following countries in so far as confirmatory reports and sharing of information are concerned:

· United States, FDA

· United Kingdom, MHRA

· Sweden, MPA

· Australia, TGA

· Canada, Health Canada

· European Union, EMEA

· Japan, MWH

In addition MCC accepts reports from the 36 member countries to the Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation Scheme (PIC/S) for quality matters relating to GMP.

Question 120

Mr P A C Hendrickse (ANC) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:

(1) Whether he has received any list of skilled persons from a certain union (name furnished) and/or any other union or organisation; if so,

(2) whether persons on the list have the necessary skills required by Eskom; if so, (a) how many persons on the list (i) have been employed or (ii) are being pursued with a view to possible employment at Eskom and (b) in what capacity? NO1673E

Reply:

(1) Eskom has received a letter and a compact disc containing list of names perceived to be potential skilled labour force to Eskom on 11 February 2008 from the Leader of the Freedom Front.

(2) The list of names furnished has been evaluated and a data base has been developed - suitable candidates will be included in Eskom's focussed recruitment drives.

Question 121

Mr C L Gololo (ANC) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:

Whether the Government's decision in 1997 to exit from the forestry industry will be reviewed, in view of the SA Forestry Company Ltd being financially viable and creating many jobs as reported in the 2006-07 Annual Report; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NO1674E

Reply:

May the Honourable Member note that the 1997 decision to exit from the forestry industry was reviewed, and Cabinet approved that the state is more likely to contribute optimally to developmental objectives in the forestry sector, including empowerment and transformation objectives, and increasing competition, by transferring KLF to the private sector than by retaining it.

However, the disposal of KLF is subject to the verification of all outstanding land claims. This will entail amongst others, engaging in discussions with Departments of Land Affairs and Water Affairs and Forestry on the co-ordination of the land claim process in order to recognise the rights of the affected communities. The land claims issues have thus necessitated the revision of the disposal timelines originally communicated to the Board. The land claims present a number of challenges for both KLF and SAFCOL and the resolution thereof may necessitate consideration of other restitution models to accommodate the affected communities. In the meantime, however, DPE and the SAFCOL Board will need to address the concerns around maintaining the forestry asset whilst considering the resolution of the land claims. The engagements with the Departments of Land Affairs and Water Affairs and Forestry have been initiated and Cabinet will be duly briefed of the latest development in the near future.

ê122. Mr. M J G Mzondeki (ANC) to ask the Minister of Labour:

(1) Whether his department has any programme aimed at training and creating awareness on public service managers on the employment of disabled persons as per the code of good practice on the employment of disabled persons; if so, what were the successes achieved by the programme; if not,

(2) whether there is a plan to embark on such a programme; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO1675E

THE MINISTER OF LABOUR REPLIED:

Naxa ndingengo Mphathiswa wesebe Labasebenzi ku Rhulumente – singabasebenzi ngabo kuphela naxa kunjalo rhoqo gqolo ngo nyaka sibaneendibano zokufundisa abantu ngalo mthetho i-Employment Equity, kuze bazi ngokupheleleyo ngawo, sikwenza ke oku sigqale kubo bonke abaqashi ngakumbi abo abakhankanyekayo kwakunye ke nabasebenzi bakaRhulumente. Sizama ukuqonda abaqeshi ukuba baluncothule neengcambu ubandlululo ncalu-calulo ngakumbi ngokubhekiselele kubantu abakhubazekileyo ukuze imthehto usetyenziswe ngendlela ayiyo.

(1) My Department has no specific programmes focusing on training and creating awareness on public service managers per se, however, it is important to note that on annual basis, my Department has conducted various awareness raising campaigns on different Employment Equity issues to educate and advocate all designated employers, including the Public Service on how to comply with the requirements of the Employment Equity Act, 1998. These measures cover that the need for the employers to undertake to eliminate elements of unfair discrimination based on various prohibited grounds, including disability and also on the implementation of Affirmative Action in the workplace.

(2) Yes, there are plans to continue creating awareness and educating employers regarding their legislative duties as designated employers under the Employment Equity Act (the Act) in order to strengthen the implementation mechanisms of the Act. It is important to note that this year again; my Department will be embarking on EE Awareness campaigns in July and August throughout all the provinces. The campaigns will this time focus around mainly on raising awareness and educating employers on various Employment Equity tools (i.e. the Codes of Good Practice on the employment of People with Disabilities and the management of HIV and AIDS in the workplace, including the Technical Assistance Guidelines that accompany these Codes).

In addition to the above initiative, my Department has in collaboration with the Department of Public Service Administration conducted an awareness raising workshop on 11 June 2008 for the Public Service. The workshop focused mainly on educating the Public Service on the various Codes of Good Practice, i.e. the Employment of People with disabilities and the management of HIV and AIDS in the workplace, including other legislated duties of designated employers such as consultation, preparation and implementation of an Employment Equity Plan and submission of Employment Equity reports that are due on 1 October 2008.

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QUESTION NO. 123 (written 797 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether any funds have been allocated for awareness programmes regarding the N1H1 virus; if not, why not; if so, (a) what amount was allocated to (i) his department and (ii) each of the provinces and (b) how has each amount been spent?

NW935E

REPLY:

Yes funds have been allocated for awareness programmes regarding the H1N1 virus. The following are details in this regard.

(a) (i) A total of R12,000,000.00 was allocated for strengthening awareness campaigns at the National level for control of Pandemic H1N1 virus infection;

(ii) There was no specific allocation provided for use in the provinces.

(b) At national level, R5,700,000.00 has so far been spent. An additional R5,313,232.55 has been requested for use during the period February to March 2010. The details of expenditure and budget are contained in the tables overleaf.

Incurred expenditures for awwreness programmes on Pandemic Influenza H1N1:

Description and media	Quantity	Date	Amount spent
Advertisement in the Daily Sun Newspaper Alert on H1N1 Advertorial Daily Sun –Alert sponsored by discovery	2	On 04 May 2009	R 70 383,60
Advertisement in the Beeld and Star Newspaper Alert on H1N1	1	On 08 May 2009	R 86 505,56
Printing of 10 000 A1 posters in English only about the Swine Flu Outbreak (Alert n H1N1) Distributed to Provincial Departments of Health for further distribution to health facilities and Ports of Entry	10 000	On 07May 2009	R 49 900,08
Advertisement in the Sowetan, Illanga and Mail and Guardian Newspaper Alert on H1N1	1	On 08 May 2009	R 106 681,51
Advertisement in the City Press Newspaper Feature article and advertorial Dr Frew Benson)	1	On 10 May 2009	R 212 236,10
Placement of Preventative Health Messages about H1N1 on Electronic Billboards at the Airports, Freeways and major national roads for the Confederations Cup		On 12 June 2009	R 198 360,00
Advertisement in the Daily Sun Newspaper	1	On 28 July 2009	R 70 383,60
Advertorial Independent newspapers Beat the Flu NdoH, Sanovi and FFID	1	July	R185 000.00
Advertorial Sowetan Beat The Flu NdoH and Roche	1	July	R56 000.00
Printing of 45 000 A2 posters in English only about the H1N1 Flu preventative messages expenditures paid by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Atlanta	45 000	On 06 August 2009	R 65 000.00
Printing of 45 000 A1 posters in All languages about the Swine Flu Outbreak	45 000	On 18 August 2009	R 193 500,00
Printing of 240 000 Pamphlets Minister's letter to the public in All languages about the Swine Flu Outbreak	240 000	On 04 September 2009	R 158 400,00
32 Television Inserts running for 90 seconds each for 16 days by the Minister about H1N1 pandemic	32 TV Inserts	On September 2009	R 2 363 909,89 (NdoH Comms) R1 400 000,00 (NdoH TB
Advertorial Sunday Newspapers (Minister on prevention of spread of H1N1) Sunday Times, Sunday World, City Press, Rapport, Sunday Sun	A4 advertorial	End of August	+-R490 000.00
Shift TV Programme SABC 1 (Mon-Wednesdays 13h00) Diretor for CDC interviewed and answered telephone questions	Interview	15 September 2008	Free
Health Promotion Radio Slots SABC African Language Stations Public Service Announcement	Health Education	September 2009	Free
Vukuzenzele Magazine – July August Issue	Double spread plus third page given for free	August 2009	R60 000.00
Pharmaciae Magazine (Pharmacy Council)	Placement of poster (Beat the Flu)	September 2009	Free
E-mail Campaign District Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 Multisectoral Committee Religious institutions Trade Unions Major Retail Groups Chamber of Mines – Mining Houses in SA Tertiary Institutions Government Departments provincial and national Internally within the department and intranet	Distribution of Beat the Flu Poster and frequently asked Questions Hospitals (private and Public)	August 2009
E-mail Campaign [email protected]		Continuous
National Blitz All Health Provincial Departments participated National Department of Health Blitz Activities Hotspot areas targeted by NdoH Sunnyside, Bell Ombre train station, Marabastad, Sammy Marks Shopping Centre, Van Der Walt Street, Intersection between Prinsloo and Church Street, SAMDI, San Arcadia Mall, Bloed Taxi Rank and Mall, Bosman Train Station and Taxi Rank	Dissemination H1N1 information (What you should know about H1N1 and at the back of the leaflet it will be a fact sheet)	19 August
Website (created webpage for H1N1)	Promotional Material Information for Health Professionals Guidelines etc Links to relevant websites	Continuous updating
Website – information for health professionals	Placed on South African Medical Association website	Continuous
H1N1 Communication Task Team (NdoH, WHO, CDC ) Developed H1N1 Communication Strategy Discussed Strategy with Risk Communication Experts from Atlanta (telephonically) Had Telephone Conferences and a meeting with Department of Health provincial communicators Monitor implementation of communication strategy Media analysis Communication surveillance Developed the Poster ( Beat the Flu) Worked with Mindset to develop a questionnaire regarding H1N1 messages and placement of health messages on hospital TV sets	Communication Strategy for H1N1
TOTAL			R 5701261.34

Advertising activities from Mid February to Mid March 2010

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Type of Media	Duration	Placement	Budget
Commutanet	Four weeks	Rank TV	R2 136 282.00
Mindset TV	Four weeks	Health Facilities	Paid for by CDC
Electronic Billboards	Four weeks	Major national roads & Airports	R500 000.00
Commercial Radio	Four weeks	Khaya FM, Radio 702, Metro, YFM, Capricon FM, Igagasi and Empower FM & all the ALS	R1 381 579.21
Community Radio Stations	Four weeks	60 Community radio stations	R395 953.34
Commuter Radio Station	Four weeks	Railway stations	R459 418.00
Publications		Nursing update	R20 000
		South African Medical Journal	R20 000
		Internal Newsletters	Communication
Pamphlet for pregnant women Pamphlet for Health Professionals	200 000 100 000	300 000 Pamphlets	R400 000
TOTAL			R5 313 232.55

QUESTION 125

WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2008

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 17-2008]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 09 June 2008

125. Mr A H Nel (DA) to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs:

What is the status of claim B243 in Wellington in the Western Cape? NO1680E

THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS

On 26 November 1996, Mr J J Bosman lodged a claim for the restitution of rights in land for Erven 2492, 2445 and 2444, Wellington. In the claim form the claimant stated that no compensation was given and received for the dispossession. However, on investigation of the claim it transpired that these properties were in fact sold and the purchase price was paid to the claimants. For this reason, the Regional Land Claims Commissioner for the Western Cape requested the claimant to provide the Commission with an affidavit to obtain a detailed account of the events and circumstances leading to the dispossession. This will enable the Commission to ascertain, in terms of Rules 3 and 5 of the Rules of the Commission, whether just and equitable compensation was paid, and thereby determine whether the claim complies with the provisions of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994. The Commission is awaiting the said affidavit.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION NO. 126 (written 803 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

As at the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) how many posts for (i) doctors, (ii) dentists, (iii) specialists, (iv) nurses and (v) physiotherapists existed at each public hospital in the Eastern Cape and (b) how many of each of these posts were filled?

