Question & Repiles No 1751 to 1775

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

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QUESTION NO 1775

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: TUESDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 22 – 2009)

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether there are any plans to amend the Road Accident Fund Amendment Act, Act 19 of 2005; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the timeframes in this regard and (b) what is the nature of the amendments;

(2) what (a) processes, (b) procedures, (c) mechanisms and (d) public participation processes will take place in this regard?

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REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) No, the Department of Transport (DoT) is not considering amending the Road Accident Fund Amendment Act, 2005 (Act No 19 of 2005). The DoT is, however, considering amendments to the Road Accident Fund Act, 1996 (Act No 56 of 1996).

(a) The proposals are currently under evaluation by the Chief State Law Adviser and it is anticipated that the proposed amendments would be ready for the 2010 Parliamentary year.

(b) The content of the proposed amendments has not been finalised.

(2) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

All normal legislative processes, procedures, mechanisms and public participation processes will take place as required by law.

QUESTION NO: 1774

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR AT FRITZ (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) Whether educators who are employed by her department received their first occupation-specific dispensation (OSD) payment; if not, why not;

(2) whether there is any parity between salaries paid to educators employed by (a) her department and (b) the Department of Education; if not, (i) why not and (ii) when will parity in this regard be achieved? NW2272E

REPLY

(1) No.

The process of implementing the first phase of the occupation specific dispensation (OSD) for educators is underway. This process involves other relevant departments and is therefore interdependent on these departments to carry out certain activities prior to DCS implementing on the system e.g. National Treasury needs to align the salary scales for DCS on the PERSAL system.

(2) No.

(i) There is no parity in salaries at this stage between the Department of Correctional Services and the Department of Education. Educationists in the Department of Correctional Services are appointed in terms of the Correctional Services Act, whilst Educators in the Department of Education are appointed in terms of the Educators Act.

(ii) The parity will be achieved with the implementation of the OSD.

QUESTION NO: 1773

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR AT FRITZ (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) Whether any of the youth correctional centres have fully operational schools; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many and (b) in each case, (i) where is the centre situated and (ii) what is its name;

(2) how many (a) learners are enrolled at each school and (b) qualified educators are employed at each of these schools;

(3) what formal education programmes are offered to young offenders;

(4) whether awaiting-trial offenders are included in formal education programmes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2271E

REPLY:

(1-3) CORRECTIONAL CENTRES WITH OPERATIONAL SCHOOLS WITHIN

DCS.

1(a) Region	(i) Management Area	(ii) Name of Correctional centre	2 (a) Learners Enrolled	(b)Qualified Educators	3. Formal Educational Programmes Offered
GP	1. Baviaanspoort	Emthonjeni	151	5	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)
WC	2. Brandvlei	Brandvlei	274	10	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)
WC	3. Voorberg	Voorberg	279	5	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)
EC	4. East London.	Mdantsane ( Communal Cells used as classrooms)	141	3	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)
EC	5. Mthatha	Mt Ayliff ( Dining hall used as a school)	69	1	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)
KZN	6. Durban Westville	Usethubeni	235	14	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)
LMN	7. Barbeton	Barbeton	62	3	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)
FS/NC	8. Groenpunt	Groenpunt	41	8	§ GETC ( Pre-Abet, Abet L1-4) § FET (Grade 10-12) § HET (Higher Education)

(4) The Directorate Formal Education in DCS is only responsible for providing administrative support, study guidance, counselling and other relevant support in terms of studies to awaiting-trial detainees, parolees and probationers. However, if there is an awaiting-trial detainee who is supposed to write examinations he/she is assisted to ensure that he/she sits for the examinations.

It becomes a challenge to provide Formal Education to awaiting- trial detainees (ATD’s) as their duration of stay at a centre is never certain. It could last from few days to several months at any given time.

