Questions & Replies: Question & Replies No 726 to 750

2009-08-31

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QUESTION NO. 727

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 7)

Mr M H Hoosen (ID) to ask the Minister of Health:

What was the total cost in each province of the transfer of patients to private hospitals as a result of the recent doctors' strike?

NW824E

REPLY:

The following table reflects the situation in this regard:

Hospital	Number of patients
Life Health Care KwaZulu-Natal	35
Netcare	65
Medi Clinic	19
Independent Hospitals	54
Total:	173

The breakdown of costs per province is not available. The total amount for the country is approximately R5 million.

QUESTION NO 729

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 8 - 2009)

Date reply submitted : 16 November 2009

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

(1) Whether the vetting process of the Hawks has started; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many members of the Hawks have been through the vetting process and (b) what are the reasons for the delay since 20 May 2009 in concluding the process;

(2) whether any action has been taken against those responsible for the vetting process to ensure that it is expedited; if not, why not; if so, what action?

NO835E

REPLY:

(1) Yes, the vetting process for the Hawks has started.

(1)(a) The vetting process formally commenced on 12 June 2009. It was only on this date that procedures were put in place to subject all former DSO investigators who had elected to transfer to the SAPS as well as SAPS employees based at Organised Crime, Commercial Crime as well as the High Technology Project Centre, to vetting procedures. A total of 2 187 employees have submitted applications for security screening in the prescribed format.

(1)(b) There is no delay in concluding the process. The Crime Intelligence Division is currently considering the applications and will issue the clearance certificates once they have completed the vetting process. As it was decided that the level of security clearance for the Hawks will be top secret, the process is more time-consuming than that of confidential or secret clearance. A total of 118 members already have top secret clearances and they have been issued with provisional appointment letters to the Hawks, subject to final selection to the Directorate.

(2) No, it was not necessary to take any steps against those responsible for the vetting process of the Hawks as the responsible Component has prioritized the vetting of applicants for the Hawks.

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QUESTION NO 730

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9-2009)

"730. Mr P F Smith (IFP) to ask Minister of Science and Technology:

(a) How many of the current cohort of full-time equivalent (FTE) research in (i) science (ii) engineering and (iii) technology are expected to retire over the next five years, (b) what will the impact of this retirement be in specific fields of science, engineering and technology, (c) what recruitment and training plans does she have to deal with the imminent loss, (d) what are the target numbers of the new FTE researchers entering service during the next five years and (e) what is the linkage per field or sector between these numbers and of those expected to be retiring?" NW656E

REPLY

(a). The Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) defines an FTE researcher as any staff member of a higher education institution spending 50% and more of his/her time on research. The annual National Survey for Research and Experimental Development (R&D) uses the Frascatti OECD manual to estimate the amount of time spent on research activities to define a full-time equivalent researcher.

The average retirement age for higher education staff is 65 years even though some institutions make exceptions and have retention strategies to utilise retirees expertise beyond this age. The recent preliminary data (HEMIS, 2008) on a total of 15 936 Permanent Instructional and Research Professionals within the Higher Education sector shows that 1 005 are aged 59 and above and could therefore retire in the next 5 years; this represents 6.3% of the total 15 936 Permanent Instructional and Research Staff in the higher education sector.

Based on the evidence that nearly half of the research Masters and PhD graduates in 2008 were in SET areas, it would be fair to assume that half of all the Research staff in higher education institutions is in SET.

(b). As mentioned above, 6,3% (1 005) of the total Instructional and Research staff will retire in the next 5 years. Close to half of the 1 005 (i.e. 504) permanent instructional and research staff who will retire in the next 5 years are Professors and Associate Professors, which translates to 3.2% of total Instructional and Research Staff and 13,6% of the Professorial and Associate Professorial cohort. The latter is the group which is assumed to be producing a lot of research outputs due to its rank. The staff at Senior Lectureship level aged 59 and below forms 23.5% of the total Instructional and Research Staff. In absolute terms there are 3 744 staff members younger than 59 years with the potential to replace the 59 years and above retiring cohort in the higher rank. It can therefore be concluded that the retiring cohorts are significantly smaller than cohorts of researchers who may serve as replacements. In other words, the rate of retirement is smaller than the rate of replenishment of retirees.

(c). Even though it has been made clear that the impact of the loss of researchers due to retirement will not severely affect the higher education system, there is a strong need to increase the number of full-time researchers. Therefore, an emphasis has to be placed on increasing the pool of doctoral graduates in the country. It is encouraging to note that the average annual growth rate of doctoral graduations has been 6.1% between 2004 (1 087) and 2007 (1 274) and the average annual masters graduation growth rate has been 8,3% during the same period.

In increasing the pool of doctoral graduates in the country, the Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with the former Department of Education, has put in place a number of instruments aimed at increasing the quantity and quality of highly skilled researchers and scientists in the National System of Innovation.

The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) is a flagship project aimed at attracting high level researchers from outside the South African higher education sector and from abroad, and is also aimed at enabling higher education academics to focus more on research than teaching. The initiative has awarded a total of 82 Research Chairs thus according these researchers a full-time equivalent researcher status. Of the 82 Research Chairs awarded, 19 Research Chairs are new into the Higher Education sector thus constituting additional research capacity within these institutions. The number of post-graduate students supported under SARChI has grown to 408 in 2009 having risen from 59 in 2007.

The Centres of Excellence (CoEs) programme has created research network platforms where seasoned researchers across disciplines and institutions have collaborated to leverage the knowledge production and students training functions. A total of seven Centres of Excellence have been established, which has led to an unprecedented level of the development of a pool of post graduate students with a potential to feed into the country's Full Time Researchers. The number of post-graduate students supported under the CoEs programme rose from 126 in 2004 to 395 in 2008.

In addition, the different higher education institutions have developed and implemented Staff Development Programmes aimed at fast-tracking PhD qualification attainment by staff. Efforts at this level are encouraging as the proportion of Instructional and Research staff with PhDs has risen from 30,3%, 32,6% and 32,8 in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively.

(d). The National Human Resources Development Strategy (2008) has a target of 1.7 FTE researchers per 1 000 total employment in five years' time (i.e. 2013) and the Ten Year Innovation Plan (2007) projects 2.5 FTE Researchers per 1 000 employed by 2018. To achieve this, it is projected that the number of PhD graduations per year will reach 3 000 by 2018 with an enhanced potential to increase the Full Time researchers. As stated before, there are 1.5 Full Time researchers per 1000 of total employed according to the 2006/7 National Survey of Research and Experimental Development.

(e). From the data presented in response to the above questions, it is clear that the rate of replenishment is more that the retirement rate and that therefore, the impact of retiring researchers might be very small. The main concern is whether the replenishment rate is such that it will keep up with the demands of the research workforce in certain sectors and disciplines bearing in mind the rate at which the economy has been growing, bar the recent shrinkages in economic growth.

