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Description explain about minister of small business development.
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QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 7 - 2015
[No 7 – 2015] Second Session, Fifth Parliament
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
________________________
QUESTION PAPER
________________________
Note:
1. † Indicates translated version of the question.
2. ? Indicates a question for oral reply.
Table of Contents
Minister of Public Works ..................................................................................... 47, 51
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform ......................................... 48, 49, 51
Minister of Science and Technology .............................................................. 47, 49, 53
Minister of Small Business Development .......................................... 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services .............................. 47, 50, 52, 54
Minister of Tourism .................................................................................. 46, 48, 51, 53
Minister of Trade and Industry ................................................................. 50, 51, 52, 53
Minister of Transport ................................................................................ 46, 48, 49, 52
Questions standing over in accordance with Rule 109(3) .................................... 54, 55
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY
WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2015
CLUSTER 5: ECONOMICS
?211. Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
When will her department implement the new e-toll dispensation policy
announced by the Deputy President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, on 25 May
2015? NO2565E
?179. Ms B T Ngcobo (ANC) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
(1) With reference to the Southern African Tourism Services
Association (SATSA) conference held from 7 August to 9 August
2014 (details furnished), has he engaged the Minister of Home
Affairs on what the possible unintended consequences of the
Immigration Regulations will be on inbound tourism with effect
from 1 June 2015; if so, what are the possible unintended
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consequences and what mitigating factors have been taken to
cushion the tourism industry from these unintended consequences;
(2) has he carefully studied the results of the study commissioned by
the Tourism Business Council of South Africa which indicates that
the country may lose 270,000 international tourists and in turn
result in 21 000 jobs lost annually and inadvertently cost South
Africa R9,7 billion in revenue; if so, what has been the reported
figures and has there been a decrease in forward bookings or
cancellations due to the imminent introduction of immigration
regulations;
(3) what has been the reaction of the international tourism community,
including emerging markets such as China and India, on the new
immigration regulations and has his department benchmarked
global best practices for responding to policy challenges with
regard to having a balanced approach between combating child
trafficking and promoting international tourist arrivals;
(4) has his department taken any steps to assist the domestic and
international inbound tourism operators on readiness for the new
immigration regulations? NO2530E
?180. Mr M D Kekana (ANC) to ask the Minister of Science and
Technology:
(1) With reference to the Human Capital Development, what strategies
is her department implementing to maintain doctoral and post-
graduate females from disadvantaged backgrounds in the relevant
programmes until they complete the programme and therefore
prevent them from falling by the wayside;
(2) has her department analysed their challenges? NO2531E
?212. Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
When will his department have completed the security upgrades to the
private residence of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, in Nkandla that
have begun in May 2009? NO2566E
?181. Ms M T Kubayi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
(1) What (a) progress has his department made with regard to the roll-
out of broadband to eight districts as announced by the President in
his State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2015 and (b) is the
total budget allocated for this project;
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(2) with reference to the delays in issuing of the spectrum and the
concerns raised by the sector in this regard, what progress has the
Cabinet made in approving the spectrum policy and its
publication? NO2532E
?182. Mr A M Mudau (ANC) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Is she aware of the challenges posed by Road D3610 from Matangari to
Dzimaulwi in Limpopo (details furnished); if not, will she intervene and
assist the Limpopo provincial department of transport; if so, what is her
department doing with regard to the specified road? NO2533E
?213. Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
Whether he (a) called for any impact assessments of the new visa
regulations on tourism and (b) conducted consultations with relevant
stakeholders from the tourism sector; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? NO2568E
?198. Mr N S Matiase (EFF) to ask the Minister of Rural Development
and Land Reform:
Whether he has made any intervention to support the aspirations of the
residents of Gwatyu Farms in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, who have
organised themselves into a communal property association, but are not
getting any recognition and support from his department and other
departments in the Eastern Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? NO2550E
