- (a) How important has the trade agreement with the United States of America, which flowed from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of that country, proven to be for agricultural exports from the province and (b) how will our farmers be affected when the current agreement lapses in 2025;
- what other trade agreements with the United States, if any, are currently affecting agricultural (a) imports and (b) exports;
- what government support is available to South African entities that want to market agricultural and related products in the United States?
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4 |
17 February 2023 |
14232 |
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Regarding load-shedding:
- What is the impact of blackouts on the operation of traffic lights;
- whether there are alternative sources of energy, such as solar panels installed in the province, to ensure traffic lights remain functional during blackouts; if so, what are the relevant details;
- how much has the provincial government and local governments in the province invested in alternative energy to power traffic lights?
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7 |
10 February 2023 |
14217 |
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In relation to the monies spent on budget items, including fuel, oil and medical gas, to keep healthcare facilities running during power cuts:
- How much was spent in every month since the start of the 2022/23 financial year, (b) how many litres of (i) fuel, (ii) oil and (iii) medical gas does her Department have in storage in the province and (c) what is the combined value of these items?
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3 |
17 February 2023 |
14208 |
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With respect to the surgical backlog in the province:
- (a) How many surgeries still need to take place to eliminate the backlog and (b) how many took place in each month in 2022;
- whether the accelerated catch-up plan for the 2022/23 financial year has resulted in more surgeries taking place; if so, what are the relevant details;
- how much dedicated donor funding has been used to augment the R20 million ring-fenced funding used for the surgical catch-up plan;
- whether the recent period of stage 6 load-shedding resulted in any delays in surgeries taking place; if so, what are the relevant details?
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2 |
17 February 2023 |
14207 |
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In relation to progress with the Ideal Clinic Initiative in the province:
- What parameters are used to determine the outcomes of a clinic and (b) what has been the overall percentage outcome of each clinic in the province in (i) 2018/19, (i) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23?
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1 |
17 February 2023 |
14206 |
- Whether his Department supports school sport in any way; if not, why not; if so, (a) how much has his Department spent on school sport from the start of the sixth administration to date and (b) what are the details of the (i) sporting codes supported and (ii) support provided;
- (a) what are the current challenges that hamper school sport, especially at schools in previously disadvantaged communities, and (b) what intervention measures are in place to address these challenges;
- whether reports of alleged discrimination at the Laerskool Sedgefield against learners and teachers from the Sedgefield Primary School who are left out of athletics event has been bought to his attention; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how is his Department dealing with the matter?
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13 |
10 February 2023 |
14201 |
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With regard to her Department’s work at the Kannaland service delivery area (SDA):
- (a) What are the reasons for the high number of vacancies, (b) how long has each vacancy existed and (c) what are the plans and progress made to fill each vacancy;
- (a) why is the Kannaland SDA housed in a church building and (b) when will a permanent office be built;
- (a) what are the (i) funded and (ii) unfunded services that are rendered in the Kannaland SDA, (b) what are the challenges that have been reported and (c) what are the plans to address them?
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12 |
10 February 2023 |
14200 |
- What are the (i) targets and (ii) deliverables attached to each of his government’s vision-inspired priorities (VIPs) and (b) how has his government and individual departments performed in terms of each VIP from the start of the sixth administration to date?
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11 |
27 February 2023 |
14199 |
- Whether his Department and/or entities have made any donations to Ukraine from the start of the sixth administration to date; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether his Department and/or entities run a project called the Food Garden Project for Ukraine; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how much is allocated to the project?
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10 |
10 February 2023 |
14198 |
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With reference to his Department’s funding of service providers from the start of the sixth administration to date:
- (a) What are the details of all the service providers that have been funded in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date and (b) what was the purpose of each funding;
- whether his Department awarded funding of R10 million about 18 months ago to a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the purpose of th[is funding and (b) from which programme did the money come;
- whether a commodity representative can also become a competitor in the market of plant material, given that the company in (2) is a service provider; if so, what are the relevant details?
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9 |
10 February 2023 |
14197 |
