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Board and management, the financial guarantee that has been provided to the SABC has brought about financial stability in the SABC; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
whether this information, as contained in the data base of his department, is available to the public; if not, why not; if so, what process must the public follow in order to obtain the information NO2815?
1998 White Paper on the Energy Policy, especially with regard to energy diversification through the utilisation of clean energy means NO3833?
Whether he intends introducing steps to (a) amend regulations regarding company registration and zoning of small businesses and (b) subject all new laws to regulatory impact assessments to review their effect on small businesses; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details NO3830?
Whether the settlement of the 3852 outstanding rural land restitution claims will contribute to meeting the 30% target set by his department for black ownership of productive agricultural land; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3865?
Whether he has found that the steps taken by cellular phone operators to extend coverage of their services to rural areas have proved to be adequate; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3882?
Whether the agricultural sector has made any meaningful gains in dealing with the problems of 86 000 jobs shed in the third quarter of 2010; if not, why not; if so, (a) what has been the net increase in jobs since 1 January 2010 and (b) what is her department's outlook in this regard for the near future NO3886?
How many irrigation schemes are there in the country, (b) where is each scheme located, what is its status and (d) in what way does each contribute to ensuring (i) food security and empowering people NO3841?
which contractors have incurred any penalties and (c) how much do these penalties amount to NO3878?
seeds, (d) fertilizer and (e) diesel to (i) persons or (ii) groups engaged in agricultural activities; if not, why not, in each case; if so, in each case, what (aa) were the criteria used to determine the beneficiary and (bb) are the further relevant details NO3842?
Whether his department has guided tourism planning in the local government and rural areas (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) which municipalities have been reached and (b) what are the further relevant details NO3852?
whether any application has been made to the National Treasury for a government loan for Sentech; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the anticipated amount for which Sentech will apply NO3863?
South Africa as a destination of choice; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is this strategy, (b) when will it be implemented and (c) how will this be a more effective strategy than the previous one NO3891?
What progress has her department made with the programme of (a) transforming the property industry (details furnished) and (b) eradicating mud schools NO3854?
Whether he plans to investigate the creation of a financial regime whereby the investments of the elderly are shielded by way of a fixed minimum interest rate in case of downward variations, while they will still benefit in case of upward variations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3893?
How his department intends evaluating the actual impact of tourism and its contribution to the gross domestic product NO3849?
whether she will establish a task team to investigate the progress made with regard to the empowerment of HDSAs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3879?
Whether his department has developed a concept for social tourism (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3853?
Whether his department has introduced new and innovative plans to boost the domestic tourism sector beyond anything achieved in the past; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3890?
for what reason are grants of up to R9 million made available for projects with a value of R30 million in respect of the Tourism Support Programme NO3859?
Whether her department intends giving municipalities a role in the roll-out of solar water heaters; if not, why not; if so, what have they done in this regard NO3831E What economic plans does his department have to assist vigorously in closing the gap between haves and have-nots NO3834?
What programmes did he put in place to ensure that women are introduced into the mainstream of the economy NO3840?
infrastructure at the national research facilities NO3860?
Whether the coordination of the Development Finance Institutions in contributing to the estimated funding gap for infrastructure projects is being achieved; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details NO3887?
Whether the public entities that report to him are geared towards halving the levels of unemployment by 2014; if so, what are the relevant details NO3838?
Whether she plans to investigate the creation of statutory remedies in terms of which a legal strike can be declared illegal by way of a speedy application process as soon as a certain level of violence and damage to property is reached; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3894?
With reference to the widely reported concerns pertaining to acid mine drainage and the fast rising water tables in the Rand mining basin; (a) what measures have been put in place to address these concerns and (b) what role is being played by mining operations and the Chamber of Mines in dealing with this matter NO2670E Whether it is his department's position that the creation of work should be left to the markets; if not, what is the position in this regard NO3837?
What steps has she taken to incentivise doctoral graduates in the sciences NO3861?
What is the extent of his department's support to cooperatives to create jobs NO3835?
What steps has he taken to remedy the failures reported on by the Auditor-General in his department's 2008-09 annual report NO3862?
Whether his department funded any of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) projects in the Free State; if so, (a) which projects and (b) what are the further relevant details?
whether there was a divide on the question of currency intervention and quantitative easing; if so, (a) how did the meeting divide and (b) what was South Africa's position in this regard NO3847?
Whether the Japanese standard will be adopted for the process of digital migration; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, whether the European standard will be adopted for the process of digital migration; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details NO3864?
whether any of these senior management positions have not been filled; if so, why have these positions not been filled NO3867?
when will these plans be implemented, (c) what resources will be required to implement these plans and (d) what are the further relevant details NO3868?
whether a detailed outline of the responsibilities of each of the state-owned enterprises in this regard is available; if not, why not; if so, where can it be accessed NO3871?
whether he has instituted any legal action against the persons allegedly responsible for the fraudulent activity in order to bring guilty persons to book; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3872?
whether any immediate relief will be offered to small businesses awaiting receipt of refunds; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3874?
whether, in each case, any measures were taken by his department to increase spending and create more jobs; if not, why not; if so, what (a) measures and (b) are the further relevant details NO3876?
whether the progress updates will be publicly available; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3877?
whether in light of its poor financial performance the Agency will be effective in assisting historically disadvantaged South Africans in the industry; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how will this be done NO3880?
Whether he has begun a consultative process with stakeholders to investigate the viability of the partial privatisation of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details NO3896?