?183. Mr T R J E Ramokhoase (ANC) to ask the Minister of Small
Business Development:
What impact do (a) township malls and (b) rural malls have on the
viability of (i) general dealers, (ii) spaza shops and (iii) tuck shops that
trade in the same areas where the specified malls are situated? NO2534E
?191. Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Whether her department will intervene in the ongoing crisis and failure
of provincial municipalities to issue permits to taxi owners; if so, what
(a) are the specific details of such an intervention and (b) has been the
progress of the localised state intervention strategy and its fast-tracking
process in this regard? NO2542E
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?184. Ms P C Ngwenya-Mabila (ANC) to ask the Minister of Rural
Development and Land Reform:
With reference to the Recapitalisation and Development Programme
(RADP) that his department implemented in 2010, (a) what impact did
he find the RADP has in improving the lives of smallholder farmers, (b)
which challenges were experienced by his department in implementing
the RADP and (c) what plans have been put in place to address the
challenges? NO2535E
?178. Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
Whether her department will commission investigations into allegations
that foreign entrepreneurs running spaza shops in townships are heavily
subsidised and consequently have an unfair advantage over local
entrepreneurs; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will the investigations
commence, (b) who will form part of the investigating team and (c) will
the Spaza Shops Association and the SA Tuck-shops, Taverns, Small
Enterprise & Vendors Association (SATTSEVA) be represented in the
investigation? NO2529E
?185. Mr A F Madella (ANC) to ask the Minister of Transport:
In view of the necessity of good, functional transport networks and
systems for any thriving community (details furnished), what (a)
progress has been made to date in (i) the provision of universally
accessible public transport in the form of buses, trains and taxis and (ii)
making platforms and train stations universally accessible to create an
environment free of barriers for persons with disabilities and (b) plans
are in place to accelerate the process of removing all physical barriers in
the public transport system to ensure freedom of movement for all
persons, including persons with disabilities? NO2536E
?209. Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Science and Technology:
With reference to the Government’s proposed nuclear build programme
and the significant amount of specialised skills required to ensure the
success of this programme, is her department working with the
Department of Energy and its entities with regard to acquiring the
necessary specialised skills with regard to nuclear education; if not, why
not; if so, how? NO2563E
?186. Ms N R Bhengu (ANC) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
What role is played by her Department of Small Business and
Cooperatives to support and promote businesses owned by persons with
disabilities in order for such businesses to access the market and receive
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adequate support required to improve both social and economic
conditions of persons with disabilities who work in such businesses?
NO2537E
?187. Mr E K Siwela (ANC) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
What are the plans to ensure leadership stability in the SA Post Office in
line with its turnaround strategy and its corporate plans that were tabled
in Parliament? NO2538E
?208. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
What (a) measures are in place to gauge the success of the Guidelines for
Reducing Municipal Red Tape introduced in 2013 and (b) evidence does
she have that municipal red tape has indeed been reduced as a result of
the specified guidelines? NO2562E
?188. Ms D R Tsotetsi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
What are the plans of his department or through partnerships to deal with
transformational issues in the Information Communications Technology
sector after it became evident in a seminar hosted by the Portfolio
Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services on 3 February
2015 that not much has been achieved to transform the sector? NO2539E
?189. Ms J L Fubbs (ANC) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
What trade value will accrue to South Africa after he has recently
returned from visiting a number of countries to step up our trade on
beneficiated products and goods? NO2540E
?205. Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
(a) What is his department doing to correct the significant confusion in
the business community caused by the series of contradictory
announcements made with regard to the amended Broad-Based Black
Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice and (b) has his
department found that this policy confusion is damaging to the
investment and economic climate, contributing to a sense of policy
uncertainty? NO2559E
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?197. Ms N P Sonti (EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
What (a) concrete steps has he taken to recover the R35 billion lost by
his department (details furnished) due to wrongful and wasteful
construction and/or leasing of state buildings since 2009 up to 2014 and
(b) remedial action has he taken to ensure that such maladministration
does not happen in the future? NO2549E
?190. Ms L S Makhubela-Mashele (ANC) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
With reference to the decline in domestic tourism due to it becoming
very expensive for South Africans, especially those from historically
disadvantaged communities and the fact that ownership of the tourism
businesses still reflect the structural economic disparities of the past, (a)