QUESTION NO: 1772

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR AT FRITZ (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) How prevalent is the occurrence of the rape of men in the SA Correctional facilities;

(2) whether there are any statistics of reported cases to the police of rape in correctional facilities; if not, why not; if so, how many were reported (a) in 2008 and (b) during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(3) (a) in how many of the cases reported to the police were the perpetrators prosecuted in court and (b) how many of these prosecutions resulted in successful convictions;

(4) how many members of his department have been accused of rape in Correctional Facilities? NW2270E

REPLY

(1) Cases of alleged rape of men in Correctional Centres do occur and will be demonstrated below.

(2) Statistics with regard to rape cases reported to the SAPS are available for the financial years 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009.

(a) In 2007/2008 financial year a total of 77 rape cases were reported to the SAPS.

In 2008/2009 financial year a total of 88 rape cases were reported to the SAPS.

(b) Information only available up to 31 March 2009 as indicated above.

(3) (a) Of the 77 cases reported to the SAPS in 2007/2008, seven (7) cases were prosecuted in court. Of the 88 cases reported to the SAPS in 2008/2009 eleven (11) cases were prosecuted in court.

(b) Four (4) of the cases reported in 2007/2008 led to successful convictions while three (3) cases are still outstanding.

Two (2) of the cases reported in 2008/2009 led to successful convictions while in two (2) cases the accused were found not guilty and seven (7) cases are still outstanding.

(4) Information on how many members of the Department accused of rape in Correctional Facilities does not exist in departmental records.

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QUESTION NO 1770

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 22 – 2009)

Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(a) When did the term of office of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) board expire, (b) what was the reason for not appointing a new RAF board timeously, (c) who in his department is responsible for this task, (d) when will the nomination for the board be tabled in Parliament and (e) how has he legitimised the current expired board?

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REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(a) 01 July 2009.

(b) The transitional period due to change in the administration.

(c) In terms of the Road Accident Fund Act, 1996 (Act No 56 of 1996), the Minister of Transport is responsible for appointing a new Road Accident Fund Board.

(d) The Road Accident Fund Act, 1996, does not prescribe that the nominations for the Board be tabled in Parliament.

(e) An Advisory Committee was established comprising of the Members who were on the Board that expired.

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QUESTION NO 1771

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: TUESDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 22 – 2009)

Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether his department received an annual report from the SA Marine Safety Authority (SAMSA) for the financial year 2007-08 for tabling in Parliament in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, when was the report received;

(2) whether any disclaimers were issued by the Auditor General; if so, what were the disclaimers;

(3) whether any forensic audit of SAMSA was undertaken; if so,

(4) whether this report will be made public and tabled in Parliament; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

1) Yes, September 2009.

2) No.

3) Yes.

4) The Board has to still consider the report and decide on any steps/action to be taken. Therefore, the report will not be made public or tabled in Parliament at this point in time.

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QUESTION NO 1769

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: TUESDAY, 08 DECEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 22 – 2009)

Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) (a) On which tender procurement provisions did his department rely when it provided for four days including for the mandatory briefing session for bidders to make submissions with regard to a certain tender (details furnished) and (b) what is the reason for the short time given to tenderers to respond;

(2) (a) how many tenders were received, (b) to whom was the tender awarded and (c) was it awarded to the highest bidder;

(3) whether cognisance was taken of previous employees who may have been advantaged by insider knowledge who bid for the tender; if so, how?

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REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) (a) The Department of Transport did not provide for four days, including the mandatory briefing session, for bidders to make submissions regarding the tender referred to. The requirements of Treasury Regulation 16 (A), paragraph 6.3 (c), were adhered to. The bid was advertised in the Tender Bulletin on 28 August 2009. The briefing session was scheduled for 02 September 2009 and the closing date for submissions was 21 September 2009.

(b) No shortened period was given.