QUESTION 731
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 AUGUST 2009: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9-2009

11731. Mr P F Smith (IFP) to ask the Minister of Science and Technology:

Whether a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken of state-funded expenditure In respect of the science and technology sector, If so, when and what were the findings; If not whether such a study will be undertaken; If not, why not; If so what are the relevant details?"

REPLY:

Although the Department of Science and Technology (DST) did not undertake a cost-benefit analysis In Its strictest sense, It does obtain Information about the cost or expenditure of state-funded science and technology activities from various sources. For Instance, as new projects are proposed, evaluations are conducted to determine what value government Investment in such projects would hold. At another level, DST works with its partners to produce the annual survey on Research and Experimental Development (R&D survey), which presents the aggregated estimates of R&D expenditure by government, higher education Institutions, the private sector and the non-profit sector. The DST also complies reports on publicly funded scientific and technological activities which provide a holistic view of science and technology spending by government.

Public funding for scientific and technological activities for 2007/08 Is estimated to be R9.7 billion. This figure would necessarily include public funding for research and development (R&D), which the 2006/07 National Research and Experimental Development Survey estimates to be R5.6 billion. A large portion of these funds is directed towards R&D performed by science councils and higher education Institutions. The R&D performed in government departments in 2006 was just above R1 billion.

A separate study was conducted to track the benefits of public funding on science and technology during 2008/09. Initial findings are that South Africa is reaping the benefits of its public investment in R&D. which are In line with the benefits derived from such spending by other countries. for instance through the generation of new knowledge, industry efficiency, human resource capacity development, and contributions to Improved public service delivery in health, safety, transport, access to Information and other areas. The quantifiable Information regarding benefits for public R&D investment is currently well articulated at the level of specific interventions or projects, but Is not yet well collated at macro level. The DST is working on ways of improving the measurement of the Impact of science and technology.

QUESTION NO 732
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 25AUGUST 2009: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 10-2009)
132. Mr PF Smith (IFP) to ask the Minister of Science and Technology:

When will her department start measuring the contribution of Sciences and Technology to enhancing economic growth, competitiveness and productivity?"

REPLY:

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) currently measures the contribution of science and technology In various ways.

The DST produces regular reports on expenditure and Investment in science and technology, for example, the annual national surveys on research and experimental development and the reports on publicly funded scientific and technological activities. The DST has also set up a monitoring and evaluation capacity, which over time has collated Information about the outputs and effects of specific DST Interventions or projects.

These Initiatives are a necessary step towards measuring the contribution of science and technology at a macro-level and assessing Its Impact towards enhancing economic growth, competitiveness and productivity. Further work still needs to be done to develop a comprehensive methodology to conduct these measurements.

The DST Is currently exploring the feasibility of creating a satellite account that would report Investment in R&D and a variety of other Intangible assets. A satellite account would make it clear that treating research and development as an Investment would have a substantial Impact on GDP and other measures. It would lead to a better understanding of the importance of research and development to economic growth, productivity and International competitiveness.

QUESTION NO 733

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 - 2009)

Date reply submitted : 14 September 2009

Mr V B Ndlovu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What is the reason for the substantial increase in the budget allocation for the 2009-10 financial year for the Legal Services Sub-programme in the Independent Complaints Directorate's Complaints Processing, Monitoring and Investigation Programme;

(2) why was there a decrease in the allocation in the previous year?

NW662E

REPLY:

(1) The reason for the increase in the budget for Legal Services was as a result of merging the Sub-Directorate Investigations component located at National Office, with the Directorate Legal Services. We identified the need to strengthen the Directorate: Legal Services as a result of the workload that was experienced. The Manager, who was the only person in the Sub-Directorate, is legally trained and qualified to discharge duties as a legal officer. The merger therefore resulted in the increased budget for the Directorate.

(2) The decrease in the previous financial year, 2008/2009, was due to the fact that Legal Services and the Sub-Directorate operated separately with each one being responsible for its own budget.

QUESTION NO 735

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 - 2009)

Date reply submitted : 4 September 2009

Mr V B Ndlovu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) How many (i) monitors does the Independent Complaints Directorate have to perform police station audits and cell inspections and (ii) police stations nationwide are audited and inspected annually and (b) on what basis is a police station earmarked for an audit and inspection?

NW664E

REPLY:

(a) (i) The Independent Complaints Directorate has nine (9) Monitors, one in each province, to perform police station audits and cell inspections across the country (ii) Five hundred and seventy eight (578) police stations nationwide were audited and inspected in the 2008/09 financial year and (b) Statistics of non-compliance are used to identify which stations should be prioritised in audits. In some cases, members of the public complain about specific stations and these are then put on the list of stations to be audited.

QUESTION NO 736

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 August 2009

Hon Hope Malgas (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:

(1) With reference to the Regional Courts of Port Elizabeth (in the Northern Areas), what average period of time does it take for a fully investigated case to proceed through the entire court process, from the time of the accused's first appearance up to conviction;

(2) How many cases of (a) robbery with aggravating circumstances, (b) murder and (c) attempted murder (i) were heard by these Regional Courts and (ii) resulted in convictions in the latest specified period of twelve months for which information is available?

REPLY

(1) The information below relates to the Port Elizabeth Regional Courts for the period 1 May 2008 to 30 June 2009.

On average, the cases were finalised in 11, 7 months.

(2) The table below indicate the requested information regarding the Port Elizabeth Regional Courts for the period 1 May 2008 to 30 June 2009:-

Main Charge	Number of cases heard by the Regional Court	Number of cases resulted in conviction
Robbery with aggravating circumstances	46	26
Murder	220	106
Attempted murder	72	35
Total	338	167

QUESTION NO 737

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 14 AUGUST 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 – 2009)

Mr E J Lucas (IFP) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether, in light of the problems that some bus companies experienced with regard to the payment of subsidies, his department will pursue measures to ensure the efficient and timely payment of subsidies; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether a policy is in place to determine which companies or routes qualify for subsidies; if not, (a) why not and (b) what criteria are used to determine who qualifies for subsidies; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW689E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) To allow for more effective control of the subsidy expenditure, the Department of Transport and National Treasury converted the subsidy funding arrangement into a conditional grant to Provinces. This Public Transport Operations Grant was incorporated into the Division of Revenue Act, 2009 (Act No 12 of 2009). Incorporating the fund into the Division of Revenue Act would allow for improved oversight and monitoring, whilst compelling Provinces to manage bus contracts within available funds or to supplement accordingly. The Division of Revenue Act comprises of a payment schedule that stipulates when subsidies should be paid and both the transferring and receiving officer are to adhere strictly to the payment due dates as required in terms of the Act.