how does he intend to ensure that affordable packages are developed to
inculcate a culture of travel amongst locals to explore their country and
(b) what measures are being taken to ensure radical transformation of the
tourism industry? NO2541E
?192. Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
What progress has been achieved by his department in respect of
promoting the programme of sound immovable asset management in the
public sector? NO2543E
?177. Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
Whether her department intends to reduce the waiting period required to
register a new business from the current time of between 19 and 24 days
to within 48 hours, as is the case in Rwanda; if not, why not; if so, when
can we expect this plan to be implemented? NO2528E
?206. Mr D W Macpherson (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and
Industry:
How does he account for the country’s consistent drop in global
rankings for foreign direct investment confidence? NO2560E
?214. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development
and Land Reform:
With regard to the 60% of the value of commercial agricultural land
which reflected in short term debt, (a) how does he intend preserving
land values as part of his land reform proposals to avoid a major crisis in
the financial sector and (b) what research informs his actions? NO2570E
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?207. Mr R W T Chance (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
(a) How many jobs have been created by her department, including its
entities and (b) at what total cost? NO2561E
?201. Mr T E Mulaudzi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
(1) In view of the fact that her department is not fulfilling its mandate
to create a favourable environment for small and medium
enterprises to thrive, does she have a clear skills development
program and financing for up-and-coming young black
entrepreneurs in particular; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many
emerging young black entrepreneurs have benefited from this
programme and (b) what are the further relevant details;
(2) is her department paying small businesses within the prescribed
period of 30 days; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant
details? NO2554E
?193. Ms S J Nkomo (IFP) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
What is the (a) envisaged date and (b) relevant details regarding the full
implementation of the National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy,
specifically the provision of services which the specified strategy seeks
to provide to assist small businesses in rural areas? NO2544E
?204. Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
What is his department currently doing to ensure that the country is not
excluded from the benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
as a result of the impending out-of-cycle review and the inevitable job
losses and harm to South African exporters? NO2558E
?210. Mrs M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
How has his advisor guided and contributed to the development and
execution of the Universal Service and Access Agency’s role in
broadcasting digital migration? NO2564E
?199. Mr T E Mulaudzi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Whether, in light of the recent announcement by the Deputy President,
Mr M C Ramaphosa, to link e-toll accounts to vehicle license
registration, she has now found that e-tolls were not well thought
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through as a means of capitalising road improvement in Gauteng; if so,
why is the Government continuing to work out a system that was flawed
from inception and which has no reasonable chance of success in the
near future? NO2551E
?194. Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Science and
Technology:
Whether, with reference to the Square Kilometre Array programme, she
has taken any steps to ensure that communities surrounding the
installation site of this radio telescope programme will derive benefit
from the project in terms of (a) employment opportunities and (b) other
community upliftment programmes; if so, what are the full relevant
details? NO2546E
?200. Mr M M Dlamini (EFF) to ask the Minister of Science and
Technology:
With reference to her statement during the Debate on Budget Vote 30,
Science and Technology, on 21 May 2015 that her department’s budget
remains inadequate in relation to the mandate and importance of science,
technology and innovation in the country’s development, (a) what
budget request did she submit to the National Treasury for the 2015-16
financial year, (b) which requests received funding and (c) which
requests did not receive funding? NO2552E
?195. Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
Whether, with regard to his department’s decision to create
approximately 100 black industrialists to advance economic
transformation in order to promote black economic empowerment, any
strategies are in place to ensure that black people in the rural areas will
also benefit from this exercise; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? NO2547E
?202. Ms E N Louw (EFF) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
In light of the negative impression that the recent xenophobic or
afrophobic attacks had on the country’s tourism industry and the loss of
business revenue resulting from cancellations of tourist travels and
accommodation reservations particularly in Durban, (a) how has
Durban’s reputation, as South Africa’s friendliest city, been affected in
this regard, (b) what measures has he taken to win back tourists and (c)
at what cost were the measures taken? NO2556E
?196. Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
In view of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’
encouragement of black emerging farmers to get involved in poultry