(2) (a) The following 17 proposals were received on 21 September 2009:-

NO.	SERVICE PROVIDER/S
01	SAHA Consortium (SAHA International (Pty) Ltd / Mncedisi Ndlovu & Sedumedi Inc. Attorneys / SA Transport Solutions Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Morunimb Inc. Chartered Accountants / Zimko Promotions)
02	Gibbela Consortium (Arcus Gibb (Pty) Ltd / Alta Swanepoel & Associates / David Sekgobela & Associates / Snap-Tech (Pty) Ltd / Lithathaa Consulting Services / JM Professional Services / Dan Van Onselen Consulting)
03	MSRD Consortium (One Source Holdings (Pty) Ltd / CSN Technologies CC)
04	EON Consortium (EON Consulting / Gobodo Systems Consulting (Pty) Ltd / CSIR / Logan Attorneys / Computer Associates)
05	UBAC Consortium (Finishing Touch Trading 241 T/A UBAC (Pty) Ltd / Ashira Legal Advisors (Pty) Ltd / Ngubane and Company / Goba (Pty) Ltd / Gijima Ast / Sihlangene / Advocate Welcome Sandile Kuboni)
06	Phatha Bantu Fleet & Transport Solutions (Pty) Ltd
07	Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd
08	Simeka Consulting (Pty) Ltd
09	DCI Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Future Lead / KG Business Development/ S2r Projects / Zulakas Consulting / Conrad Osman / IR Charge
10	Vela Vke Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd / Axios Consulting / Amaraka Investments (Pty) Ltd / Franquois 13 Ordinaire CC Joint Venture
11	Neo Solutions (Pty) Ltd
12	P2 Project Management Solutions (Pty) Ltd
13	Acredula Consortium (Acresa Consulting / Dumabezwe Consulting / LMT Progressive Developments)
14	Tergrahm Projects CC T/A Target Projects
15	Mulaudzi and Associates CC
16	SSI Engineers and Environmental Consultants (Pty) Ltd, in Association with X-Pert Group, KPMG Services, Wisdom Keys Group, and White & Case Attorneys
17	DLS Consortium (Deloitte Consulting (Pty) Ltd / Lesiba Modau / Shared Services Investment)

(b) The bid has not been awarded as yet. The evaluation process is still underway.

(3) Bidders are required to complete a standard declaration of interest (form SBD 4) as part of the bidding documents. Department of Transport officials who are involved in the evaluation or adjudication process of bids are also required to sign a declaration of interest form. No interests were declared by any of the bidders or by any of the Department of Transport officials who were appointed to serve on the evaluating committee for this bid.

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QUESTION 1767

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2009 [IQP No 22 -2009]

FIRST SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT

Question 1767 for Written Reply, National Assembly: Mr Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(1) How many positions for state veterinarians are currently (a) funded, (b) unfunded, (c) filled and (d) vacant;

(2) whether her department has found that sufficient numbers of veterinarians qualify annually to meet the demand; if so, how many qualify on average; if not,

(3) whether the Government is considering recruiting veterinarians abroad to meet local demand; if so, (a) when and (b) from which countries;

(4) whether she will make a statement on the matter?

REPLY

(1) (a) There are 297 funded positions for state veterinarians.

(b) There are no unfunded positions since all such have been abolished.

(2) The number of qualifying veterinarians on an annual basis on average is 100.

(3) Yes, the Department is considering sourcing veterinarians from other countries to meet local demand.

(a) A team will evaluate this possibility from one country in November 2009 and the first intake of Veterinarians will most likely be in 2010.

(b) Cuba is being considered.

(4) When all investigations have been done and all agreements have been signed the Minister will make a statement on the matter.

QUESTION 1767

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2009 [IQP No 22 -2009]

FIRST SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT

Question 1767 for Written Reply, National Assembly: Mr Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(1) How many positions for state veterinarians are currently (a) funded, (b) unfunded, (c) filled and (d) vacant;

(2) whether her department has found that sufficient numbers of veterinarians qualify annually to meet the demand; if so, how many qualify on average; if not,

(3) whether the Government is considering recruiting veterinarians abroad to meet local demand; if so, (a) when and (b) from which countries;

(4) whether she will make a statement on the matter? NW2265E

REPLY

(1) (a) There are 297 funded positions for state veterinarians.

(b) There are no unfunded positions since all such have been abolished.

(2) The number of qualifying veterinarians on an annual basis on average is 100.

(3) Yes, the Department is considering sourcing veterinarians from other countries to meet local demand.

(a) A team will evaluate this possibility from one country in November 2009 and the first intake of Veterinarians will most likely be in 2010.