NW942E

REPLY:

The following table reflects the situation in this regard, according to the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Health

Region	Hospcomp	Post-Occ-Class-Desc-	Filled	Vacant	Grand Total
Alfred Nzo
	Hospital:Madzikane-Kazulu Hospital Total	Dental Practitioners	1	4	5
		Medical Practitioner	6	3	9
		Nursing Assistants	56	50	106
		Physiotherapy	1	4	5
		Professional Nurse	49	124	173
		Staff Nurses	40	27	67
	Madzikane-Ka Zulu Total		153	212	365
	Mount Ayliff	Dental Practitioners	0	10	10
		Medical Practitioner	15	11	26
		Nursing Assistants	124	70	194
		Physiotherapy	2	3	5
		Professional Nurse	97	318	415
	Total		238	412	650
	Sipetu	Medical Practitioner	0	2	2
		Nursing Assistants	19	7	26
		Professional Nurse	12	53	65
		Staff Nurses	17	10	27
	Total		48	72	120
	Taylor Bequest	Dental Practitioners	1	9	10
		Medical Practitioner	2	5	7
		Nursing Assistants	51	40	91
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	82	223	305
		Staff Nurses	12	8	20
	Total		148	286	434
	Khotsong	Dental Practitioners	0	0	0
		Medical Practitioner	2	9	11
		Nursing Assistants	87	28	115
		Professional Nurse	111	297	408
		Staff Nurses	13	2	15
	Khotsong Total		213	336	549
	Lsa:Umzimvubu
		Dental Practitioners	1	9	10
		Medical Practitioner	2	9	11
		Nursing Assistants	87	28	115
		Professional Nurse	111	297	408
		Staff Nurses	13	2	15
	Lsa:Umzimvubu Total		214	345	559
	Alfred Nzo Total		1119	1799	2918

Amatole
	Fort Grey Tb	Professional Nurse	18	41	59
		Staff Nurses	14	10	24
		Dental Practitioners	0	2	2
		Medical Practitioner	2	7	9
		Nursing Assistants	7	14	21
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	9	34	43
		Staff Nurses	2	13	15
	Fort Grey Tb Total		53	121	174
	Bedford Hospital	Dental Practitioners	0	5	5
		Dental Specialists	0	1	1
		Medical Practitioner	2	21	23
		Nursing Assistants	56	59	115
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	72	174	246
		Staff Nurses	28	54	82
	Hospital:Bedford Hospital Total		159	314	473
	Bisho Hospital	Dental Practitioners	0	5	5
		Medical Practitioner	7	7	14
		Medical Specialists	0	3	3
		Nursing Assistants	109	76	185
		Physiotherapy	2	1	3
		Professional Nurse	149	245	394
		Dental Practitioners	0	4	4
		Medical Practitioner	1	8	9
		Nursing Assistants	13	10	23
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	15	36	51
		Staff Nurses	3	12	15
	Hospital:Cathcart Hospital		300	407	707
		Dental Practitioners	0	6	6
		Medical Practitioner	2	11	13
		Nursing Assistants	19	31	50
		Physiotherapy	0	2	2
		Professional Nurse	27	79	106
		Staff Nurses	5	30	35
	Hospital:Cathcart Hospital Total		53	159	212
	Hospital:Fort Beaufort Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	2	2	4
		Medical Practitioner	5	13	18
		Nursing Assistants	48	1	49
		Physiotherapy	1	3	4
		Professional Nurse	71	50	121
		Staff Nurses	12	23	35
	Fort Beaufort Hospital Total		139	92	231
		Dental Practitioners	0	2	2
		Dental Specialists	0	4	4
		Medical Practitioner	8	4	12
		Nursing Assistants	104	2	106
		Physiotherapy	2	0	2
		Professional Nurse	53	155	208
		Staff + Pupil Nurses	67	3	70
	Grey Hospital Total		234	170	404
	Madwaleni	Dental Practitioners	2	5	7
		Medical Practitioner	7	6	13
		Nursing Assistants	70	6	76
		Physiotherapy	2	3	5
		Professional Nurse	49	127	176
		Staff Nurses	25	43	68
	Madwaleni Total		155	190	345
	Nompumelelo Hosp.	Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
		Medical Practitioner	5	4	9
		Nursing Assistants	33	40	73
		Physiotherapy	1	2	3
		Professional Nurse	54	126	180
		Staff Nurses	18	40	58
	Hospital:Nompumelelo Hospital Total		112	218	330
	Ss Gida Hospital	Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
		Medical Practitioner	4	9	13
		Nursing Assistants	68	29	97
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	46	163	209
		Staff Nurses	24	42	66
	Hospital:Ss Gida Hospital Total		143	250	393
	Tafalofefe Hospital	Dental Practitioners	1	8	9
		Medical Practitioner	4	7	11
		Nursing Assistants	32	77	109
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	35	195	230
		Staff Nurses	20	56	76
	Tafalofefe Hospital Total		92	344	436
	Victoria Hospital	Dental Practitioners	1	17	18
		Dental Specialists	0	1	1
		Medical Practitioner	2	2	4
		Nursing Assistants	30	68	98
		Professional Nurse	126	201	327
		Staff Nurses	6	2	8
	Hospital:Victoria Hospital Total		165	291	456

		Dental Practitioners	16	24	40
	Lsa:Amahlathi	Medical Practitioner	18	23	41
		Nursing Assistants	155	193	348
		Physiotherapy	0	2	2
		Professional Nurse	507	856	1363
		Staff + Pupil Nurses	51	32	83
	Lsa:Amahlathi Total		747	1130	1877
	Lsa Buffalo City	Dental Practitioners	3	7	10
		Dental Specialists	0	2	2
		Medical Practitioner	0	5	5
		Nursing Assistants	69	91	160
		Professional Nurse	158	398	556
		Staff Nurses	15	25	40
	Lsa:Buffalo City Total		245	528	773

	Lsa Mbhashe	Dental Practitioners	2	10	12
		Medical Practitioner	1	3	4
		Nursing Assistants	62	59	121
		Professional Nurse	142	288	430
		Staff Nurses	17	4	21
	Mbhashe Total		224	364	588
	Lsa Mnquma	Dental Practitioners	1	13	14
		Medical Practitioner	0	5	5
		Nursing Assistants	43	82	125
		Professional Nurse	118	376	494
		Staff Nurses	7	8	15
	Lsa:Mnquma Total		169	484	653

	Lsa Nkonkobe	Medical Practitioner	2	2	4
		Nursing Assistants	115	80	195
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	24	206	230
		Staff Nurses	6	16	22
	Lsa:Nkonkobe Total		147	305	452


	Santa Centre:Marj Parrish	Nursing Assistants	10	8	18
		Senior Managers	0	4	4
		Staff Nurses	7	11	18
		Medical Practitioner	7	7	14
		Nursing Assistants	85	40	125
	Santa Centre:Marj Parrish Total		109	70	179
	Amatole Total		3206	5437	8683

	Cacadu District
	Fort England Hosp	Medical Practitioner	4	7	11
		Nursing Assistants	23	27	50
		Physiotherapy	1	2	3
		Professional Nurse	31	83	114
		Staff Nurses	24	11	35
	Fort England Hosp Total		83	130	213
	Hospital:Andries Vosloo Hospital		3	4	7
		Medical Practitioner	3	5	8
		Nursing Assistants	23	48	71
		Physiotherapy	2	4	6
		Professional Nurse	54	96	150
		Staff Nurses	21	21	42
	Hospital:Andries Vosloo Hospital Total		106	178	284
	Hospital:Humansdorp Hospital	Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
		Medical Practitioner	3	8	11
		Nursing Assistants	16	48	64
		Physiotherapy	1	1	2
		Professional Nurse	29	112	141
		Staff Nurses	27	13	40
	Hospital:Humansdorp Hospital Total		77	188	265
	Hospital:Midland Hospital	Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	3	5	8
		Nursing Assistants	18	28	46
		Physiotherapy	1	1	2
		Professional Nurse	25	81	106
		Staff Nurses	10	23	33
	Hospital:Midland Hospital Total		57	145	202
	Hospital:Port Alfred Hospital	Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
		Medical Practitioner	6	18	24
		Medical Specialists	1	1	2
		Nursing Assistants	74	24	98
		Physiotherapy	1	5	6
		Professional Nurse	86	137	223
		Staff Nurses	23	47	70
	Hospital:Port Alfred Hospital Total		192	238	430
	Hospital:Settlers Hospital	Medical Practitioner	6	3	9
		Dental Practitioners	1	8	9
		Nursing Assistants	35	18	53
		Professional Nurse	32	81	113
		Staff Nurses	20	33	53
	Hospital:Settlers Hospital Total		94	143	237