farming and his department’s negotiation with countries such as the
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United States of America, Brazil, China and India to import their poultry
products to the country, how does the Government assist black poultry
farmers to compete in this market, whilst bearing in mind that poultry
farming is heavily subsidised in the specified countries? NO2548E
?203. Mr M Q Ndlozi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
In light of the investigation ordered by the President in February 2014
into the SA Post Office’s financial maladministration (details furnished),
(a) what is the status of the specified investigation and (b) when does he
expect the findings of the investigation to be made public? NO2557E
QUESTIONS TO BE DEALT WITH IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 109(3)
?140. Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
What progress has been made in the establishment of (a) agri-parks
and/or (b) co-operatives and clusters within the poorest 27 district
municipalities in the country? NO2347E
?141. Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
Whether he has met with the African Farmers Association of South
Africa (AFASA) to discuss the new limit on land ownership for large-
scale farmers; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the meeting be held;
if so, what were the outcomes of the meeting? NO2348E
?153. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries:
(a) What amount has been budgeted for the implementation of the
agricultural policy action plan over the Medium-Term Expenditure
Framework period and (b) when will the policy be implemented?
NO2362E
?152. Ms Z Jongbloed (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
Does he ensure that investigations, and where necessary disciplinary
actions, are implemented against departmental employees and officials
against whom serious allegations of misconduct were made; if so, what
is the normal turnaround time for such processes to be completed in his
department? NO2361E
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?162. Ms E N Louw (EFF) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
(1) With reference to a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature,
(details furnished), what efforts are being made by his department
to the skills and market access gap between the well-developed
commercial farmers and the predominantly black small-scale
farmers;
(2) whether he has found that where government policy prescribes that
at least 70% of the Government’s food consumption should be
procured from small-scale farmers, such small-scale farmers are
empowered; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what
are the relevant details? NO2371E
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[No 7 – 2015] Second Session, Fifth Parliament
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
________________________
QUESTION PAPER
________________________
Note:
1. † Indicates translated version of the question.
2. ? Indicates a question for oral reply.
Table of Contents
Minister of Public Works ..................................................................................... 47, 51
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform ......................................... 48, 49, 51
Minister of Science and Technology .............................................................. 47, 49, 53
Minister of Small Business Development .......................................... 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services .............................. 47, 50, 52, 54
Minister of Tourism .................................................................................. 46, 48, 51, 53
Minister of Trade and Industry ................................................................. 50, 51, 52, 53
Minister of Transport ................................................................................ 46, 48, 49, 52
Questions standing over in accordance with Rule 109(3) .................................... 54, 55
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY
WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2015
CLUSTER 5: ECONOMICS
?211. Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
When will her department implement the new e-toll dispensation policy
announced by the Deputy President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, on 25 May
2015? NO2565E
?179. Ms B T Ngcobo (ANC) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
(1) With reference to the Southern African Tourism Services
Association (SATSA) conference held from 7 August to 9 August
2014 (details furnished), has he engaged the Minister of Home
Affairs on what the possible unintended consequences of the
Immigration Regulations will be on inbound tourism with effect
from 1 June 2015; if so, what are the possible unintended
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consequences and what mitigating factors have been taken to
cushion the tourism industry from these unintended consequences;
(2) has he carefully studied the results of the study commissioned by
the Tourism Business Council of South Africa which indicates that
the country may lose 270,000 international tourists and in turn
result in 21 000 jobs lost annually and inadvertently cost South
Africa R9,7 billion in revenue; if so, what has been the reported
figures and has there been a decrease in forward bookings or
cancellations due to the imminent introduction of immigration
regulations;
(3) what has been the reaction of the international tourism community,
including emerging markets such as China and India, on the new
immigration regulations and has his department benchmarked
global best practices for responding to policy challenges with
regard to having a balanced approach between combating child
trafficking and promoting international tourist arrivals;