(2) (a) and (b)

The Department has published a Public Transport Strategy and Action Plan, which explains the strategic case for the transformation of the present subsidized commuter bus route contracts and subsidies into a more sustainable system of integrated road-based public transport networks. It also sets out procedures for achieving the restructuring of the subsidized contracts as the commuter bus industry becomes integrated into the new integrated public transport networks. Several cities and metros are already advanced in developing and designing these networks that will, amongst others, describe the criteria for allocating subsidies to operators.

QUESTION NO. 738

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

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

(1) Whether the Biovac Institute has applied for funding from the ORIO Foundation; if so, (a) when was this tender submitted and (b) what amount was requested;

(2) (a) who are the members of the board of the Biovac Institute and (b) what are their positions;

(3) whether the presence of employees of his department on the board contravenes the Public Service Act, Act 103 of 1994 prohibiting public servants from holding any interest in a private business that is tendering for business with a government department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW768E

REPLY:

(1) Contextually, Orio is a facility for infrastructure development funded by the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation with a view to encouraging public infrastructure development in developing countries. The funding structure is that Orio will contribute to the development, implementation, i.e. construction and/or expansion, as well as exploitation of public infrastructure in developing countries.

(a) The Biovac Institute submitted an electronic version and hard copy of the application on 5 May 2009 and 12 May 2009, respectively. However, the application was declined on the basis that the hard copy was, allegedly, received by Orio on 19 May 2009 which was after the cut off date for submission of applications, being 15 May 2009.

(b) The amount requested by The Biovac Institute from Orio was €4,692,000.00.

(2) (a) and (b) Mr M Sowazi (Deputy Executive Director); Dr F Hendricks (Non Executive Director); Mr S Kahanovitz (Non Executive Director); Dr Yogan Pillay (Non Executive Director); Ms VM Rennie (Non Executive Director); and Dr N Ngcobo (Non Executive Director).

(3) We do not believe there is any conflict of interest as there are no personal interests on the part of the Departmental officials who serve on the Institute. The officials were appointed to the board based on their area of responsibility.

QUESTION NO. 739

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

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

Whether all the provisions of the National Health Act, Act 61 of 2003, have been fully implemented; if not, (a) why not, (b) which provision has not been fully implemented, (c) at what stage is the implementation of each provision, (d) what amount has been allocated (i) in the 2009-10 financial year and (ii) in total so far towards its implementation, (e) what amount is it estimated the implementation will cost, (f) what is the optimal funding amount for the implementation of each provision and (g) when will the Act be fully implemented?

NW769E

REPLY:

Section 11 of the National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)("the Act"), dealing with the provision of health services for experimental or research purposes has not been promulgated. The reason for non-promulgation is that we are still working on the regulations which we are finalizing after the draft was published for comment.

The entire Chapter 6 (sections 35 to 47 of the Act) dealing mainly with classification of health establishment, certificate of need, provision of health services in the public health establishment, clinics and community health centre committees, referrals from one establishment to another, and obligations of health establishment has not been promulgated. The reason for non-promulgation is also that we are still working on the regulations.

Sections 50 and 51 of the Act, dealing mainly with the establishment of Forum of Statutory Health Professional Councils, have not been promulgated. These sections are ready for promulgation but to avoid a proliferation of proclamations, we have decided that it will be proclaimed together with the others once the regulations have been finalized.

Sections 54 to 68 of the Act, dealing mainly with human tissue matters have not been promulgated. The reason for non-promulgation of these sections is that the regulations relating to them are still being finalized. Most of these regulations deal with highly technical scientific matters and as a result the Department is working with a team of experts (scientists) in stem cells and related matters. Some draft regulations have been drafted and some have already been published for public comments. The current activity involves the fine tuning of the said drafts, mainly from the scientific point of view.

Sections 77 to 79 of the Act, dealing with the establishment of Inspectorate for Health Establishment and Office of Standards Compliance as well as with inspections Office of Standards Compliance have not been promulgated. The reason for non-promulgation is that there are policy issues that we are still working on in relation to the accreditation of health facilities which must form part of this aspect of the Act.

The entire budget of the Department for 2009/2010 and for all subsequent final years is used to implement the Act. This includes all funds used in the coordination of the private health sector. In view of the above, the cost of implementing the Act cannot be quantified.

QUESTION NO. 741

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 August 2009

Mr P J GROENEWALD (FF PLUS) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether her department has approved an environmental impact study for the construction of a mega silt dam at the Vaal River near Stilfontein in North West; if not, why not; if so,

(2) whether consideration has been given to possible pollution of the Vaal River and the fact that the proposed site of the silt dam is higher upstream that the point from which drinking water for Klerksdorp is pumped; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether she will make a statement on the matter?

NW829E

MR P J GROENEWALD (FF PLUS)

SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

741. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) No. The project was handled by the North-West Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Rural Development. They are the competent authority to do so.

(2) Not applicable, as the project was handled by the North-West Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Rural Development. All potential impacts should have been considered by them.

(3) The competent authority for this project was the North-West Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Rural Development. All queries must be submitted to the MEC, including appeals and objections.

QUESTION 742

DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 14 August 2009

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 of 2009

Mr J J McGluwa (ID) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

Whether her department will no longer issue smart card identity documents; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details?

NW830E

REPLY

(a) & (b) No. The Smart Card Identity Document initiative remains one of the crucial plans of the Department. Cabinet mandated the Department of Home Affairs to replace the RSA National Identity Document with a Smart Identity Card (Smart ID Card). To this end, the Department initiated an open tender process for the supply of the Smart ID Card, which was managed by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA).

In the ensuing tender process, the Department was, subsequently, advised by SITA, in April 2009, that a forensic audit of the tender process was being carried out to investigate apparent irregularities. As at the end of August 2009, the Department had not been advised of the outcome of the forensic audit.

The Department has, since, cancelled the tender. Currently, we are in discussions with National Treasury to possibly allow us to start the process from scratch.

QUESTION NO 743

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 - 2009)

Date reply submitted : 7 October 2009

Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) What quantity of drugs have been stolen from store rooms in police stations in each of the past five years up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many people were (i) found to be responsible and (ii) arrested in this regard;

(2) (a) which provinces had the (i) highest and (ii) lowest number of break-ins into police station store rooms with the intent to steal drugs and (b) how many (I) arrests and (ii) successful convictions were obtained in each case?

NW840E

REPLY:

(1)(a)

YEAR	DRUG TYPE	QUANTITY
2005	Cannabis	30 Kg 040 grams
2006	Nil	Nil
2007	Cannabis Methaqualone (mandrax)	1 000 Kg 280 grams 43.5 tablets
2008	Cannabis Cocaine	496 Kg 224 grams 123 Kg 267 grams
2009 (1 January 2009 to 31 August 2009)	Cannabis Cocaine Methaqualone (mandrax) Methamphetamine	1 182 Kg 123 grams 824 grams 65 008 tablets 137 grams

(b)(i) 23

(ii) 21

(2)(a)(i) Gauteng and Free State provinces with six(6) break-ins each.