	Jose Pearson Tb	Medical Practitioner	0	16	16
		Nursing Assistants	2	26	28
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	17	74	91
		Staff Nurses	5	8	13
	Jose Pearson Tb Total		25	124	149
	Lsa:Camdeboo	Dental Practitioners	1	7	8
		Medical Practitioner	4	20	24
		Nursing Assistants	4	38	42
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	24	95	119
		Staff Nurses	6	6	12
	Lsa:Camdeboo Total		40	166	206
	Lsa:Kouga	Dental Practitioners	6	1	7
		Medical Practitioner	2	5	7
		Nursing Assistants	9	33	42
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	37	97	134
		Staff Nurses	4	8	12
	Lsa:Kouga Total		58	145	203
	Lsa:Makana	Medical Practitioner	1	0	1
		Nursing Assistants	11	6	17
		Professional Nurse	17	25	42
		Staff Nurses	9	9	18
	Lsa:Makana Total		38	40	78
	Marjorie Parish Tb	Medical Practitioner	0	2	2
		Medical Specialists	0	4	4
		Nursing Assistants	6	7	13
		Professional Nurse	6	25	31
		Staff Nurses	4	9	13
	Marjorie Parish Tb Total		16	47	63
	Marjorie Parkes Tb	Medical Practitioner	1	1	2
		Nursing Assistants	5	6	11
		Professional Nurse	11	18	29
		Staff Nurses	0	13	13
	Santa Centre:Margery Parkes Total		17	38	55
	Temba Tb	Medical Practitioner	39	14	53
		Medical Specialists	10	4	14
		Nursing Assistants	99	111	210
		Physiotherapy	2	0	2
		Professional Nurse	138	368	506
		Staff Nurses	39	138	177
	Temba Tb Total		327	635	962
	Cacadu Total		1130	2217	3347

	Frontier Hosp
		Medical Practitioner	3	18	21
		Nursing Assistants	59	100	159
		Professional Nurse	72	258	330
		Staff Nurses	35	59	94
		Dental Practitioners	1	7	8
	Frontier Hosp Total		170	442	612
	St Elizabeth's Hosp
		Dental Practitioners	0	6	6
		Medical Practitioner	23	13	36
		Medical Specialists	1	2	3
		Nursing Assistants	103	129	232
		Physiotherapy	1	2	3
		Professional Nurse	92	378	470
		Staff Nurses	79	96	175
	St Elizabeth's Hosp Total		299	626	925

Chris Hani
	Hospital:All Saints Hospital	Medical Practitioner	3	6	9
		Nursing Assistants	25	30	55
		Physiotherapy	1	1	2
		Professional Nurse	38	84	122
		Staff Nurses	20	20	40
		Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
	Hospital:All Saints Hospital Total		88	147	235
	Hospital:Cala Hospital	Medical Practitioner	5	4	9
		Nursing Assistants	36	18	54
		Physiotherapy	0	4	4
		Professional Nurse	30	94	124
		Staff Nurses	16	23	39
	Hospital:Cala Hospital Total		87	143	230
	Hospital:Cofimvaba Hospital	Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	3	8	11
		Nursing Assistants	21	53	74
		Physiotherapy	4	0	4
		Professional Nurse	35	132	167
	Hospital:Cofimvaba Hospital Total		63	200	263
	Hospital:Cradock Hospital	Dental Practitioners	1	4	5
		Medical Practitioner	2	6	8
		Nursing Assistants	16	14	30
		Professional Nurse	22	40	62
		Staff Nurses	16	6	22
	Hospital:Cradock Hospital		57	70	127
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	5	11	16
		Nursing Assistants	54	64	118
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	68	176	244
		Staff Nurses	30	58	88
	Hospital:Cradock Hospital Total		157	317	474
	Hospital:Elliot Hospital	Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	2	12	14
		Physiotherapy	0	3	3
		Professional Nurse	14	102	116
		Staff Nurses	27	12	39
	Hospital:Elliot Hospital Total		43	136	179
	Hospital:Glen Grey Hospital	Dental Practitioners	0	6	6
		Medical Practitioner	1	8	9
		Nursing Assistants	13	14	27
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	12	48	60
		Staff Nurses	10	11	21
	Hospital:Glen Grey Hospital Total		36	88	124
		Medical Practitioner	4	3	7
		Medical Specialists	0	1	1
	Hospital:Mjanyana Hospital	Nursing Assistants	105	103	208
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	73	196	269
		Staff Nurses	11	14	25
	Hospital:Mjanyana Hospital Total		194	317	511
	Hospital:Wilhelm Stahl Hospital	Dental Practitioners	1	3	4
		Medical Practitioner	0	4	4
		Nursing Assistants	23	33	56
		Professional Nurse	69	156	225
		Staff Nurses	2	0	2
	Hospital:Wilhelm Stahl Hospital Total		95	196	291
	Komani Hosp	Medical Practitioner	0	7	7
		Nursing Assistants	31	62	93
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	83	308	391
		Staff Nurses	4	0	4
	Komani Hosp Total		118	378	496
	Lsa:Emalahleni	Dental Practitioners	0	6	6
		Medical Practitioner	0	3	3
		Nursing Assistants	43	54	97
		Professional Nurse	108	360	468
	Lsa:Emalahleni Total		151	423	574
	Lsa:Engcobo	Dental Practitioners	2	4	6
		Medical Practitioner	2	10	12
		Medical Specialists	1	2	3
		Nursing Assistants	19	53	72
		Professional Nurse	75	195	270
		Staff Nurses	2	46	48
	Lsa:Engcobo Total		101	310	411
	Lsa:Intsika Yethu	Dental Practitioners	3	3	6
		Medical Practitioner	2	7	9
		Nursing Assistants	51	59	110
		Professional Nurse	129	321	450
		Staff Nurses	8	18	26
	Lsa:Intsika Yethu Total		193	408	601
	Lsa:Inxuba Yethemba	Dental Practitioners	1	7	8
		Medical Practitioner	0	4	4
		Nursing Assistants	13	37	50
		Professional Nurse	36	101	137
		Staff Nurses	0	1	1
	Lsa:Inxuba Yethemba Total		50	150	200
		Dental Practitioner	2	10	12
	Lsa:Lukhanji	Medical Specialists	0	3	3
		Nursing Assistants	245	186	431
		Professional Nurse	426	499	925
		Staff Nurses	64	267	331
	Lsa:Lukhanji Total		737	965	1702
	Lsa:Sakisizwe	Dental Practitioners	5	0	5
		Medical Practitioner	191	54	245
		Physiotherapy	12	3	15
		Nursing Assistants	6	40	46
		Professional Nurse	22	28	50
		Staff Nurses	1	5	6
	Lsa:Sakisizwe Total		237	130	367
	Chris Hani Total		2405	4378	6785

Complex El
	Cecilia Makiwane Hosp	Medical Practitioner	1	8	9
		Medical Specialists	0	27	27
		Nursing Assistants	248	288	536
		Professional Nurse	449	662	1111
		Staff Nurses	118	321	439
	Ceclia Makiwane Total		816	1306	2122
	El Mental Health	Nursing Assistants	6	1	7
		Professional Nurse	2	12	14
		Staff Nurses	2	5	7
	El Mental Health Total		10	18	28
	Frere Hospital	Dental Practitioners	2	0	2
		Medical Practitioner	221	151	372
		Medical Specialists	66	98	164
		Physiotherapy	21	2	23
	Frere Hospital Total		310	251	561
Complex El Total			1136	1575	2711

Complex Pe	Livingstone	Medical Practitioner	174	253	14
		Medical Specialists	59	164	7
		Nursing Assistants	159	206	365
		Professional Nurse	401	391	793
		Staff Nurses	111	166	277
		Physiotherapy	13	18	31
	Livingstone Hospital Total		743	945	1473
	Dora Nginza	Dental Practitioners	2	22	24
		Dental Specialists	0	2	2
		Nursing Assistants	144	163	307
		Professional Nurse	305	343	648
		Staff Nurses	87	219	306
		Medical Specialists	0	16	16
	Dora Nginza Hospital Total		538	765	1303
		Staff Nurses	44	144	188
	Pe Provincial Hospital	Nursing Assistants	76	55	131
		Professional Nurse	152	274	426
	Pe Provincial Hospital Total		272	473	745
	Complex Pe Total		810	1238	3521

Complex Umtata	Bedford Hospital
	Hospital:Bedford Hospital
		Nursing Assistants	69	55	124
		Professional Nurse	65	166	231
		Staff Nurses	38	81	119
	Hospital:Bedford Hospital Total		172	302	474
	Nelson Mandela Academic Hosp
		Medical Practitioner	0	5	5
		Nursing Assistants	193	173	366
		Professional Nurse	292	479	771
		Staff Nurses	124	237	361
	Nelson Mandela Academic Hosp Total		609	894	1503
	Umtata General Hosp
		Medical Practitioner	1	1	2
		Medical Specialists	0	1	1
		Nursing Assistants	112	65	177
		Professional Nurse	157	165	322
		Staff Nurses	73	28	101
	Umtata General Hosp Total		343	260	603
	Umtata Mental Health
		Medical Practitioner	0	2	2
		Nursing Assistants	2	28	30
		Professional Nurse	13	46	59
		Staff Nurses	0	2	2
	Umtata Mental Health Total		15	78	93
Complex Umtata Total			1139	1534	2673

Nmm
	Elizabeth Donkin Hosp
		Medical Practitioner	6	3	9
		Medical Specialists	2	1	3
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Staff Nurses	1	8	9
	Elizabeth Donkin Hosp Total		9	13	22
	Hospital:Empilweni Tb Hospital
		Medical Practitioner	2	3	5
		Nursing Assistants	37	2	39
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	37	45	82
		Staff Nurses	23	15	38
	Hospital:Empilweni Tb Hospital Total		100	65	165
	Hospital:Uitenhage Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	41	22	63
		Medical Specialists	3	4	7
		Physiotherapy	5	3	8
		Professional Nurse	153	59	212
		Staff Nurses	80	20	100
	Hospital:Uitenhage Hospital Total		282	115	397
	Lsa:Nmm
		Dental Practitioners	23	1	24
		Medical Practitioner	10	6	16
		Nursing Assistants	66	104	170
		Physiotherapy	2	0	2
		Staff Nurses	51	19	70
	Lsa:Nmm Total		152	130	282
	Orsmond Tb
		Medical Practitioner	1	0	1
		Nursing Assistants	16	10	26
		Professional Nurse	18	43	61
		Staff Nurses	17	9	26
	Orsmond Tb Total		52	62	114
Nmm Total			595	385	793

