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51 FRIDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2008
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QUESTIONS
For written reply:
Damage caused by storm in KZN
1162. Mr I F JULIES (DA) asked the
Minister for Provincial and Local Government:
(1) Whether his department has conducted
an investigation to determine
the extent of the damage caused by
the storm in KwaZulu-Natal; if not,
why not; if so, what are the relevant
details;
(2) whether communities that were affected
by the storm were warned
timeously; if not, why not; if so, what
are the relevant details? NW1902E
The MINISTER FOR PROVINCIAL AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
(1) Yes. Immediately after the disaster, the
National Disaster Management Centre
commissioned an independent service
provider to conduct a rapid assessment
of the damage in the affected areas.
(2) Yes. A warning alerting the public to
the possibility of heavy rain was issued
by the SA Weather Service at 16:00 on
Monday, 16 June 2008, a full 24 hours
ahead of the onset of the heavy rain.
This warning was received by all disaster
management personnel, by message
on mobile phones as well as electronically
on the e-mail. The disaster management
personnel at district and local
levels communicated the warning to the
general public.
Funds available for Asgisa projects in
Eastern Cape
1440. Mr E W TRENT (DA) asked the
Minister for Provincial and Local Government:
Whether the Government has made any
funds available for the projects of the
Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative
for South Africa (Asgisa) in the Eastern
Cape; if not, why not; if so, for each
project (a) what is the amount that has
been made available in the Medium Term
Expenditure Framework period, (b) what
is the nature of the project, (c) what
progress has been made to date and (d)
what are the further relevant details?
NW2183E
The MINISTER FOR PROVINCIAL AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
The Minister for Provincial and Local Government
is not responsible for the implementation
of the Accelerated and Shared Growth
Initiative of South Africa (Asgisa). That
responsibility lies with the Presidency. The
hon member is therefore advised to redirect
his question to the Presidency.
Expenditure by metros
1462. Mr W P DOMAN (DA) asked the
Minister for Provincial and Local Government:
What (a) amount in rands of their (i)
capital budgets and (ii) operating budgets
did each of the six metros spend in the
2007-08 financial year and during the
period 1 April 2008 to 30 June 2008 and
(b) percentage of the total allocated budgets
does this expenditure represent in
each case? NW2203E