(4) has his department taken any steps to assist the domestic and
international inbound tourism operators on readiness for the new
immigration regulations? NO2530E
?180. Mr M D Kekana (ANC) to ask the Minister of Science and
Technology:
(1) With reference to the Human Capital Development, what strategies
is her department implementing to maintain doctoral and post-
graduate females from disadvantaged backgrounds in the relevant
programmes until they complete the programme and therefore
prevent them from falling by the wayside;
(2) has her department analysed their challenges? NO2531E
?212. Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
When will his department have completed the security upgrades to the
private residence of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, in Nkandla that
have begun in May 2009? NO2566E
?181. Ms M T Kubayi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
(1) What (a) progress has his department made with regard to the roll-
out of broadband to eight districts as announced by the President in
his State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2015 and (b) is the
total budget allocated for this project;
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(2) with reference to the delays in issuing of the spectrum and the
concerns raised by the sector in this regard, what progress has the
Cabinet made in approving the spectrum policy and its
publication? NO2532E
?182. Mr A M Mudau (ANC) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Is she aware of the challenges posed by Road D3610 from Matangari to
Dzimaulwi in Limpopo (details furnished); if not, will she intervene and
assist the Limpopo provincial department of transport; if so, what is her
department doing with regard to the specified road? NO2533E
?213. Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
Whether he (a) called for any impact assessments of the new visa
regulations on tourism and (b) conducted consultations with relevant
stakeholders from the tourism sector; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? NO2568E
?198. Mr N S Matiase (EFF) to ask the Minister of Rural Development
and Land Reform:
Whether he has made any intervention to support the aspirations of the
residents of Gwatyu Farms in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, who have
organised themselves into a communal property association, but are not
getting any recognition and support from his department and other
departments in the Eastern Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? NO2550E
?183. Mr T R J E Ramokhoase (ANC) to ask the Minister of Small
Business Development:
What impact do (a) township malls and (b) rural malls have on the
viability of (i) general dealers, (ii) spaza shops and (iii) tuck shops that
trade in the same areas where the specified malls are situated? NO2534E
?191. Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Whether her department will intervene in the ongoing crisis and failure
of provincial municipalities to issue permits to taxi owners; if so, what
(a) are the specific details of such an intervention and (b) has been the
progress of the localised state intervention strategy and its fast-tracking
process in this regard? NO2542E
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?184. Ms P C Ngwenya-Mabila (ANC) to ask the Minister of Rural
Development and Land Reform:
With reference to the Recapitalisation and Development Programme
(RADP) that his department implemented in 2010, (a) what impact did
he find the RADP has in improving the lives of smallholder farmers, (b)
which challenges were experienced by his department in implementing
the RADP and (c) what plans have been put in place to address the
challenges? NO2535E
?178. Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
Whether her department will commission investigations into allegations
that foreign entrepreneurs running spaza shops in townships are heavily
subsidised and consequently have an unfair advantage over local
entrepreneurs; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will the investigations
commence, (b) who will form part of the investigating team and (c) will
the Spaza Shops Association and the SA Tuck-shops, Taverns, Small
Enterprise & Vendors Association (SATTSEVA) be represented in the
investigation? NO2529E
?185. Mr A F Madella (ANC) to ask the Minister of Transport:
In view of the necessity of good, functional transport networks and
systems for any thriving community (details furnished), what (a)
progress has been made to date in (i) the provision of universally
accessible public transport in the form of buses, trains and taxis and (ii)
making platforms and train stations universally accessible to create an
environment free of barriers for persons with disabilities and (b) plans
are in place to accelerate the process of removing all physical barriers in
the public transport system to ensure freedom of movement for all
persons, including persons with disabilities? NO2536E
?209. Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Science and Technology:
With reference to the Government’s proposed nuclear build programme
and the significant amount of specialised skills required to ensure the
success of this programme, is her department working with the
Department of Energy and its entities with regard to acquiring the
necessary specialised skills with regard to nuclear education; if not, why
not; if so, how? NO2563E
?186. Ms N R Bhengu (ANC) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
What role is played by her Department of Small Business and
Cooperatives to support and promote businesses owned by persons with
disabilities in order for such businesses to access the market and receive
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adequate support required to improve both social and economic
conditions of persons with disabilities who work in such businesses?