Or Tambo
	Flagstaff Mental Hlth	Administrative Relat	3	23	26
		Nursing Assistants	10	9	19
		Professional Nurse	5	23	28
	Flagstaff Mental Hlth Total		18	55	73
	Hospital:Bambisana Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	9	9
		Nursing Assistants	33	35	68
		Oral Hygiene	0	1	1
		Pharmacists	1	4	5
		Physiotherapy	0	3	3
		Professional Nurse	26	136	162
		Staff Nurses	22	31	53
	Hospital:Bambisana Hospital Total		82	219	301
	Hospital:Canzibe Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	5	4	9
		Nursing Assistants	36	45	81
		Pharmacists	2	2	4
		Physiotherapy	1	1	2
		Professional Nurse	28	138	166
		Staff Nurses	10	46	56
	Hospital:Canzibe Hospital Total		82	243	325
	Hospital:Greenville Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	2	5	7
		Medical Practitioner	3	6	9
		Nursing Assistants	55	15	70
		Physiotherapy	0	3	3
		Professional Nurse	38	113	151
		Staff Nurses	51	4	55
	Hospital:Greenville Hospital Total		149	146	295
	Hospital:Holy Cross Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
		Medical Practitioner	5	5	10
		Nursing Assistants	75	24	99
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	57	152	209
		Staff Nurses	36	34	70
	Hospital:Holy Cross Hospital Total		175	221	396
	Hospital:Isilimela Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	3	6	9
		Nursing Assistants	30	28	58
		Physiotherapy	0	3	3
		Professional Nurse	23	106	129
		Staff Nurses	17	26	43
	Hospital:Isilimela Hospital Total		73	176	249
	Hospital:Nessie Knight Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	5	6	11
		Nursing Assistants	50	23	73
		Physiotherapy	1	2	3
		Professional Nurse	35	131	166
		Staff Nurses	23	36	59
	Hospital:Nessie Knight Hospital Total		114	205	319
	Hospital:St Barnabas Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	6	10	16
		Nursing Assistants	38	68	106
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	66	152	218
		Staff Nurses	21	39	60
	Hospital:St Barnabas Hospital Total		131	277	408
	Hospital:St Lucy's Hospital	Administrative Relat	2	4	6
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Dental Therapy	0	1	1
		Medical Practitioner	6	9	15
		Nursing Assistants	72	18	90
		Physiotherapy	1	3	4
		Professional Nurse	50	154	204
		Staff Nurses	33	40	73
	Hospital:St Lucy's Hospital Total		164	236	400
	Hospital:St Patrick's Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	3	3
		Dental Therapy	0	1	1
		Medical Practitioner	9	11	20
		Nursing Assistants	72	43	115
		Physiotherapy	1	0	1
		Professional Nurse	71	170	241
		Staff Nurses	46	13	59
	Hospital:St Patrick's Hospital Total		199	241	440
	Hospital:Zithulele Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
		Dental Therapy	0	1	1
		Medical Practitioner	8	1	9
		Nursing Assistants	45	26	71
		Physiotherapy	3	1	4
		Professional Nurse	48	123	171
		Staff Nurses	27	31	58
	Hospital:Zithulele Hospital Total		132	189	321
	Libode Mental Health
		Medical Practitioner	0	1	1
		Nursing Assistants	10	0	10
		Professional Nurse	15	15	30
	Libode Mental Health Total		25	16	41
	Lsa:King Sabata Dalindyebo
		Dental Practitioners	1	15	16
		Dental Therapy	0	1	1
		Medical Practitioner	5	15	20
		Nursing Assistants	120	92	212
		Physiotherapy	0	2	2
	Lsa:King Sabata Dalindyebo Total		126	125	251
Or Tambo Total			1363	2157	3520

Ukhahlamba
	Csc Ukhahlamba Total
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	3	10	13
		Nursing Assistants	30	30	60
		Physiotherapy	2	0	2
		Professional Nurse	37	106	143
		Staff Nurses	12	25	37
	Hospital:Aliwal North Hospital Total		84	178	262
	Hospital:Burgersdorp Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	5	5
		Medical Practitioner	1	10	11
		Nursing Assistants	8	21	29
		Professional Nurse	15	45	60
		Staff Nurses	7	14	21
	Hospital:Burgersdorp Hospital Total		31	95	126
	Hospital:Cloete Joubert Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	7	7
		Medical Practitioner	0	9	9
		Nursing Assistants	16	12	28
		Professional Nurse	17	49	66
		Staff Nurses	6	16	22
	Hospital:Cloete Joubert Hospital Total		39	93	132
	Hospital:Empilisweni Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	2	5	7
		Medical Practitioner	5	3	8
		Nursing Assistants	34	28	62
		Professional Nurse	74	79	153
		Staff Nurses	16	37	53
	Hospital:Empilisweni Hospital Total		131	152	283
	Hospital:Steynsburg Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	2	2
		Medical Practitioner	2	4	6
		Nursing Assistants	10	10	20
		Physiotherapy	0	2	2
		Professional Nurse	5	27	32
		Staff Nurses	2	13	15
	Hospital:Steynsburg Hospital Total		19	58	77
	Hospital:Umlamli Hospital
		Dental Practitioners	0	3	3
		Medical Practitioner	2	7	9
		Nursing Assistants	20	42	62
		Physiotherapy	0	3	3
		Professional Nurse	28	97	125
		Staff Nurses	11	36	47
		Trade Labourers	2	1	3
	Hospital:Umlamli Hospital Total		63	189	252
	Lsa:Elundini
		Dental Practitioners	1	6	7
		Medical Practitioner	0	4	4
		Nursing Assistants	29	43	72
		Professional Nurse	66	192	258
		Staff Nurses	1	1	37
	Lsa:Elundini Total		97	246	378
	Lsa:Maletswai
		Dental Practitioners	1	7	8
		Medical Practitioner	0	10	10
		Nursing Assistants	4	46	50
		Professional Nurse	10	120	130
	Lsa:Maletswai Total		15	183	198
	Lsa:Senqu
		Dental Practitioners	0	8	8
		Medical Practitioner	0	6	6
		Nursing Assistants	37	32	69
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	89	180	269
	Lsa:Senqu Total		126	227	353
Ukhahlamba Total			474	1269	1743
Grand Total			13776	23310	37086

		Medical Practitioner	0	6	6
		Nursing Assistants	37	32	69
		Physiotherapy	0	1	1
		Professional Nurse	89	180	269
	Lsa:Senqu Total		126	219	345
			474	1269	1743
			13776	23310	37086

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION NO. 127 (written 804 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

As at the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) how many posts for (i) doctors, (ii) dentists, (iii) specialists, (iv) nurses and (v) physiotherapists existed at each public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal and (b) how many of each of these posts were filled?

NW943E

REPLY:

The following table reflects the situation in this regard

Data as at 31 October 2009
Sum of No. of posts		Post Status
Inst.Type	Specified Ranks	1 FILLED	7 VACANT	Grand Total
DISTRICT HOSPITAL	Dentist	34	14	48
	Medical Officer	427	772	1199
	Medical Officer(Com Serv)	141	75	216
	Medical Officer(Intern)	61	11	72
	Medical Specialist	42	74	116
	Nurse Professional	3874	1017	4891
	Nurse Staff	3417	511	3928
	Nurse Assistant	2293	531	2824
	Physiotherapist	97	128	225
DISTRICT HOSPITAL Total		10386	3133	13519
REGIONAL HOSPITAL	Dentist	18	9	27
	Medical Officer	543	469	1012
	Medical Officer(Com Serv)	55	59	114
	Medical Officer(Intern)	607	96	703
	Medical Specialist	159	333	492
	Nurse Professional	3350	900	4250
	Nurse Staff	2629	370	2999
	Nurse Assistant	2134	400	2534
	Physiotherapist	83	61	144
REGIONAL HOSPITAL Total		9578	2697	12275
SPECIALISED HOSP O&D	Dentist	6	1	7
	Medical Specialist		5	5
	Nurse Professional	1		1
	Nurse Staff	1	1	2
	Nurse Assistant	1		1
SPECIALISED HOSP O&D Total		9	7	16
SPECIALISED HOSP PSYCH	Medical Officer	19	30	49
	Medical Specialist	5	32	37
	Nurse Professional	321	384	705
	Nurse Staff	172	139	311
	Nurse Assistant	563	374	937
	Physiotherapist	4	13	17
SPECIALISED HOSP PSYCH Total		1084	972	2056
SPECIALISED HOSP TB	Medical Officer	13	37	50
	Medical Specialist		1	1
	Nurse Professional	178	135	313
	Nurse Staff	239	51	290
	Nurse Assistant	279	39	318
	Physiotherapist	6	19	25
SPECIALISED HOSP TB Total		715	282	997
TERTIARY HOSPITAL	Medical Officer	74	82	156
	Medical Officer(Com Serv)		2	2
	Medical Officer(Intern)	70	5	75
	Medical Officer(Registrar)		1	1
	Medical Specialist	131	239	370
	Nurse Professional	1187	337	1524
	Nurse Staff	691	107	798
	Nurse Assistant	577	100	677
	Physiotherapist	25	13	38
TERTIARY HOSPITAL Total		2755	886	3641
Grand Total		24527	7977	32504
OVERALL TOTALS in Hospitals:		Filled posts	Vacant posts	Total
(i)	Medical Officers	2010	1639	3649
(ii)	Dentists	58	24	82
(iii)	Medical Specialists	337	684	1021
(iv)	Nurses	21907	5396	27303
(v)	Physiotherapists	215	234	449
	Grand Total	24527	7977	32504

Question 128

Dr P J Rabie (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

Whether the degree to which the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) has performed with respect to the distribution of funds is satisfactory; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?NO1683E

Response:

The statistics indicate that as at the 31 March 2008, over 10 000 grants totaling R5,6 billion have been allocated. The actual payments to beneficiaries totals R4,5 billion. The difference between these two amounts is a result of grants being allocated in staggered multiple payments that are dependant on satisfactory progress.

The statistics reflect that the distribution of funds has been satisfactory. However, we do believe that there is a need to continuously improve the turnaround time between the time taken from application for funds and distribution to approved organizations

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION NO. 129 (written 816 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 10)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) With reference to his reply to Question 332 on 24 July 2009, what are the national core standards for health facilities that were released in 2008;

(2) whether these standards relate to hospitals and clinics; if not, what are the national core standards for (a) hospitals and (b) clinics; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW889E

REPLY:

(1) The national Core Standards for Health Facilities in South Africa that were released in 2008 are contained in the attached departmental publication.

(2) The 2008 edition of the core standards was a set of organisational standards that is transversal throughout the health care system, although the balance was more inclined towards hospitals. Since its introduction the core set of standards has been thoroughly reviewed to amongst other also address the said balance. The revised version of the core set of standards will soon be ready and released.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

TYPE: WRITTEN QUESTION

MINISTRY: SPORT AND RECREATION SA

QUESTION: NO 130

(Internal Question Paper No 2 – 2009)

Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether all the winners of the 2008 SA Sports Awards have received their prize money; if not,

(a) Why not,

(b) Which of the winners have not received their prize money and

NW140E

REPLY:

a) Not allthe winners of the 2008 SA Sports Awards have received their prize money.

b) Steve Mokone, Lifetime Achievement Award; and Itumeleng Khune, Newcomer of the Year.