(b) Cuba is being considered.

(4) When all investigations have been done and all agreements have been signed the Minister will make a statement on the matter.

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QUESTION NO 1766

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 22)

1766. Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

Whether the capacity of the Clanwilliam dam will be increased; if not, why not; if so, (a) to what capacity will it be increased, (b) what will the project entail, (c) when will the project (i) commence and (ii) be completed and (d) what will the estimated cost be? NW2264E

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REPLY:

(a) Yes. The capacity of the Clanwilliam Dam will be increased from the current 124 million cubic metres (m3) to about 300 million m3 to create an additional yield of 70 million m3of water.

(b) The project will entail strengthening the dam wall in accordance with the Dam Safety Regulations; creating an additional yield that will supply resource poor farmers and improving assurance of supply to existing water users.

(c)(ii) If the appeal process is finalised by 2010/11, it is envisaged that the project will be completed by 2015/16.

(d) The estimated cost of raising the dam is R677 million (based on 2009 prices).

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QUESTION NO. 1764

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, Act 3 of 2000, was relied on with regard to the moratorium placed on health services in the Free State; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

In the 2008/09 financial year, due to severe financial challenges experienced during the latter half of the year, the following cost containment measures were reported by the province: postponement of all routine non-emergency surgical cases until the end of January 2009; implementation of strict criteria for the discharge of in-patients; redirected privately funded patients to the private health sector; cancellation of all non-essential meetings; halting of all non-critical personnel appointments; ensuring that staff took leave due to them in line with reduced service levels.

Since 1 April 2009 Health the stringent cost containment measures implemented above by the Free State Department of have been removed”.

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QUESTION NO. 1763

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether the restriction placed on private learning institutions limiting the number of student nurses will be revised; if not, (a) why not and (b) how does his department intend to address the shortage of nurses; if so, (i) when and (ii) what will the new formula be?

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REPLY:

The South African Nursing Council (SANC) did not place any restrictions on private learning institutions limiting the number; the SANC however recommends the number of students that can be admitted by a facility based on the available capacity (that includes availability of human resources for theoretical and practical teaching, library facilities and simulation laboratory) at the time of assessment and accreditation of that facility.

(a) Not applicable

(b) (i) Almost all the provinces went ahead and made provision to increase the production of nurses by increasing student intake, opening new campuses or colleges as well as alignment of the “nursing schools” to become campuses of existing nursing colleges. This exercise generally increased the intake of students by up to 40% from the year 2006. The increase output is not yet visible given the time it takes to produce a 4 year course professional nurse.

(ii) The Nursing Strategy for the country was launched in 2007 to address the expansion in number of nurses. The six focus areas of the strategy (Nursing Practice, Education and Training, Nursing Leadership, Nursing Regulation, Social positioning of nurses and Resources for nursing) provide an overall framework to guide a response to the nursing workforce shortage. The strategy identifies the need for strengthening production of nursing personnel in the country as one critical pillar to improving health care provision in the nursing profession. Further, the plans to revitalize nursing, the Department with support of the National Treasury have embarked on a nursing college audit in order to develop revitalization plans. The process of auditing public nursing colleges has already started and information on programme structure, staffing and adequacy of learning facilities will be utilized in designing strategies for strengthening production of nurses.

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QUESTION NO. 1762

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether any practitioners were removed from the registry by the Health Professions Council of South Africa for failing to pay their annual fees; if so, (a) how many, (b) which category of practitioners do they fall under and (c) which provinces are they from;

(2) (a) how many practitioners were on the register for each category as at 1 May 2009, (b) which provinces are they from and (c) how many of these work in the public sector?

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REPLY:

(1) Yes, the HPCSA effected erasures of practitioners from its Register on the 18 August 2009 following an extension of the payment deadline of 31 March 2009. The erasures affected practitioners from all the Professional Boards within the jurisdiction of the HPCSA. Practitioners erased were from all Provinces of the Republic of South Africa.

(a), (b), and (c) Please refer to the tables in the attached Annexure 1 for information in this regard.

(2) The table in Annexure 2 reflect the details in this regard.