NO2537E
?187. Mr E K Siwela (ANC) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
What are the plans to ensure leadership stability in the SA Post Office in
line with its turnaround strategy and its corporate plans that were tabled
in Parliament? NO2538E
?208. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
What (a) measures are in place to gauge the success of the Guidelines for
Reducing Municipal Red Tape introduced in 2013 and (b) evidence does
she have that municipal red tape has indeed been reduced as a result of
the specified guidelines? NO2562E
?188. Ms D R Tsotetsi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
What are the plans of his department or through partnerships to deal with
transformational issues in the Information Communications Technology
sector after it became evident in a seminar hosted by the Portfolio
Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services on 3 February
2015 that not much has been achieved to transform the sector? NO2539E
?189. Ms J L Fubbs (ANC) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
What trade value will accrue to South Africa after he has recently
returned from visiting a number of countries to step up our trade on
beneficiated products and goods? NO2540E
?205. Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
(a) What is his department doing to correct the significant confusion in
the business community caused by the series of contradictory
announcements made with regard to the amended Broad-Based Black
Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice and (b) has his
department found that this policy confusion is damaging to the
investment and economic climate, contributing to a sense of policy
uncertainty? NO2559E
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?197. Ms N P Sonti (EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
What (a) concrete steps has he taken to recover the R35 billion lost by
his department (details furnished) due to wrongful and wasteful
construction and/or leasing of state buildings since 2009 up to 2014 and
(b) remedial action has he taken to ensure that such maladministration
does not happen in the future? NO2549E
?190. Ms L S Makhubela-Mashele (ANC) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
With reference to the decline in domestic tourism due to it becoming
very expensive for South Africans, especially those from historically
disadvantaged communities and the fact that ownership of the tourism
businesses still reflect the structural economic disparities of the past, (a)
how does he intend to ensure that affordable packages are developed to
inculcate a culture of travel amongst locals to explore their country and
(b) what measures are being taken to ensure radical transformation of the
tourism industry? NO2541E
?192. Mr K P Sithole (IFP) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
What progress has been achieved by his department in respect of
promoting the programme of sound immovable asset management in the
public sector? NO2543E
?177. Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
Whether her department intends to reduce the waiting period required to
register a new business from the current time of between 19 and 24 days
to within 48 hours, as is the case in Rwanda; if not, why not; if so, when
can we expect this plan to be implemented? NO2528E
?206. Mr D W Macpherson (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and
Industry:
How does he account for the country’s consistent drop in global
rankings for foreign direct investment confidence? NO2560E
?214. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development
and Land Reform:
With regard to the 60% of the value of commercial agricultural land
which reflected in short term debt, (a) how does he intend preserving
land values as part of his land reform proposals to avoid a major crisis in
the financial sector and (b) what research informs his actions? NO2570E
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?207. Mr R W T Chance (DA) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
(a) How many jobs have been created by her department, including its
entities and (b) at what total cost? NO2561E
?201. Mr T E Mulaudzi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
(1) In view of the fact that her department is not fulfilling its mandate
to create a favourable environment for small and medium
enterprises to thrive, does she have a clear skills development
program and financing for up-and-coming young black
entrepreneurs in particular; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many
emerging young black entrepreneurs have benefited from this
programme and (b) what are the further relevant details;
(2) is her department paying small businesses within the prescribed
period of 30 days; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant
details? NO2554E
?193. Ms S J Nkomo (IFP) to ask the Minister of Small Business
Development:
What is the (a) envisaged date and (b) relevant details regarding the full
implementation of the National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy,
specifically the provision of services which the specified strategy seeks
to provide to assist small businesses in rural areas? NO2544E
?204. Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
What is his department currently doing to ensure that the country is not
excluded from the benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
as a result of the impending out-of-cycle review and the inevitable job
losses and harm to South African exporters? NO2558E
?210. Mrs M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