Steve Mokone's submitted banking details were of an American bank account; hence the SABC as the paying agency had to follow certain processes for the payment to be made in dollars. Itumeleng Khune's banking details were found to be incorrect; and attempts to reach him or his manager have been fruitless. Efforts are continuing to get these details.

c) Mokone's paper work has been sorted; and payment will probably be at the end of June; while Khune's payment will be processed once the correct details are received.

QUESTION NO. 131 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 17 of 2008

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 9 June 2008

Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:

(1) What is his department doing to support SA Tourism's effort to attain its strategic goal of making South Africa a "top 3" destination on the list of any foreign tourist planning to travel long-haul from our core markets in 2014;

(2) whether the level of crime is a barrier to the achievement of this goal; if not, how was this conclusion reached; if so, how will this situation be changed?

N168E

MR G R MORGAN (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

131. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:

(1) The Department of Environmental Affairs continues to work with Treasury to make sure that South African Tourism receives enough resources to market South Africa globally and to compete with other destinations. Furthermore, the Department acknowledges that South Africa's focus is mainly on stimulating demand. It is for this reason that the Department works with key partners to ensure that the supply side of the tourism value chain is in order. The work of the department includes promoting the development of Human Resources in the sector, ensuring that adequate land and air transport is in place to facilitate movement, support development of enterprises to ensure business competitiveness and improve product offering, promote safety of tourists, ensure that adequate skills are in place to enable industry to compete through people and ensure that there is enabling environment for tourism to flourish.

(2) Crime levels are one of the issues taken into account by potential tourists in deciding to visit South Africa. Therefore efforts are being put in place in partnership with SAPS to ensure safety of tourists. The National Tourism Safety and Awareness Strategy was developed in collaboration with industry stakeholders, representatives from provinces and SAPS. The strategy defines a partnership approach to curb crime against tourists and has both proactive and reactive elements. It identifies measures to be implemented to prevent crime against tourists and also proposes measures to be taken in the unlikely event that there was crime against tourists. It also puts in place measures to manage perception and to communicate measures to be taken after the crime has taken place. The strategy will be rolled down at provincial and local levels, and will be reviewed annually in order to monitor its impact.

QUESTION NO. 132 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 17 of 2008

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 9 June 2008

Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:

(1) Whether, with regard to the release of the Long Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS), South Africa is likely to commit to any mitigation action under a post-2012 climate framework; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether there is a specific process that will be followed to integrate the LTMS into the decision-making of other government departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

N168E

MR G R MORGAN (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

132. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:

(1) Although the Long Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS) document released by the department is policy relevant, it is not policy prescriptive, i.e. it simply maps out what could be done rather what should be done. As such, and as was the intention of the LTMS initiative, the LTMS will be used to inform the mitigation elements of government's policy on climate change response and South Africa's negotiation positions in respect of the post-2012 climate framework. In this regard, there is no doubt that South Africa will need to make commitments to measurable, reportable and verifiable mitigation action along with the other developing nations responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions. Although, these commitments may not take the form of the current commitments of developed nations, the policy development process to be initiated with the finalisation of the LTMS process in July-August this year, will investigate South Africa's negotiating positions in this regard.

(2) Following the final submission to Cabinet in July-August 2008 of the LTMS documents and proposed policy directions drawn from the high-level discussions around the LTMS findings, the department will facilitate a National Climate Change Response Policy development process that will involve all affected government departments. All significant elements of this policy, will be discussed and debated at the National Climate Change Response Policy Development Conference to be held in February 2009.

QUESTION NO 133

Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:

(a) How many megawatts, expressed as a percentage of the total amount of electricity supplied by Eskom, are used by (i) smelters, (ii) the mining industry, (iii) the industrial sector, (iv) the trade sector, (v) the services sector, (vi) agriculture, (vii) households and (viii) neighbouring countries

(b) what does each of these sectors pay per kilowatt-hour and

REPLY

(a-b) The consumption in MWh per sector expressed as a percentage of the total MWh and the price in c/kWh for each sector (based on Eskom's actual sales for 2007/08) are reflected in the table below:

Sector	% of total MWh	c/kWh
Distributors	40	18,1
Industrial excluding aluminium smelters	22	17,7
Mining	14	18,0
Traction	1	23,3
Commercial	4	24,9

Sector	% of total MWh	c/kWh
Agricultural	2	35,9
Residential	5	44,9
International (utilities, industrial and mining)	6	14,4

The aluminium smelters make up 6% of the total.

(c) Most of the differences in prices can be ascribed to differences in the cost of supply. In general the larger customers cross-subsidise the smaller and rural customers, as the cost to supply smaller and rural customers is higher than the prices paid by these customers.

QUESTION: 134

Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:†

(1) Whether a certain foreign company (name furnished) exports aluminium to South Africa in order to smelt it locally at low cost; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the contracts which Eskom has concluded with this company can be revoked; if not, (a) for what period will these contracts remain in force, (b) at what price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) is electricity supplied to the smelters and (c) how does this compare with what local households are paying per kWh; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether Eskom will cancel its contract with this company in the light of the extent of the power being used by it; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NO1689E

Reply:

(1) Eskom does not have access to the information pertaining to the aluminium smelters' suppliers with regard to raw materials or which markets they serve.

(2) (a-c) Eskom will not revoke the contracts concluded with the company referred to and will honour its contractual obligation. The content of the contract agreement cannot be made public.

(3) A response provided above (part 2 of the question).

QUESTION NO. 134

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 15 FEBRUARY 2008

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2)

Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

With regard to each specialised TB hospital, (a) what is the name of the hospital, (b) where is it located, (c) how many beds does it have, (d) how many (i) doctors, (ii) nurses, (iii) pharmacists and (iv) specialists were employed at the hospital as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (e) what amount was spent on maintenance in each of the three most recent financial years for which information is available? NW526E

REPLY:

Province	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)
E. Cape	Jose Pearson MDR/ XDR-TB Unit	Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Metro	350	1 full-time and 1 Sessional doctors; 56 Nurses; 2 part-time Pharmacists; no Specialists	2005/2006: R33,871 2006/2007: R162,473 2007/2008: R348,438
	Fort Grey MDR/ XDR-TB Unit	East London, Amatole District.	154	2 Sessional doctors; 27 Nurses; no Pharmacist; no Specialists	2005/2006: R211,542 2006/2007: R125,024.26 2007/2008: R288,634.
F. State	MDR-TB Unit	Thaba-Nchu	70	1 doctor; 7 Professional nurses; 1 Pharmacist; no specialist	R2 million was allocated for the period 2006/07 – 2007/08
Gauteng	Charles Hurwitz TB Hospital	Johannesburg			2005/2006: Under SANTA 2006/2007: R259 402 2007/2008: R96 350
	Sizwe Tropical Diseases Hospital	Johannesburg			2005/2006: R813 279 2006/2007: R1 108 847 2007/2008: R1 187 157
	East Rand Santa Hospital	Ekurhuleni			2005/2006: Under SANTA 2006/2007: R420 632 2007/2008: R155 016
	Tsepong Santa Hospital	Tshwane			2005/2006: Under SANTA 2006/2007: R2 229 2007/2008: R20 996
KZN	Don McKenzie	eThekwini District, Botha's Hill	220	1 Doctor; 71 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; no specialist	* 2005/2006: R278,905.00 * 2006/2007: R358,360.00 * 2007/2008: R348,851.00
	Richmond Chest	Umgundundlovu District - Richmond Village	581	2 Sessional doctors; 108 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; no specialist	* 2005/2006 and * 2006/2007:: Previously under private health service(Lifecare) * 2007/2008: R209,228.00
	Siloah Lutheran	Zululand District - Dlomodlomo	145	1 Doctor; 20 Nurses; 1 Part-time Pharmacist; no specialist	* 2005/2006: Info not available * 2006/2007: R136,105.00 * 2007/2008: R108,225.67
	Charles James	eThekwini District - Ezimbokodweni	220	2 Doctors; 49 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; no specialist	* 2005/2006: R75,635.00 * 2006/2007: R770,791.00 * 2007/2008: R737,599.00
	Thulasizwe	Uthungulu District, Thulasizwe	122	2 Doctors; 50 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; no specialist	* 2005/2006: R1,200,000.00 * 2006/2007: R1,400,000.00 * 2007/2008: R1,550,000.00
	Doris Goodwin	Umgungundlovu District, Pietermaritzburg	46	1 Doctor; 43 Nurses; no Pharmacist; no specialist	* 2005/2006: R200,000.00 * 2006/2007: R400,000.00 * 2007/2008: R1,900,000
	Dunstan Farrell	Ugu District- Hibberdene	180	2 Doctors; 34 Nurses; no Pharmacist nor specialist	* 2005/2006: R36,846.00 * 2006/2007: R484,940.00 * 2007/2008: R2,612,963.00
	King George V	eThekwini District, Sydenham	260	16 Doctors; 539 Nurses; 8 Pharmacists; 2 Specialists	* 2005/2006: R269,963.00 * 2006/2007: R2,984,488.00 * 2007/2008: R2,761,366.00
	Greytown Specialised TB	Umzinyathi District, Greytwon	25	1 Doctor; 27 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; no specialist	* 2005/2006: Nil * 2006/2007: Nil * 2007/2008: R344,599.00
	FOSA Specialised TB	eTHekwini District, Newlands West	235	5 Doctors; 100 Nurses; 2 Pharmacists; no specialist	* 2005/2006: R100,000.00 * 2006/2007: R230,000.00 * 2007/2008: R275,000.00
Limpopo	MDR-TB Unit	Modimolle	38	1 Doctor supported by doctors at Warmbaths Hospital; 14 Professional Nurses; Pharmacist cover from Warmbaths Hospital; Specialist cover from Warmbaths Hospital.	* 2005/2006: R2000,000 * 2006/2007: R400,000 * 2007200/8: R1,000,000
Mpumalanga	Standerton TB Hospital	Standerton (Sakhile) Gert Sibande	150	2 Sessional doctors; 21 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; No Specialists;	* 2005: Nil * 2006: R67,392 * 2007: R80,983
	Barberton TB Hospital	Barberton (Umjindi) in Ehlanzeni	228	No doctors; 27 Nurses; No Pharmacists; No Specialissts	* 2005: Nil * 2006/2007: R364,261
	Witbank TB Hospital	Witbank (Ferrobank) in Nkangala	226	1 Sessional doctor; 30 Nurses; 1 Sessional Pharmacist; No Specialists	* 2005: Nil * 2006: R307,920 * 2007: R255,888
	Bongani TB Hospital	Bongani (Hazyview) in Ehlanzeni	60	1 doctor; 31 Nurses; No Pharmacists; No Specialists	* 2005: R923,624 * 2006: R1,819,910 * 2007: R1,808,962
N. Cape	Gordonia Hospital MDR-TB Unit	Upington, Gordinia Hospital	35	1 doctor not dedicated to TB; 4 Professional Nurses and 4 Auxiliary Nurses; 1 Pharmacist not dedicated to TB; no specialist	None
	Westend Hospital MDR-TB Unit	Kimberley	30	1 sessional doctor; 4 Professional nurses and 1 Enrolled Nurse; 1 Pharmacist not dedicated to TB; 1 Psychiatrist	None
	Jan Kempdorp Hospital (Level 1)	Jan Kempdorp	30	3 doctors not dedicated to TB; 1 Professional Nurse, 1 Enrolled Nurse and 3 Auxiliary Nurses; 1 Pharmacist not dedicated to TB; no specialist	None
	Warrenton Hospital (Level 1)	Warrenton	8	2 sessional doctors not dedicated to TB; 2 Professional Nurses	None
N. West	Klerksdorp / Tshepong Hospital Complex	Klerksdorp	88	1 Doctor; 3 Professional Nurses, 2 Enrolled Nurses, 11 Enrolled Nursing Auxiliaries; No pharmacist specifically allocated to TB; 1 Specialist	* 2005/2006: R 45 019 * 2006/2007: R 177 312 * 2007/2008: R 170 454
W. Cape	Brooklyn Chest Hospital	Cape Metro	327	6 Doctors; 80 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; Specialist cover from Groote Schuur and Tygerberg Hospitals	* 2005/2006: R1, 160,000,00 * 2006/2007: R2, 192,735,00 * 2007/2008: R1,718,126,00
W. Cape	Marais	Cape Metro	260	2 Doctors; 18 Nurses plus a big agency component; no Specialist	* 2005/2006: SANTA management * 2006/2007: R31,933,00 * 2007/2008: R609,935,00
	Sonstraal	Paarl	90	Sessional doctors cover from Paarl Hospital; 30 Nurses; Pharmacists cover from Paarl Hospital; no Specialists	* 2005/2006: Local Government * 2006/2007: R28,636,00 * 2007/2008: R13,010,00
Amount spent on maintenance include the capital projects	Infectious Diseases	Malmesbury	40	Sessional doctors cover from Paarl Hospital; 18 Nurses; no Pharmacists; no Specialists	* 2005/2006: Local Government * 2006/2007: Local Government * 2007/2008: R1,206,00
	Brewelskloof	Worcester	206	4 Doctors; 89 Nurses; 1 Pharmacist; Specialist cover from George Hospital	* 2005/2006: R2,700,000,00 * 2006/2007: R1,074,524,00 * 2007/2008: R132,414,00
	Harry Comay	George	100	Doctors cover from George Hospital; 32 Nurses; 2 Pharmacists; Specialist cover from George Hospital	* 2005/2006: SANTA management * 2006/2007: R3,055,813,00 * 2007/2008: R244,499,00