(2)(a)(ii) Eastern Cape, Limpopo and North West provinces all with no break-ins

(2)(b)(i) 21 arrests.

(2)(b)(ii) A total of three (3) successful convictions obtained. The other cases are still under investigation.

QUESTION NO.: 744

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 August 2009

Ms N N Sibhidla (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:

(1) How many (a) rape and (b) gender-based violence cases have been reported and (c) persons were (i) arrested and (ii) convicted in this regard;

(2) which areas are mostly affected, with particular reference to (a) province, (b) race and (c) age;

(3) whether there are any programmes in place to assist the (a) survivors and (b) perpetrators of these brutal acts; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what programmes;

(4) whether any progress have been made in implementing the diversion programme; if not, what are the challenges; if so, (a) what progress, (b) how many young people have benefitted from this programme and (c) where are they now?

NW854E

REPLY:-

(1)(a)and (b) Informed obtained from the Department's Integrated Case Management System (ICMS) indicates that from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2009 there were approximately 39 946 cases of rape that were enrolled for the first time in the Magistrates Courts in all nine Provinces.

In respect of convictions, there are approximately 4 244 finalised cases or people who have been found guilty and convicted for rape.

In respect of arrested persons, the DoJ&CD does not keep such records and is unable to provide information in this regard. The South African Police Services should be approached for the requested information.

(ii) Cases relating to Domestic Violence are attached as Annexure A. This covers the period from January to June 2009.

(2) Areas which are most affected with particular reference to (a) province (b) race and (c) age are detailed in the tables below.

(a) Provinces

Over the last year the highest numbers of rape matters appearing in courts were in KwaZulu-Natal which enrolled 7278 cases, followed by Western Cape that enrolled 6411. Northern Cape enrolled the least number of cases at 1462. Statistics for the period 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2009 are indicated in the table below:-

RAPE PREVALANCE BY PROVINCE
PROVINCE	NUMBER OF CASES ENROLLED	PERCENTAGE
EASTERN CAPE	5858	14.66
FREE STATE	2834	7.09
GAUTENG	4566	11.43
KWAZULU NATAL	7278	18.22
LIMPOPO	4335	10.85
MMPUMALANGA	2870	7.18
NORTHERN CAPPE	1462	3.66
NORTH WEST	4332	10.84
WESTERN CAPE	6411	16.05
TOTAL	39 946

(b) Race

Statistics are not kept on the basis of race.

(c) Age

The attached template indicates that the majority of the rape cases that are referred to herein are perpetrated by young adults aged 21 to 30 years.

RAPE PREVALANCE BY AGE
AGE CATEGORY	NUMBER OF CASES ENROLLED	PERCENTAGE
Younger than 18	3367	8.43
18 to 20	5769	14.44
21 to 25	9406	23.55
26 to 30	7768	19.45
31 to 35	4810	12.04
36 to 40	3360	8.14
41 to 45	2229	5.58
51 to 55	763	1.91
56 to 60	514	1.29
61 to 65	235	0.59
Older than 65	27	0.69
TOTAL	39 946

(3)(a) Yes, there are programs available to assist the survivors of these crimes, which are mainly the responsibility of the Victim Empowerment Program led by the Department of Social Development. It is recommended that the information required be requested from the Department of Social Development.

(3)(b) Yes, there are programs available to assist the perpetrators of Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences, even though they may have been convicted of such crimes. These mainly relate to diversion programs for offenders who have acknowledged responsibility, which are mainly run by Non-Governmental Organisations such as NICRO, the Restorative Justice Centre and Khulisa, overseen and monitored by the Department of Social Development's Probation Officers.

Certain Non-custodial Sanctions' Programs are also available, when vulnerable offenders are sentenced to suspended or postponed sentences on condition that they attend similar programs as those relating to diversion.

The Department of Correctional Services further has programs to rehabilitate and re-integrate offenders sentenced to imprisonment and correctional supervision.

It is recommended that details of these programs be requested from the Departments of Social Development and Correctional Services.

(4) As from 1 April 2009 to the end of June 2009, a total of 9 520 cases were diverted of which 4 070 comprised young offenders. According to the NPA, during 2007/08, 18 817 children were diverted from the mainstream criminal justice system, whilst in 2008/09, 17 628 children were diverted. A matter of concern is the decline of 8.8% of young offender diversions compared to the corresponding period during the previous financial year. The main reason appears to be the non-availability of accredited programmes throughout the country and the increasing availability of non-custodial sanctions' programmes.

I am advised that the Department of Social Development is in the process of developing the Diversion Accreditation Framework in terms of the provisions of the Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No 75 of 2008), in order to provide for the accreditation of diversion programs and diversion service providers.

QUESTION PAPER NO: 9

DATE OF REPLY: 8 September 2009

Ms J D Kilian (COPE) asked the Minister of Communications:

(1) Whether the status of a certain person (name and details furnished) has been clarified; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether there are any further statutory obligations towards the said person that could delay the appointment of the new group Chief Executive Officer; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether the said person is still on the SA Broadcasting Corporation payroll; if so, what is the nature of payments being made to him;

(4) whether he derives any other benefits related to his former position at the SABC; if not, what is the position in this regard;

(5) what has the total cost to company been of payments made to him since his initial suspension? NW867E

REPLY

I have been advised by the SABC as follow:-

(1) The status of the person in question is that he was no longer an employee of the SABC as of 19 January 2009. To this end, no further payments or benefits were afforded to him after this date.

(2) There are no further statutory obligations towards him which could delay the appointment of the new Group Chief Executive Officer.

(3) He is no longer on the SA Broadcasting Corporation payroll.

(4) He does not derive any benefits that are related to his former position at the SABC.

(5) The total cost to company paid to him since his initial suspension is as follows:

· R6 738 160.34 for the remainder of his contract

· R900 055 for bonuses due to him

· R4 4million for restraint of trade

QUESTION NO: 747

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 August 2009

QUESTION PAPER NO: 9

DATE OF REPLY: 8 September 2009

Ms J D Kilian (COPE) asked the Minister of Communications:

(1) Whether the cost of producing and broadcasting the news contributions by the SA Broadcasting Corporation's international news bureaus has been calculated; if not, why not; if so, what was the cost of (a) television and (b) radio airtime;

(2) (a) which of the international news bureaus have been closed down and (b) why was each closed down;

(3) which of the news bureaus will (a) remain functional for strategic reasons and (b) be phased out in the course of this year;

(4) (a) what was the total cost to company of the international news bureaus during the 2008-09 financial year, (b) what is the anticipated expenditure on bureaus that will be phased out during the current financial year and (c) how will the SABC ensure a constant flow of news from the countries where the news bureaus have been or will be closed down? NW869E

REPLY

I have been advised by the SABC as follows:

(1) Yes, the total cost of producing and broadcasting the news contributions by the SA Broadcasting Corporation's international news bureaus for the previous financial year was R49 million. The bureaus are a bimedia operation and the costs of radio, television and new media are calculated as a whole.

