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Friday, 25 August 2023 291 [No 30—2023] FIFTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ________________________ INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER ________________________ NOTE: 1.

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Table of Contents SOCIAL SERVICES Cluster 2B Page Minister of Health ...................................................................................... 292, 293, 294, 295 Minister of Social Development ................................................................ 292, 293, 294, 295 (Replies to be submitted at: ncopquestions@parliament.gov.za 292 [No 30—2023] FIFTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Friday, 25 August 2023 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY WEDNESDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2023 Backlog at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital 187.
Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Health: (a) What is the current surgery backlog at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley and (b) to what extent are elective surgeries taking place as opposed to emergency operations?

CO724E 188.
CO724E 188.

Mr M R Bara (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Health: Teenage pregnancy (a) What comprehensive programmes are in place to urgently address the high numbers of underage pregnancies (details furnished) as detailed by the MEC for Health in KwaZulu-Natal, (b) what are the country’s overall statistics for teenage pregnancy, (c) what plans are in place in this regard, (d) how will they be monitored and (e) what is the time frame for a complete turnaround time?
CO725E Impact of loadshedding in hospitals 189.

Mr M R Bara (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Health: (a) What are his department’s plans to overcome the impact of loadshedding in hospitals (details furnished), (b) how many hospitals are exempted from loadshedding and (c) what is the turnaround time to ensure that all hospitals are exempted?

CO726E DSDTV expenditure 190.
Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development: (1) Whether there is a justification for spending R81,250 per month creating her department’s television platform in the current economic hardships (details furnished); (2) (3) (4) what are the details on which such expenditure is directly aligned with addressing the immediate needs of the vulnerable citizens who require social support from her department; why was the creation of a streaming platform prioritised over measures to enhance and streamline the delivery of essential social services to those in need (details furnished); what measures are in place to ensure that the funds allocated for television platforms could be better utilised to directly alleviate the pressing issues which are faced by marginalised communities?
CO727E Friday, 25 August 2023 293 [No 30—2023] FIFTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Appointment of director-general 191.

Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development: Whether any adjustments were made to the appointment criteria in favour of a certain person (details furnished) in light of the allegations of nepotism and his failure to meet the established requirements?

CO728E Closure of post offices 192.


Mr M R Bara (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development: Whether any alternative measures are in place for grant beneficiaries to access their grants in small towns across the Northern Cape as post offices have been closed (details furnished)?

CO729E 193.
CO729E 193.

Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) to ask the Minister of Health: Alexandra Health Centre Whether he has been informed that patients at the Alexandra Health Centre return home without having been attended to by the doctor as there is only one doctor available to service more than 400 patients each day; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why and (b) when will additional (i) doctors and (ii) other medical personnel be made available for the said centre?
CO730E Attacks on emergency medical services personnel 194.

Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) to ask the Minister of Health: In light of the increase on emergency medical services personnel attacks, what security measures have been implemented to prevent the loss of (a) lives and (b) emergency equipment as the health fraternity is already under-resourced and the escort of ambulances by police vehicles has not proven to be sufficient?

CO731E 195.
CO731E 195.

Mr E Z Njadu (Western Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Health: Strategies to eliminate malaria (1) What strategies has the Government implemented to eliminate malaria (details furnished); (2) whether such strategies have been successful; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO735E 294 [No 30—2023] FIFTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Friday, 25 August 2023 196.
Ms N E Nkosi (Mpumalanga: ANC) to ask the Minister of Health: Placement of doctors (1) Whether, with reference to the non-placement of doctors as interns in his department which left qualified doctors unemployed, the 2023 mid-year (a) internship and (b) community services allocation process has been able to cater for all those who qualify and applied; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether his department has prepared for the placement of doctors who will become eligible after the mid-year internship allocation process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO736E 197.
Mr I Ntsube (Free State: ANC) to ask the Minister of Health: New Covid-19 variant (1) Whether, with reference to the declaration of a new Covid-19 variant that might cause the spike in infections by the World Health Organisation, the general population has a reason to be concerned in this regard; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the country’s prevention regimens are enough to defend against the new variant; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO737E Campaign to end child marriages 198.

Ms N Ndongeni (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Social Development: Whether South Africa’s campaign to end child marriages is effective as reported by the Statistics SA to the African Union Special Rapporteur that 207 child marriages were recorded in 2021; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO738E National Development Agency: Poverty eradication 199.
Mr M E Nchabeleng (Limpopo: ANC) to ask the Minister of Social Development: What are the achievements of the National Development Agency in eradicating poverty and its causes?

CO739E Combatting human trafficking 200.


Mr E Z Njadu (Western Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Social Development: Whether South Africa has the necessary mechanisms in place to combat human trafficking as a problem identified in developing countries; if not, why not; if so, (a) what mechanisms and (b) what are the further relevant details?

CO740E Friday, 25 August 2023 295 [No 30—2023] FIFTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT 201.
Mr N M Hadebe (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Health: Registration with HPCSA What measures are in place to prevent the practicing of medicine without registering with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as he revealed that 124 unregistered persons were arrested?

CO741E Shortage of nurses 202.


Mr N M Hadebe (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Health: What measures has his department put in place to increase the number of qualified nurses to address the shortage (details furnished)?

CO742E Collaboration to curb child marriages 203.


Mr N M Hadebe (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Social Development: Which other departments is she collaborating with to ensure (a) child marriage is curbed and (b) the correct statistics are obtained as the practice infringes on children’s rights (details furnished)?

CO743E Mistreatment of orphans/elderly persons 204.
Mr N M Hadebe (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Social Development: What programmes are (a) adopted and/or (b) in place to monitor how vulnerable the orphans and elderly persons are protected from mistreatment by their caregivers as they are deemed to be sources of the SA Social Security Agency funds (details furnished)?

CO744E