The information from Mpumalanga Province does not include Sesifuba TB Hospital (Msukaligwa Local Municipality) which is receiving funds from the Department. R2,400,000 was transferred to Msukaligwa in 2007/08.

QUESTION NO: 135

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR VG SMITH (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1)(a) What has been the progress of her department in the past two years with regard to the vetting of its correctional officials and (b) how long will it take before the vetting process is completed;

(2) whether there were any delays; if so, what (a) were the reasons for the delays and (b) is her department doing to accelerate the process? NO1842E

REPLY

(1)(a) On 6 September 2007 the Minister approved the establishment of the DCS Vetting Fieldwork Unit. This Unit became operational in April 2008, with four (4) trained vetting officials. The Security Vetting Information System (SVIS) was implemented in the DCS by NIA in March 2008. The following statistics illustrate the security clearances issued to Correctional Officials by NIA:

2007: 216

2008: 335

January 2009 – until September 2009: 28

(b) The length of the vetting process may vary due to factors such as availability of references, workload of NIA evaluators etc. The length of this process may vary due to factors such as availability of references, workload of NIA evaluators etc.

The vetting process encompasses the following;

- Completion of Z204 form

- Conduct vetting investigation by DCS vetting officers

- Evaluation by NIA

- Issuing of security clearances by NIA

(2)(a)The appointment of an external service provider contracted by DCS to conduct credit record checks, assets and qualification verification. Lack of capacity. Currently the Vetting Fieldwork unit consists of only three trained vetting officials. One Deputy Director Post and eight Assistant Director Posts are vacant. These posts were advertised in June 2008 and interviews conducted but due to the moratorium on posts within the DCS these posts were not filled.

(b)The Director for Security Standards, of which the Vetting Fieldwork Unit forms part of, was seconded from NIA on the 1^st of August 2009. The Deputy Director post for vetting is in a process to be re-advertised.

QUESTION NO 136

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2008

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: MONDAY, 09 JUNE 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17 – 2008)

Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether he or his department acted on warnings over the past 14 years (details furnished) that the public rail infrastructure was in an advanced state of disrepair; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what basis did he arrive at the conclusion, (b) why was funding delayed while infrastructure went into a state of disrepair and (c) who was responsible for (i) the delay in accessing funding and (ii) allocating it;

(2) whether any action has been taken against officials failing to allocate funding to the rail infrastructure over the past 14 years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether he has acted on the views expressed by the Chief Executive Officer (name furnished) of the SA Rail Commuter Corporation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether he intends resigning as a result of the state of the rail infrastructure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps will be taken?

NO1692E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1), (2), (3) and (4)

Government is on record as having stated that Passenger Rail has suffered under three decades of severe under-investment. In January 2005, the Department of Transport authorised a Due Diligence examination of the three passenger rail entities in preparation for their consolidation into the South African Rail Commuter Corporation Limited (SARCC). The Due Diligence Report gave a very clear indication of the severe backlogs the passenger rail sector is facing due to the under-investment referred to above.

In December 2006, Cabinet approved the National Rail Passenger Plan, which provides the long-term strategic direction for the Passenger Rail Industry in South Africa. In February 2006, the Recapitalisation of the Passenger Rail Service was made a Key Action Plan of the Economic Cluster of Government and later that year, Government approved the Turn Around Strategy for Passenger Rail, which was accompanied by significantly increased investment in the system. Twenty Five Billion Rand is earmarked for Passenger Rail between 2007/08 and 2010/11, covering a Capital Grant, an Operational Subsidy, funding preparations in the passenger rail system for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and some funding for Shosholoza Meyl. These are Government's concrete actions and responses aimed at reversing the backlogs in the Passenger Rail System.

QUESTION NO: 137

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR MN PHALISO (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

When will her Department align its demarcation for the jurisdiction of the regional commissioners in accordance with the provincial boundaries as determined by section 103 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa? NO1844E

REPLY

Prior to 2003 the provincial boundaries of the Department of Correctional Services was aligned with the provision of provinces as determined by section 103 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. This reflected the following organizational structure with regard to the jurisdiction of Provincial Commissioners at the time:

Western Cape – Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Chief Deputy Commissioner - CDC)

Eastern Cape - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Chief Deputy Commissioner - CDC)

KwaZulu Natal - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Chief Deputy Commissioner - CDC)

Gauteng - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Chief Deputy Commissioner - CDC)

Free State - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Deputy Commissioner - DC)

Northern Cape - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Deputy Commissioner - DC)

North West - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Deputy Commissioner - DC)

Limpopo - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Deputy Commissioner - DC)

Mpumalanga - Provincial Commissioner (functioning at the level of

Deputy Commissioner - DC)

The regional inmate population towards the end of 2002 reflected as follows:

Province	Inmates (Excluding Probationers and Parolees)

Gauteng	45246
KwaZulu Natal	32319
Western Cape	29578
Eastern Cape	21995
Free State	15693
Northern Cape	6576
Limpopo	5116
Mpumalanga	9369
North West	11781

Total	177673

It was however realized that within the four provinces that had Provincial Commissioners functioning at the level of CDC, there were Management Areas with inmate populations equal to or higher than provincial inmate populations of provinces where Regional Commissioners were functioning at the level of DC. In these Management Areas, Area Managers (Now Area Commissioners) were functioning at the level of Director. The Management Areas with these high inmate populations were Pollsmoor in the Western Cape, St Albans in the Eastern Cape, Durban Westville in KwaZulu Natal and Johannesburg in Gauteng. Due to the fact that the Area Managers of these Management Areas were functioning at the level of director, it filtered down to prison (now Correctional Centre) level. That is, the Head of Prison (now Head of Correctional Centre) was functioning at the level of Deputy Director.

It was also realized that the inmate population of some Management Areas did not justify that they should operate as Management Areas, but instead be incorporated as Correctional Centres into adjacent bigger Management Areas.

At the same time it was realized that some of these Management Areas were bordering bigger Management Areas that are situated in different Provinces but that in terms of services to such smaller Management Areas and service delivery to inmates by such smaller Management Areas, it would be in the interest of the Department to amalgamate these smaller Management Areas as Correctional Centres into the bigger Management Areas in the adjacent Province. Examples in this regard are Calvinia in the Northern Cape Province, bordering the Western Cape Province and Vereeniging in Gauteng Province, bordering Free State Province.

In 2002 the Department embarked on processes that would see the change of strategic direction in the Department, focusing more on the rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates. This process would culminate in the approval by Cabinet in 2005 of the White Paper on Corrections in South Africa.

In 2003, in line with Public Service Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 111 (B) (2) (a):

Based on the strategic plan of the department, an executing authority shall-

(a) determine the department's organizational structure in terms of its core and support functions.

the Department embarked on a restructuring process. This restructuring process brought to the fore the following recommendations:

Provincial Commissioners to function at the same level;
Area Managers (now Area Commissioners) to function at the same level;
Management Areas to have an even distribution of inmates (except for the four big Management Areas that can house more inmates than the average Management Area);
Re-grading of posts at the four Big Management Areas;
The restructuring process should enhance service delivery and support security within Management Areas and rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates.