(2) a) The bureaus in Kingston, Jamaica; Washington DC, USA, and Kinshasa, DRC have been closed down.

b) The bureaus were closed to contain the operational costs of the News Division.

(3) (a & b) The remaining bureaus are undergoing a thorough review and further closures maybe announced.

(4) a) The total cost to company of the international news bureaus during the 2008-09 financial year was R49 million.

b) A decision still needs to be taken about a possible phase out of the some of the remaining bureaus.

c) The SABC will enter strategic partnerships with other news organizations and utilize existing agency contracts in order to ensure a constant flow of news from the countries where the news bureaus have been closed down

QUESTION NO 748

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 - 2009)

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

Whether (a) he or (b) any other official stayed at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town in the months of May, June and July 2009; if so, (i) who stayed at the hotel, (ii) in each case, (aa) what were the dates of the stay and (bb) how many total days' accommodation at the hotel, (iii) what was the total cost for each person, (iv) what were the detailed costs for accommodation, minibar, meals and incidentals such as laundry, (v) what was the type of room accommodation per person and (vi) what was the reason for staying at the hotel?

NW872E

REPLY:

For reply please see attached annexure.

QUESTION NO 748

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 - 2009)

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

Whether (a) he or (b) any other official stayed at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town in the months of May, June and July 2009; if so, (i) who stayed at the hotel, (ii) in each case, (aa) what were the dates of the stay and (bb) how many total days' accommodation at the hotel, (iii) what was the total cost for each person, (iv) what were the detailed costs for accommodation, minibar, meals and incidentals such as laundry, (v) what was the type of room accommodation per person and (vi) what was the reason for staying at the hotel?

REPLY:

(aa) Dates	(i) Name	(bb) Total number of days	(iii) Total cost	(iv) Detailed costs- Accommodation (iv(a) Meals (iv(b) Beverages (iv(c) Gratitude/ Donations (iv(d) Laundry (iv(e) Valet (iv(f) Telephone cost (iv(g) Sundries	(v) Type of accommodation	(vi) Reason for stay
2009-05-18 to 2009-05-22 2009-06-23 to 2009-06-25 2009-07-03 to 2009-07-03	Constable Allister Centry	(9) Nine	R33 518.00	(iv) R32 470.00 (iv(a) R453.00 (iv(b) R89.50 (iv(c) R2.50 (iv(d) R480.00 (iv(e) R23.00	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations
2009-05-18 to 2009-05-22 2009-06-23 to 2009-06-25	Inspector Peter Harmse	(7) Seven	R29 201.00	(iv) R27 810.00 (iv(a) R672.00 (iv(b) R238.50 (iv(c) R2.50 (iv(d) R436.00 (iv(e) R42.00	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations

(aa) Dates	(i) Name	(bb) Total number of days	(iii) Total cost	(iv) Detailed costs- Accommodation (iv(a) Meals (iv(b) Beverages (iv(c) Gratitude / Donations (iv(d) Laundry (iv(e) Valet (iv(f) Telephone cost (iv(g) Sundries	(v) Type of accommodation	(vi) Reason for stay
2009-06-01 to 2009-06-08 2009-06-14 to 2009-06-18 2009-06-23 to 2009-06-25 2009-07-03 to 2009-07-04	Minister EN Mthethwa	(17) Seventeen	R93 282.64	(iv) R84 633.00 (iv(a) R 5 843.00 (iv(b) R 630.00 (iv(c) NIL (iv(d) R 952.00 (iv(e) R 363.00 (iv(f) R 861.34 (iv(g) R 0.30	Presidential Suite	Residence renovations
2009-06-01 to 2009-06-02	Deputy Minister KA Mbalula	(1) One	R3 569.00	(iv) R3 569.00 (iv(a) NIL (iv(b) NIL (iv(c) NIL (iv(d) NIL (iv(e) NIL (iv(f) NIL (iv(g) NIL	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations

(aa) Dates	(i) Name	(bb) Total number of days	(iii) Total cost	(iv) Detailed costs- Accommodation (iv(a) Meals (iv(b) Beverages (iv(c) Gratitude/ Donations (iv(d) Laundry (iv(e) Valet (iv(f) Telephone cost (iv(g) Sundries	(v) Type of accommodation	(vi) Reason for stay
2009-06-01 to 2009-06-02 2009-06-10 to 2009-06-12	Mr A Lesufi	(4) Four	R9 671.00	(iv) R9 163.00 (iv(a) R 162.00 (iv(b) R 216.00 (iv(c) R 23.00 (iv(d) NIL (iv(e) R 107.00 (iv(f) NIL	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations
2009-06-01 to 2009-06-05	Mr D Zimu	(4) Four	R9 623.00	(iv) R8 692.00 (iv(a) R 630.00 (iv(b) R 73.00 (iv(c) R 60.00 (iv(d) NIL (iv(e) R 168.00	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations

(aa) Dates	(i) Name	(bb) Total number of days	(iii) Total cost	(iv) Detailed costs- Accommodation (iv(a) Meals (iv(b) Beverages (iv(c) Gratitude/ Donations (iv(d) Laundry (iv(e) Valet (iv(f) Telephone cost (iv(g) Sundries	(v) Type of accommodation	(vi) Reason for stay
2009-06-01 to 2009-06-07 2009-06-14 to 2009-06-18	Constable L Mpongwana	11(Eleven)	R26 485.03	(iv) R24 688.00 (iv(a) R 525.00 (iv(b) R 17.00 (iv(c) NIL (iv(d) R 1 174.03 (iv(e) R 81.00	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations
2009-06-01 to 2009-06-06 2009-06-14 to 2009-06-18	Inspector Andre Thiart	11(Eleven)	R24 803.00	(iv) R24 688.00 (iv(a) R 77.00 (iv(b) R 38.00	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations
2009-07-03 to 2009-07-04	Constable R Nefdt	2(Two)	R4750.00	(iv) R 4 660.00 iv(d) R 90.00	Superior/Luxury room	Minister's residence renovations

QUESTION NO. 749

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 9)

Mr G G Boinamo (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 Western Cape and (b) how many of these posts were filled?

NW873E REPLY:

I'm informed by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health that the situation in their Province is as reflected in the table below.