How has his advisor guided and contributed to the development and
execution of the Universal Service and Access Agency’s role in
broadcasting digital migration? NO2564E
?199. Mr T E Mulaudzi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Transport:
Whether, in light of the recent announcement by the Deputy President,
Mr M C Ramaphosa, to link e-toll accounts to vehicle license
registration, she has now found that e-tolls were not well thought
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through as a means of capitalising road improvement in Gauteng; if so,
why is the Government continuing to work out a system that was flawed
from inception and which has no reasonable chance of success in the
near future? NO2551E
?194. Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Science and
Technology:
Whether, with reference to the Square Kilometre Array programme, she
has taken any steps to ensure that communities surrounding the
installation site of this radio telescope programme will derive benefit
from the project in terms of (a) employment opportunities and (b) other
community upliftment programmes; if so, what are the full relevant
details? NO2546E
?200. Mr M M Dlamini (EFF) to ask the Minister of Science and
Technology:
With reference to her statement during the Debate on Budget Vote 30,
Science and Technology, on 21 May 2015 that her department’s budget
remains inadequate in relation to the mandate and importance of science,
technology and innovation in the country’s development, (a) what
budget request did she submit to the National Treasury for the 2015-16
financial year, (b) which requests received funding and (c) which
requests did not receive funding? NO2552E
?195. Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
Whether, with regard to his department’s decision to create
approximately 100 black industrialists to advance economic
transformation in order to promote black economic empowerment, any
strategies are in place to ensure that black people in the rural areas will
also benefit from this exercise; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? NO2547E
?202. Ms E N Louw (EFF) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
In light of the negative impression that the recent xenophobic or
afrophobic attacks had on the country’s tourism industry and the loss of
business revenue resulting from cancellations of tourist travels and
accommodation reservations particularly in Durban, (a) how has
Durban’s reputation, as South Africa’s friendliest city, been affected in
this regard, (b) what measures has he taken to win back tourists and (c)
at what cost were the measures taken? NO2556E
?196. Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
In view of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’
encouragement of black emerging farmers to get involved in poultry
farming and his department’s negotiation with countries such as the
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United States of America, Brazil, China and India to import their poultry
products to the country, how does the Government assist black poultry
farmers to compete in this market, whilst bearing in mind that poultry
farming is heavily subsidised in the specified countries? NO2548E
?203. Mr M Q Ndlozi (EFF) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services:
In light of the investigation ordered by the President in February 2014
into the SA Post Office’s financial maladministration (details furnished),
(a) what is the status of the specified investigation and (b) when does he
expect the findings of the investigation to be made public? NO2557E
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ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 109(3)
?140. Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
What progress has been made in the establishment of (a) agri-parks
and/or (b) co-operatives and clusters within the poorest 27 district
municipalities in the country? NO2347E
?141. Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
Whether he has met with the African Farmers Association of South
Africa (AFASA) to discuss the new limit on land ownership for large-
scale farmers; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the meeting be held;
if so, what were the outcomes of the meeting? NO2348E
?153. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries:
(a) What amount has been budgeted for the implementation of the
agricultural policy action plan over the Medium-Term Expenditure
Framework period and (b) when will the policy be implemented?
NO2362E
?152. Ms Z Jongbloed (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
Does he ensure that investigations, and where necessary disciplinary
actions, are implemented against departmental employees and officials
against whom serious allegations of misconduct were made; if so, what
is the normal turnaround time for such processes to be completed in his
department? NO2361E
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?162. Ms E N Louw (EFF) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries:
(1) With reference to a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature,
(details furnished), what efforts are being made by his department
to the skills and market access gap between the well-developed
commercial farmers and the predominantly black small-scale
farmers;
(2) whether he has found that where government policy prescribes that
at least 70% of the Government’s food consumption should be
procured from small-scale farmers, such small-scale farmers are
empowered; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what
are the relevant details? NO2371E
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