The end result of this process with regard to the demarcation for the jurisdiction of the provincial commissioners was the approval by the Executive Authority on 1 October 2003 of the current organizational structure of the Department of Correctional Services. The demarcation of the Department of Correctional Services now reflected the following structure: a National Component (National Office) and six Regions, each headed by a Regional Commissioner that is functioning at the level of CDC. This process also saw the amalgamation of Free State and Northern Cape Provinces into the Free State/Northern Cape Region and the Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West Provinces into the Limpopo/Mpumalanga/North West (LMN) Region in order to justify the functioning of all Regional Commissioners at the level of CDC.

Whilst this demarcation poses its own management challenges like Regional Commissioner Free State/Northern Cape and Regional Commissioner LMN who need to deal with different Provincial Legislative structures, it proved to be effective and the challenges are being addressed within the management structures of the Department. At this point the Department is in no need to reconsider the demarcation for the jurisdiction of the Regional Commissioners within its organizational structure

QUESTION NO: 138

DATE SUBMITTED:

MS W NGWENYA (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) How many of the 52 Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPBs) countrywide (a) are fully operational and (b) are functioning without appointed chairpersons;

(2) Whether specific training is provided to the CSPBs to deal with high profile cases; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether there is a uniform approach nationally to create awareness in the community about (a) the role and functioning of CSPBs as well as (b) the victim's or complainant's involvement in parole hearings; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NO1845E

REPLY

(1) (a) All of the 52 Parole Boards are fully operational.

(b) There are 16 Parole Boards where the chairperson posts are vacant. At these Parole Boards the vice chairpersons are responsible for the functions of the chairperson. It should be mentioned that only 3 Vice Chairperson posts are currently vacant

(2) No, training is based on the principles of equality before the law. Parole Boards cannot base their decision on the "high profile" of an offender and all offenders are dealt with equally when placement is considered based on the various submissions. There is no distinction at a Parole Board between offenders based on their "profile" or the "profile of the victim". All Parole Boards have been trained in the principles of The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act 3 of 2000).

(3)(a) and (b) Yes, the Regions have numerous outreach programmes and imbizos where communities are involved. In addition, the various community members serving on the Parole Boards are also involved in community structures where these issues are marketed. Recently, during Corrections Week which was held from 21 to 27 September 2009 there was a specific focus on Victim Involvement in Parole Boards and various activities took place in correctional centres all over the country. During this time a central message with standard communication guidelines was provided.

QUESTION NO: 139

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR S ABRAM (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(a) What steps has she taken to encourage more offenders to become involved in production workshops and farming activities and (b) what is the level of self-sufficiency in her department with regard to food for offenders? NO1846E

REPLY

(a) During admission to the different correctional centres offenders are briefed on the various educational and training opportunities within the department .This includes the opportunities within production workshops and agriculture. It is furthermore ensured that the CMC's, who are actually responsible for the allocation of offenders to the different programmes, are informed with regard to needs at production workshops and agriculture.

(b) The self sufficiency levels with regard to food for offenders are as follows:

Self sufficiency is calculated at the end of each financial year. The self sufficiency percentages of the 2008/2009 were as follows:

PRODUCT	DCS PRODUCTION 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR	TOTAL NEED FOR PRODUCTS WITHIN DCS (2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR)	% SELF-SUFFICIENCY (OWN PRODUCTION DIVIDED BY TOTAL DCS NEEDS)	MAXIMUM SELF-SUFFICIENCY % THAT CAN BE ATTAINED (WITH EXISTING RESOURCES AND CONSTANT OFFENDER LABOUR)
Vegetables	10 158 668 kg	18 635 636 kg	54,9%	85,1%
Fruit	576 294 kg	3 384 881 kg	17,03%	21,2%
Red meat	57 415 kg	2 684 129 kg	22,1%	22,7%
Milk	5 947 779 liter	23 300 166 lit	25,53%	26,2%
Chicken	1 160 748 kg	4 061 552 kg	28,6%	34,4%%
Eggs	1 392 033 doz	2 630 452doz.	52,9%	65,0%
Pork	2 191315 kg	2 472 930kg	88,6%	93,0%

Factors influencing self sufficiency percentages:

The following factors impact on self sufficiency:

Ø Variation in own production (Increased production enhances self sufficiency, whilst a drop in production decreases self sufficiency.

Ø Variation in offender totals. Increase in offender total decreases self sufficiency if the production remains constant.

Ø Variation in the prescribed ration scales. Increase in the prescribed quantities and or tan increase in the frequency of consumption of a specific commodity, decreases self sufficiency if the production remains constant.

The maximum self sufficiency percentages that can be obtained with the current resources and infrastructures, as indicated in the last column, are dependent on the following:

Ø The Department must avail sufficient funds to procure production inputs.

Ø Increased provision of additional 1 000-1500 offenders to the relevant agricultural enterprises.

Ø Offenders working at least six hours per five days in every week
The Shortening of Operation Vala from the current 50 days to a maximum of 30 days. This operation falls within the peak planting season and the cut back of offender labour impacts negatively on plant production.

Ø The acquiring of additional correctional centre farms (The last correctional centre farm was acquired in 1984)

Ø The financing of the following intensive agricultural projects of which the feasibility studies have been approved by the previous Commissioners, the projects have been referred to the Sub branch Facilities .but could not yet have been financed due to pressure on the Capital Programme to finance offender accommodation:

o The following is a list of the above mentioned projects:

Correctional Centre	Type of project	Date approved by Commissioner.	Potential Production Capacity of proposed project per annum	Current status on Capital Programme.
Zonderwater.	Broiler project	6/2-EZ2 dated 2002/10/30	330 000 Kg	Pre design Phase
Grootvlei	Broiler project	6/2 dated 2000/11/13	150 000 kg	Design phase
Waterval	Broiler project	Approved by National treasury 6/2/1 dated 1992/05/14	183 259 kg.	Not appearing on the current programme
Barberton	Broiler project	6/2 HB- dated 2003/06/10	160 000 kg	Not appearing on the current programme
Tzaneen	Expansion of Layer project	6/2 dated 2002/11/21	50 000 Doz.	Not appearing on the current programme
Umtata	Abattoir	6/7/1 dated 2001/09/25	-	Not appearing on the current programme
Boksburg	Layer project	6/2-EB2 dated 2004/03/30	245 000 doz	Not appearing on the current programme

The financing of the above mentioned projects, will enhance the self sufficiency of especially boilers and eggs, but this could only be attained if a fixed amount from the Capital budget is annually allocated to finance Development and Care projects.

QUESTION NUMBER 140

18 JUNE 2008

mr n singh (ifp) to ask the minister of finance

(1) Whether, in light of the announcement that the Government will fund Eskom with R60 billion over the next five years, any form of funding programme has been finalised; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) What types of funding vehicles are being considered? N1698E

REPLY:

(1) Government's funding of Eskom is through a subordinated loan with equity-like features. This was considered as the most viable funding method, however, we are in discussions with Eskom to finalise the modalities.

(2) Furthermore, Government also has the option of providing Government Guarantees. After carefully considering the advantages and disadvantages of each option, when deciding how to fund Eskom, National Treasury had to bear in mind that the funding instrument will need to strengthen the company's balance sheet. At the same time, National Treasury wanted to ensure that should Eskom become sufficiently profitable, the money would be repaid back into the fiscus for allocation to future government priorities.

QUESTION NO: 140

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR MN MDAKA (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) What (a) has been the impact of this new shift system on the implementation of the three-meals-a-day system and (b) problems, other than staff shortages, impact on the implementation of the three-meals-a-day system? NO 1847E

REPLY

1(a) 138 of the 237 active correctional centres were already complying with the three meal system as prescribed by Section 8(5) of the Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No 111 of 1998) during the 1^st Quarter 2009/10.

(b) It will only be possible to quantify the impact and challenges, if any, after the submission of reports from Regional Commissioners for the 2^nd Quarter of the 2009/2010 financial year. These reports are currently being awaited.

QUESTION NO: 141

DATE SUBMITTED:

MS MF NYANDA (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) When will the 47 000 awaiting–trail offenders who are incarcerated in correctional facilities across the country be migrated to the proposed remand detention facilities

(2) whether there will be specific programmes provided for awaiting trial offenders in the near future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO1848E

REPLY

(1) Not all awaiting-trial offenders will be moved to the eleven identified Remand Detention Facilities as there is insufficient bed space at these facilities. Migration to ten (10) of the identified eleven (11) Remand Detention Facilities is complete. The last one is Potchefstroom Correctional Centre and progress is slow, as there is insufficient bed space at other correctional centres currently to move the sentenced offenders from this center. Some of the Remand Detention Facilities will also continue to be used as mixed facilities (both sentenced inmates and awaiting-trial offenders) as they provide labour opportunities for sentenced offenders.

(2) The provision of programmes for awaiting trial detainees is still under discussion. DCS as a lead department on the establishment of the branch for improved management of ATDs has developed a discussion document as a prelude for the development of a White Paper. The discussion document will be circulated before the end of the year.

Research findings on international best practice revealed that services provided to ATDs differ from country to country. Almost all countries including South Africa provide access to the legal counsellor, access to health services and contact with the outside world in the form of visits, telephonic communication and written communication with significant others, however restrictions are imposed in exceptional cases. The provision of recreational, educational, and work activities for ATDs is not a universal practice; in some countries like Canada it was noted that ATDs have little or no access to activities like recreation, work, rehabilitative programs and other services. The development of the White Paper process will determine the specific programmes to be provided.

Question 142

Prof E S Chang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

(1) Whether his department has any plans in place to increase employment opportunities and job creation in the rural areas; if not, why not; if so, what plans;

(2) Whether there are any plans aimed at job creation for women living in rural areas; if not, why not; if so, what plans?NO1700E

Response:

(1) the dti's key policy instrument to increase employment is the implementation of the industrial policy framework. Industrial policy implementation covers a broad range of sectors and takes into consideration geographic spread of industries. Interventions in, for example, the craft industry, chemicals, tourism, clothing and textiles and agro processing will impact on rural and peri-urban economies preserving and creating jobs. In addition to the sector initiatives the dti has formulated One Municipality One Product Programme (OMOP), which constitutes one of the dti's local economic development interventions. The aim of the programme is to increase employment and reduce poverty in rural and peri urban areas. This will be through assisting municipalities to identify an already existing or creating a new unique competitive local product or service that can be promoted in the local and international markets.

In addition, local people in rural and peri urban areas will be encouraged to form self-help groups that may be formalized into cooperatives. These groups will be provided with support (technical, finance, marketing, cooperative principles and general business skills) in order to start or expand the unique products and services enabling the communities to generate income by making use of local resources. the dti and its agencies working in collaboration with municipalities will facilitate exhibitions (local, national and international) of these products and services as a way of promoting them.