Count of Job Title Rank and Post		Status
Sub-District	Category	Activated	Filled	Grand Total
Alexandra Hospital	Doctors	1	3	4
	Nursing	4	188	192
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Alexandra Hospital Total		5	193	198
Beaufort West Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing	2	55	57
Beaufort West Sub-District Total		2	60	62
Beaufort West Sub-District-B-West Hospital	Doctors	1	3	4
	Nursing		48	48
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Beaufort West Sub-District-B-West Hospital Total		1	52	53
Beaufort West Sub-District-Murraysburg Hospital	Nursing	1	7	8
Beaufort West Sub-District-Murraysburg Hospital Total		1	7	8
Beaufort West Sub-District-Nelspoort Hospital	Nursing	1	17	18
Beaufort West Sub-District-Nelspoort Hospital Total		1	17	18
Belhar CHC	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		8	8
Belhar CHC Total			9	9
Bellville CHC	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing	1	5	6
Bellville CHC Total		1	7	8
Bishop Lavis CHC	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing	2	41	43
Bishop Lavis CHC Total		2	45	47
Bredevalley Sub-District	Dentists		3	3
	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing	7	106	113
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Bredevalley Sub-District Total		7	116	123
Breede River Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Nursing	6	44	50
Breede River Sub-District Total		6	45	51
Breede River Sub-District-Montagu Hospital	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing	1	35	36
Breede River Sub-District-Montagu Hospital Total		1	37	38
Breede River Sub-District-Robertson Hospital	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing		46	46
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Breede River Sub-District-Robertson Hospital Total			52	52
Brewelskloof Hospital	Doctors		6	6
	Nursing	4	87	91
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Brewelskloof Hospital Total		4	94	98
Brooklyn Chest Hospital	Doctors		9	9
	Nursing	9	80	89
	Physiotherapists		3	3
Brooklyn Chest Hospital Total		9	92	101
Brown's Farm CHC	Doctors	1	1	2
	Nursing		7	7
Brown's Farm CHC Total		1	8	9
Cape Town Station CHC	Nursing	2	7	9
Cape Town Station CHC Total		2	7	9
Cape Winelands District Office	Doctors		11	11
	Nursing		34	34
	Physiotherapists		2	2
Cape Winelands District Office Total			47	47
CD: Prof Supp-Dir: Inform Man	Nursing		1	1
CD: Prof Supp-Dir: Inform Man Total			1	1
CD: Prof Supp-Dir: Prof Support	Nursing		1	1
CD: Prof Supp-Dir: Prof Support Total			1	1
CD: Prof Supp-Dir:Forensic Path	Doctors	2	4	6
	Specialists	2	7	9
CD: Prof Supp-Dir:Forensic Path Total		4	11	15
Central Karoo District Office	Nursing		2	2
Central Karoo District Office Total			2	2
Cross Roads CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors	1	3	4
	Nursing	1	27	28
Cross Roads CHC Total		2	31	33
DDG:Tertiary Reg Hosp & EMS	Specialists	2		2
DDG:Tertiary Reg Hosp & EMS Total		2		2
Delft CHC	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors	3	2	5
	Nursing	1	56	57
	Physiotherapists		2	2
	Specialists		1	1
Delft CHC Total		4	63	67
Dir Nursing Services	Nursing		3	3
Dir Nursing Services Total			3	3
Dir: Man Accounting	Nursing		1	1
Dir: Man Accounting Total			1	1
Dir:Comp Health Prog	Nursing		1	1
Dir:Comp Health Prog Total			1	1
Dir:HIV/Aids	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		4	4
Dir:HIV/Aids Total			5	5
Dir:Public Health	Dentists		1	1
	Nursing		1	1
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Dir:Public Health Total			3	3
Division DHS and Health Programs	Specialists		1	1
Division DHS and Health Programs Total			1	1
DP Marais Hospital	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing	3	37	40
	Physiotherapists		1	1
DP Marais Hospital Total		3	40	43
Dr Abduragman CHC	Doctors	1	1	2
	Nursing		19	19
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Dr Abduragman CHC Total		1	21	22
Drakenstein Sub-District	Dentists		3	3
	Doctors		7	7
	Nursing	5	150	155
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Drakenstein Sub-District Total		5	162	167
Eden District Office	Doctors	1	9	10
	Nursing		24	24
	Specialists		2	2
Eden District Office Total		1	35	36
Eerste River Hospital	Doctors	2	16	18
	Nursing	3	128	131
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Eerste River Hospital Total		5	145	150
Elsies River CHC	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors	3	1	4
	Nursing	1	53	54
	Physiotherapists	1	1	2
Elsies River CHC Total		5	57	62
Emergency Medicine	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing		1	1
	Specialists		9	9
Emergency Medicine Total			15	15
False Bay Hospital	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		9	9
	Nursing	4	74	78
	Physiotherapists		1	1
False Bay Hospital Total		4	85	89
FIFA	Doctors		2	2
FIFA Total			2	2
Forensic Medicine GSH	Doctors		2	2
Forensic Medicine GSH Total			2	2
Forensic Medicine TBH	Doctors		2	2
Forensic Medicine TBH Total			2	2
Forensic Path Serv West Coast / Winelands	Doctors		2	2
	Specialists		2	2
Forensic Path Serv West Coast / Winelands Total			4	4
Forensic Pathology Boland/Overberg	Doctors		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Forensic Pathology Boland/Overberg Total			2	2
Forensic Pathology Services Eden/Karoo	Doctors		1	1
	Specialists	1	1	2
Forensic Pathology Services Eden/Karoo Total		1	2	3
Forensic Registrars	Doctors	1	2	3
Forensic Registrars Total		1	2	3
George Hospital	Doctors	3	44	47
	Nursing	7	281	288
	Physiotherapists	1	4	5
	Specialists	3	13	16
George Hospital Total		14	342	356
George Sub-District	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors	1	8	9
	Nursing	2	80	82
	Physiotherapists		1	1
George Sub-District Total		3	91	94
GF Jooste Hospital	Doctors	2	64	66
	Nursing	12	236	248
	Physiotherapists		5	5
	Specialists		4	4
GF Jooste Hospital Total		14	309	323
Good Hope CHC	Doctors		3	3
	Nursing		9	9
Good Hope CHC Total			12	12
Goodwood CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		9	9
Goodwood CHC Total			12	12
Grassy Park CHC	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		7	7
Grassy Park CHC Total			8	8
Greenpoint CHC	Doctors	1	1	2
	Nursing		10	10
Greenpoint CHC Total		1	11	12
GSH	Doctors	7	414	421
	Nursing	61	1429	1490
	Physiotherapists		18	18
	Specialists	9	139	148
GSH Total		77	2000	2077
Guguletu CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors	1	11	12
	Nursing	3	59	62
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Guguletu CHC Total		4	72	76
Gustrouw / Rusthof CHC	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		11	11
Gustrouw / Rusthof CHC Total			13	13
Hanover Park CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		3	3
	Nursing		40	40
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists	1		1
Hanover Park CHC Total		1	45	46
Heideveld CHC	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing		20	20