With respect to SMME support, the dti has developed a logical framework with the provinces for improved support for SMMEs. The approach considers product and service integration in the form of a one-stop-shop model for service delivery in this regard. With respect to financial support, the dti is looking at ensuring increased coverage across rural areas by developing a plan to increase access to financial support institutions. There is also a broader process of alignment of relevant policies, strategies, legislation and institutional structures for improved SMME support that will ultimately result in an increase in employment opportunities and job creation in rural areas.

(2) While the above initiatives hold true for all those living in rural areas, as part of the Gender and Women Empowerment Strategic Framework of the dti, rural women have been identified as a specific group to be targeted. the dti cannot create jobs directly for women but it can and will continue to introduce initiatives aimed at stimulating the creation of these jobs. To promote women entrepreneurship, the dti has recently launched the Isivande Women's Fund. Through this Fund, the department intends to assist women to access loans between R30 000 and R250 000. In this way women can create jobs for themselves and others.

The South African Micro-Finance Apex Fund also ensures that women-owned enterprises are assisted with loans of up to R10 000. By virtue of the majority of financial intermediaries used by SAMAF being women owned financial intermediaries, this lends to a natural outreach by these financial intermediaries to women owned businesses. Khula will continue to use the credit indemnity agreements with banks to facilitate lending to rural based, women owned, black owned, start up and expansion enterprise initiatives. The cooperatives programme has also reflected a strong outreach to rural and women owned enterprises as these target groups show predominant bias to the cooperative enterprise form.

In order to improve the quality of products being produced by women owned enterprises, the dti has piloted a new skills development and capacity building initiative called Bavumile. Training is provided to a group of 10 women who are exposed to sewing, beading, embroidery and creative design skills. The initiative will be rolled out in four provinces namely, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga to encourage mass production of the products. The department will assist the women owned enterprises to find a market for these products. An initial group has already undergone training and is producing for an order of about 40000 bags and folders.

QUESTION NO. 142

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 15 FEBRUARY 2008

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2)

Mrs D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether the Phalaborwa hospital has a full-time doctor; if not, (a) why not, (b) when last was a full-time doctor employed there and (c) who renders emergency care at present;

(2) whether the provincial department of health stopped session doctors from using the hospital; if so, (a) what are the reasons for doing so and (b) who took the decision?

NW534E

REPLY:

(1) No

(a) Because it has doctors supporting it from the Maphutha Malatji Hospital on a daily basis.

It was always run by sessional doctors. There are doctors on call every day who render emergency services.

(2) Sessional doctors still render services.

(a) and (b) Fall away.

143. Mrs C Dudley (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Minerals and Energy:

(1) When was a decision taken by Cabinet to commit South Africa to nuclear power as the major component of its energy;

(2) whether the Government intends inviting public participation on the implementation of nuclear energy; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details?

Reply

(1) Nuclear Energy has always been recognized by Government as one of the most viable alternatives to coal generated electricity. In approving the draft nuclear energy policy in August 2007, Cabinet sent a clear signal of Government's strategic intent to diversify the use of primary energy sources and to increase reliance on sources that do not emit greenhouse gases during electricity generation, such as nuclear energy. Cabinet has last week on 11 June approved the nuclear energy policy, which makes provision for an increased role for nuclear power. The details of how much investment will be made on nuclear energy are still being finalized by Eskom and the Department of Public Enterprises.

(2) The implementation of nuclear energy will definitely involve public participation. Two pieces of legislation make provision for public participation prior to construction of any nuclear installation. The National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999) makes provision for public participation prior to any decision on the construction of a nuclear power plant. The other piece of Legislation is the EIA regulations administered by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. As we speak, the proposed Pebble Bed Modular Reactor demonstration plant is being subjected to a public participation process in terms of the EIA regulations. All nuclear installations envisaged in the nuclear energy policy and strategy including the nuclear power plants proposed by Eskom will be subjected to public participation. Public participation is also catered for in the process of concluding regulations. All nuclear regulations are published for public comment prior to finalization.

ADDITIONAL INFO

The White Paper on Energy Policy (1998) also states that "Government will ensure that decisions to construct new nuclear power stations are taken within the context of an integrated energy policy planning process with due consideration given to all relevant legislation and the process subject to structured participation and consultation with all stakeholders".

The Department of Minerals and Energy published the "Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa" (19 March 2003) it indicated that investigations into nuclear options as a future energy source should continue.

QUESTION NO 144

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2008

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: MONDAY, 09 JUNE 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17 – 2008)

Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether the Government intends to build monorails to help transport spectators and supporters in host cities with stadiums during the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament; if so, (a) which cities will have monorails and (b) when will construction of the monorails begin; if not,

(2) what is Government going to do to ease the existing congestion on our roads;

(3) whether there are any plans to build new highways between the big cities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO1702E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) There are currently no known plans by any city to build monorails.

(a) and (b) Fall away.

(2) All the 2010 Soccer World Cup Host Cities have been encouraged, through the funding allocation process of the Public Transport Infrastructure and Systems (PTIS) Grant, to find innovative, locally relevant solutions to their various mobility and congestion problems. All the major cities have proposed, and are busy implementing solutions that are guided by the Public Transport Action Strategy, and the funding guidelines of the PTIS Grant. They are all centred around developing an Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network (IRPTN), which identifies the trunk transport corridors of a city, providing an appropriate Public Transport solution, informed by passenger volumes, origin-destinations, and associated costs. These range from full Bus Rapid Transit systems in major cities like Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria, to trunk bus route corridors, supported by local mini and midi-bus taxi services in the smaller cities like Polokwane and Rustenburg.

(3) There are currently no plans to build new highways between major cities, for the 2010 World Cup™. The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has recently started implementing the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Scheme. This is a R23 billion programme to be fully implemented by 2020. This will see additional lanes added, in both directions, as well as the construction of new freeways. The first 230 km of lane additions will be completed by 2010.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION NO. 146 (written 894 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 10)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether his department has received any complaints about the efficiency of the Medicines Control Council (MCC) and its responsiveness to queries; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the complaints and (b) what is the extent of these complaints;

(2) whether his department has conducted an evaluation of the MCC's performance; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW1050E

REPLY:

(1) Yes, the Registrar of Medicines has received many complaints about the efficiency of the Medicines Control Council (MCC).

(a) Complaints received relate to the delay in the registration of medicines for which applications have been submitted.

(b) Complaints have been received from various applicants within the pharmaceutical industry that have submitted dossiers for registration of medicines.

(2) Following recommendations from the Health Products Technical Task Team appointed by my predecessor, which amongst other tasks examined the problems in the MCC and its administrative component, the Medicines Regulatory Authority (MRA), we immediately embarked on a very substantial project to address the backlogs, to examine closely how we procure medicines in the country and to prepare a project plan to reform the MCC.

By theend of August 2009 we had already contracted 57 external staff full time or part time to assist the permanent personnel of the MRA:

· two Deputy Registrars (one of whom is a current director in MRA and the other, the project manager)

· a project manager, with administrative assistant

· an assistant project manager

· 12 Technical Assistants (pharmacists)

· 9 additional Evaluators (previous evaluators requested to assist once more)

· 24 Administration Clerks

· 2 IT Specialists

· 7 inspectors

The project team installed 10 new computers and monitors and three printers to facilitate the production of letters to applicants.

A significant failing in the MRA is that there is grossly inadequate tracking of the huge amount of paper associated with the applications. An Electronic Data Management System (EDMS) was started a long time ago with support of the European Union but stalled for some technical reasons. The EDMS will dramatically improve the ability to manage and track applications. The technical obstacles have been removed and the supplier has provided a new project timetable. The training of the staff began on 19 October 2009 and trouble-shooting will be conducted until final hand-over at the end of January 2010. The completion of the EDMS implementation and training will cost R1,368m.

The backlog goes back as far as 7 years ago, with some applications not yet having even been "screened". Pharmacists have already completed all screening. Applications have been located, sorted and logged. Industry will be approached shortly to check that their records correlate with the new consolidated data set of applications in the MRA.

There are few full-time staff evaluators. Most are academics and experienced clinicians and pharmacists who have primary jobs elsewhere. MCC has approved a panel of 28 evaluators for this project. Some are current evaluators and others are people who used to evaluate and who have been roped in again to assist. The MRA is beginning to send out larger batches of applications for evaluation. Evaluation is in most cases a massive and time-consuming task. Each evaluation can take up to 20 hrs and invariably needs more than one evaluator to examine and make recommendations from different perspectives. Each application is peer-reviewed by four expert committees of MCC. Finalised documents are archived in a Registry.

The Hon Member is aware that a review of the MCC was previously conducted by my predecessors and, as a result, a new Act was passed to expand the capacity of the MCC. As we have mentioned, part of the project also seeks to develop a detailed, costed project plan for the new public entity South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA).

This is also a direct follow-on from the TTT recommendations and essential to ensuring that the problems do not merely reoccur. We expect the first draft project plan by the end of October.

In summary by first week September:

1. A complete physical audit has been conducted of all outstanding applications.

- Audits completed in all units

2. Significant administrative and technical burden have been ameliorated:

a. Full updates evaluated in P&A (Post Reg) = 34

b. All backlog initial screening has been completed and screening is up to date: over 600 dossiers screened and letters sent to applicants

c. Pre-Registration responses to applicants = 175

d. Over 767 clinical evaluations finalised (means clinical is complete and has been given to Ops & Admin)

e. Ops & Admin unpacked 119 dossiers and allocated 69 to evaluators

f. Clinical trial correspondence sorted and classified = 1971

g. Registry:

i. 2500 documents filed in Registry

ii. 1545 Metrofile boxes prepared and collected

h. Inspectorate

i. 1707 applications audited(Names & Scheduling)

ii. 585 amendments processed

iii. 681 files updated

iv. 4 Wholesale inspection reports received

3. Over 400 generic applications provided with SPI recommendations

4. MCC official registration of applications:

a. 14 August 2009: 40 registered

b. 09 October 2009: 163 registered

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION NO. 150 (written 915 transferred)

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 10)

Questions Day: 21 October 2009

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether his Director-General signed a performance contract with him; if not, why not; if so, when;

(2) whether all senior managers in his department signed performance contracts with the Director-General; if not, (a) which senior managers did not sign, (b) for what reason and (c) when will it be done; if so, on which date did each senior manager sign a performance contract?

NW1071E

REPLY:

Since the Director-General left at the end of September 2009, this Department has not yet appointed a new Director-General. We have one of the Deputy Directors-General acting

2008-11-26

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