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Heideveld CHC Total			27	27
Helderberg Hospital	Doctors	2	28	30
	Nursing	9	140	149
	Specialists		3	3
Helderberg Hospital Total		11	171	182
Hope Street Dental CHC	Dentists		3	3
	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		3	3
Hope Street Dental CHC Total			7	7
Hout Bay CHC	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		8	8
Hout Bay CHC Total			9	9
HRM	Nursing		1	1
HRM Total			1	1
Human Resources-CD Reg Hosp	Nursing		11	11
Human Resources-CD Reg Hosp Total			11	11
Karl Bremer Hospital	Doctors	2	44	46
	Nursing	8	310	318
	Physiotherapists		2	2
	Specialists		5	5
Karl Bremer Hospital Total		10	361	371
Kensington CHC	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		9	9
Kensington CHC Total			11	11
Khayelitsha CHC	Doctors	2	9	11
	Nursing	2	79	81
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Khayelitsha CHC Total		4	90	94
Khayelitsha Hospital	Doctors		18	18
	Nursing	3	74	77
	Physiotherapists	1		1
	Specialists		1	1
Khayelitsha Hospital Total		4	93	97
Kleinvlei CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing	1	15	16
Kleinvlei CHC Total		1	17	18
Knysna & P-Bay Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing	3	54	57
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Knysna & P-Bay Sub-District Total		3	60	63
Knysna & P-Bay Sub-District-Knysna Hospital	Doctors	1	7	8
	Nursing	5	78	83
Knysna & P-Bay Sub-District-Knysna Hospital Total		6	85	91
Kraaifontein CHC	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing		64	64
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Kraaifontein CHC Total			71	71
Laingsburg Sub-District-Laingsburg Hospital	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		16	16
Laingsburg Sub-District-Laingsburg Hospital Total			17	17
Langeberg Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		28	28
	Physiotherapists	1		1
Langeberg Sub-District Total		1	31	32
Langeberg Sub-District-Riversdale Hospital	Doctors	1	2	3
	Nursing		48	48
Langeberg Sub-District-Riversdale Hospital Total		1	50	51
Lentegeur Hospital	Doctors	1	20	21
	Nursing	16	438	454
	Physiotherapists	1	6	7
	Specialists	3	11	14
Lentegeur Hospital Total		21	475	496
Lotus River CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors	1	3	4
	Nursing		14	14
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Lotus River CHC Total		1	19	20
Macassar CHC	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		30	30
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Macassar CHC Total			32	32
Maitland Dental CHC	Dentists		1	1
Maitland Dental CHC Total			1	1
Maitland GGS	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		4	4
Maitland GGS Total			5	5
Mamre CHC	Nursing		8	8
Mamre CHC Total			8	8
Matzikama & Sederberg Sub-District	Dentists		2	2
	Nursing		2	2
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Matzikama & Sederberg Sub-District Total			5	5
Matzikama Sub-District	Doctors	1		1
	Nursing		35	35
Matzikama Sub-District Total		1	35	36
Matzikama Sub-District-Vredendal Hospital	Nursing		49	49
Matzikama Sub-District-Vredendal Hospital Total			49	49
Metro Sub-Structure 1: Northern/Tygerberg	Nursing	2	10	12
Metro Sub-Structure 1: Northern/Tygerberg Total		2	10	12
Metro Sub-Structure 2: Western/Southern	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing	1	5	6
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Metro Sub-Structure 2: Western/Southern Total		1	7	8
Metro Sub-Structure 3: Klipfontein/M Plain	Nursing	2	2	4
Metro Sub-Structure 3: Klipfontein/M Plain Total		2	2	4
Metro Sub-Structure 4: Khayelitsha/Eastern	Nursing	2	2	4
Metro Sub-Structure 4: Khayelitsha/Eastern Total		2	2	4
Mfuleni CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing	2	13	15
Mfuleni CHC Total		2	15	17
Michael Mapongwana CHC	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing	4	63	67
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Michael Mapongwana CHC Total		4	69	73
Mitchell's Plain CHC	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors		7	7
	Nursing	4	60	64
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Mitchell's Plain CHC Total		4	71	75
Mitchell's Plain Hospital	Doctors		7	7
	Nursing	2	42	44
Mitchell's Plain Hospital Total		2	49	51
Morning Star CHC	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		4	4
Morning Star CHC Total			5	5
Mossel Bay Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		3	3
	Nursing		38	38
Mossel Bay Sub-District Total			42	42
Mossel Bay Sub-District-Mossel Bay Hospital	Doctors		7	7
	Nursing	3	78	81
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Mossel Bay Sub-District-Mossel Bay Hospital Total		3	86	89
Mowbray Maternity Hospital	Doctors		26	26
	Nursing	12	286	298
	Specialists		6	6
Mowbray Maternity Hospital Total		12	318	330
Nolungile CHC	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing	6	21	27
Nolungile CHC Total		6	26	32
Nyanga CHC	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		14	14
Nyanga CHC Total			16	16
Nyanga Junction CHC	Nursing	1	4	5
Nyanga Junction CHC Total		1	4	5
Office of Chief Dir: MDHS	Dentists		8	8
	Doctors		65	65
	Nursing	5	48	53
	Physiotherapists		2	2
Office of Chief Dir: MDHS Total		5	123	128
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing	3	71	74
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District Total		3	78	81
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District-Ladismith Hospital	Nursing		22	22
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District-Ladismith Hospital Total			22	22
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District-Oudtshoorn Hospital	Doctors	1	9	10
	Nursing	1	95	96
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District-Oudtshoorn Hospital Total		2	105	107
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District-Uniondale Hospital	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		9	9
Oudtshoorn & Kannaland Sub-District-Uniondale Hospital Total			10	10
Overberg District Office	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		6	6
Overberg District Office Total			8	8
Overstrand Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing		37	37
Overstrand Sub-District Total			39	39
Overstrand Sub-District-Hermanus Hospital	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing		46	46
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Overstrand Sub-District-Hermanus Hospital Total			52	52
Paarl Hospital	Doctors	7	40	47
	Nursing	6	284	290
	Physiotherapists		2	2
	Specialists	1	11	12
Paarl Hospital Total		14	337	351
Parow CHC	Doctors	1	1	2
	Nursing		5	5
Parow CHC Total		1	6	7
Prins Albert Sub-District-Prins Albert Hospital	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		16	16
Prins Albert Sub-District-Prins Albert Hospital Total			18	18
Public Health Specialists	Doctors		6	6
	Specialists		5	5
Public Health Specialists Total			11	11
Ravensmead CHC	Doctors		2	2
	Nursing		8	8
Ravensmead CHC Total			10	10
Reed Street CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing	1	12	13
Reed Street CHC Total		1	14	15
Regional Office APH	Nursing		4	4
	Specialists		1	1
Regional Office APH Total			5	5
Retreat CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing	3	38	41
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Retreat CHC Total		3	45	48
Robbie Nurock CHC	Doctors	1	5	6
	Nursing	1	10	11
Robbie Nurock CHC Total		2	15	17
Ruyterwacht CHC	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing	1	5	6
Ruyterwacht CHC Total		1	6	7
RX	Doctors	3	87	90
	Nursing	7	523	530
	Physiotherapists	1	7	8
	Specialists	4	62	66
RX Total		15	679	694
Saldanha Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Nursing		39	39
Saldanha Sub-District Total			40	40
Saldanha Sub-District-Vredenburg Hospital	Doctors	1	6	7
	Nursing		80	80
Saldanha Sub-District-Vredenburg Hospital Total		1	86	87
Scottsdene CHC	Nursing		6	6
Scottsdene CHC Total			6	6
Sederberg Sub-District	Nursing	1	26	27
Sederberg Sub-District Total		1	26	27
Sederberg Sub-District-Citrusdal Hosp	Doctors	1		1
	Nursing		23	23
Sederberg Sub-District-Citrusdal Hosp Total		1	23	24
Sederberg Sub-District-Clanwilliam Hosp	Doctors		1	1
	Nursing	1	29	30
Sederberg Sub-District-Clanwilliam Hosp Total		1	30	31
Somerset Hospital	Doctors	4	58	62
	Nursing	9	253	262
	Physiotherapists		2	2
	Specialists	2	16	18
Somerset Hospital Total		15	329	344
Southern Cape TB Centre	Doctors		3	3
	Nursing	8	32	40
Southern Cape TB Centre Total		8	35	43
Stellenbosch Sub-District	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors	1	1	2
	Nursing	1	67	68
Stellenbosch Sub-District Total		2	70	72
Stellenbosch Sub-District-Stellenbosch Hospital	Doctors	1	7	8
	Nursing	3	90	93
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Stellenbosch Sub-District-Stellenbosch Hospital Total		4	98	102
Stikland Hospital	Doctors	1	22	23
	Nursing	6	200	206
	Specialists		9	9
Stikland Hospital Total		7	231	238
Strand CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors	1		1
	Nursing	1	6	7
Strand CHC Total		2	7	9
Swartland & Bergriver Sub-District	Dentists		2	2
	Nursing	1	59	60
Swartland & Bergriver Sub-District Total		1	61	62
Swartland & Bergriver Sub-District-LAPA Mun Hospital	Nursing		16	16
Swartland & Bergriver Sub-District-LAPA Mun Hospital Total			16	16
Swartland & Bergriver Sub-District-Swartland Hospital	Doctors	1	8	9
	Nursing	2	79	81
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Swartland & Bergriver Sub-District-Swartland Hospital Total		3	88	91
Swellendam-Cape Augulhas Sub-District	Dentists		2	2
	Nursing	3	38	41
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Swellendam-Cape Augulhas Sub-District Total		3	41	44
Swellendam-Cape Augulhas Sub-District-Otto Du Ples Hosp	Doctors		3	3
	Nursing		34	34
Swellendam-Cape Augulhas Sub-District-Otto Du Ples Hosp Total			37	37
Swellendam-Cape Augulhas Sub-District-Swellendam Hosp	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing		37	37
Swellendam-Cape Augulhas Sub-District-Swellendam Hosp Total			41	41
TBH & Dental	Dentists		6	6
	Doctors	29	398	427
	Nursing	88	1608	1696
	Physiotherapists		20	20
	Specialists	21	131	152
TBH & Dental Total		138	2163	2301
Theewaterskloof Sub-District	Dentists		2	2
	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing	2	68	70
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Theewaterskloof Sub-District Total		2	75	77
Theewaterskloof Sub-District-Caledon Hospital	Doctors		4	4
	Nursing	1	39	40
Theewaterskloof Sub-District-Caledon Hospital Total		1	43	44
Valkenberg Hospital	Doctors	1	27	28
	Nursing	8	201	209
	Specialists	1	11	12
Valkenberg Hospital Total		10	239	249
Vanguard CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		7	7
	Nursing	2	72	74
	Physiotherapists		1	1
	Specialists		1	1
Vanguard CHC Total		2	82	84
Victoria Hospital	Doctors	1	51	52
	Nursing	18	143	161
	Physiotherapists		4	4
	Specialists	2	4	6
Victoria Hospital Total		21	202	223
Wesfleur Hospital	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		8	8
	Nursing	2	63	65
	Physiotherapists		1	1
Wesfleur Hospital Total		2	73	75
West Coast District Office	Doctors	1	3	4
	Nursing	2	7	9
	Specialists		1	1
West Coast District Office Total		3	11	14
West Coast TB Centre	Nursing	1	54	55
West Coast TB Centre Total		1	54	55
Western Cape College of Nursing	Nursing	11	43	54
Western Cape College of Nursing Total		11	43	54
Western Cape Rehab Centre	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing	5	154	159
	Physiotherapists		17	17
Western Cape Rehab Centre Total		5	176	181
Witzenberg Sub-District	Dentists		1	1
	Nursing	7	41	48
Witzenberg Sub-District Total		7	42	49
Witzenberg Sub-District-Ceres Hospital	Doctors		6	6
	Nursing		59	59
Witzenberg Sub-District-Ceres Hospital Total			65	65
Woodstock CHC	Doctors		5	5
	Nursing	1	15	16
Woodstock CHC Total		1	20	21
Worcester Hospital	Doctors	3	46	49
	Nursing	22	303	325
	Physiotherapists		3	3
	Specialists	4	13	17
Worcester Hospital Total		29	365	394
Wynberg CHC	Dentists		1	1
	Doctors		6	6
	Nursing		14	14
Wynberg CHC Total			21	21
Grand Total		629	13487	14116

QUESTION NO: 746

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 August 2009

QUESTION PAPER NO: 9

DATE OF REPLY: 21 August 2009

Ms J D Kilian (COPE) asked the Minister of Communications:

(1) What is the anticipated savings that will derive from the Interim SA Broadcasting Corporation Board's cost cutting measures regarding (a) a ban on business class air travel, (b) television subscriptions and (c) other entertainment perks for directors;

(2) (a) how many overseas travels have been undertaken in the course of the current financial year and (b) how does it compare on a month-on-month basis to the 2008-09 financial year;

(3) (a) how many (i) conferences, (ii) functions and (iii) other forms of entertainment have been cancelled as a cost-cutting exercise and (b) what will the rand value of these savings amount to?

NW868E

REPLY

I have been advised by the SABC as follow:-

1. The estimated cost of the savings to be achieved cannot be determined as the Board has only been in office for less than two months. The savings will be calculated against budget but may not be an accurate reflection because with reduction in members from 12 to six for the term of the Interim Board, the comparison may not be accurate. Presently costs are only in respect of one member who travels weekly between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
2. During the current financial year the Interim Board has not taken any trips overseas.
3. The calculation of the Rand value of savings will be done against budget as the invitations are received and declined. To date no invitations have been received or declined.