QUESTION NO. 1761

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Ms E More (ID) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether his department has a human resource strategy with regard to (a) nurses, (b) doctors, (c) pharmacists, (d) dentists, (e) physiotherapists and (f) any other specified category; if not, (i) why not and (ii) when will such a strategy be developed; if so, what are the relevant details for each category?

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REPLY:

The National Department of Health has been implementing the National Human Resources for Health (HRH) Planning Framework, launched in 2006. The HRH Planning Framework provides a locus for the mobilization of resources and stakeholders to link their work to national development objectives in order to provide an adequate and competent workforce to serve the population in partnership with Government. Priority areas identified by the HRH Planning Framework include:

(a) Strengthening the nursing profession

The nursing profession comprise the largest category of health professionals providing health care in the country. South Africa, like other countries, has felt the impact of the global shortage of nurses. In seeking a solution to address the challenges of maintaining an adequate nursing workforce, the National Department of Health facilitated the development of a Nursing strategy aimed at addressing the above and other challenges faced by nursing in South Africa.

The nursing strategy seeks to provide a guiding framework for all stakeholders in the profession seeking to implement nursing reforms and articulates how education and training, practice, resources, social positioning, regulation and leadership are planned and linked together to support health care delivery. Priority has been given to auditing comprehensively nursing colleges in the country in order to inform a programme of revitalization of these institutions, and thereby influence the numbers of nurses being produced country wide.

Coupled with the implementation of the nursing strategy, the introduction of a new remuneration dispensation for health professionals, starting with nurses further seeks to enhance the recruitment and retention of nurses in the public and clinical sector where they are most needed.

(b) Doctors, (c) pharmacists, (d) dentists, (e) physiotherapists and (f) any other specified category

A review of health sciences education and training with a bias towards expanding the production of health professionals of different categories to meet the health systems needs was initiated in collaboration with the National Department of (Higher) Education, National Treasury and Health Sciences Education and Training Institutions - as part of implementation of the HRH Planning framework.

Coupled with the above mentioned review, the introduction of a new remuneration dispensation for health professionals, further seeks to enhance the recruitment and retention of the various health professional cadres in the public and clinical sector where they are most needed.

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QUESTION NO. 1760

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether, with regard to the moratorium placed on health services in the Free State, any costing has been done on the increase (a) of opportunistic infections, (b) of drug resistance and (c) in medical costs in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

There was no moratorium placed on the provision of any health services in the Province, what was in fact done in 2007/2008 was that stringent measures for Clinical Health Services were put in place.

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QUESTION NO. 1757

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether any applications have been made to (a) expand or (b) build any new private hospitals; if so, in each case (i) how many, (ii) who made the application, (iii) on what date was each application made (iv) for which areas were the application made and (v) how many additional beds were requested;

(2) whether any of these applications were denied; if so, (a) which one(s) and (b) on what grounds?

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REPLY:

The following information was obtained from the Provinces:

EASTERN CAPE

(1) Yes, application received for additional beds / expansions. The following table reflects the situation in this regard

YEAR	APPLICANT	NO. OF BEDS	DECISION	AREA
2007	Eye & Laser	56	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2007	Eye & Laser	60	Not Approved	Jeffreys Bay
2008	Life Queenstown Private Hosp.	20	Approved	Queenstown
2008	Life Beacon Bay	61	Not Approved	East London
2008	Life Hunterscraig	61	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Netcare Cuyler	28	Not Approved	Uitenhage
2008	Netcare Cuyler	4 neonatal	Approved	Uitenhage
2008	CPR Africa Prellex cc	350	Not Approved	Mthatha
2008	Life St Georges	5 paed. rehab 25 adult rehab 15 coronary	Approved Approved Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Life Beacon Bay	6 neonatal	Approved	East London
2008	Life St Mary’s	30	Approved	Mthatha

Applications were received for new facilities, as reflected in the following table

YEAR	APPLICANT	NO. OF BEDS	DECISION	AREA
2006	Nehemia Naledi	68	Not approved	Jeffreys Bay
2006	Phodiso Holdings	21	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2006	Netcare Bophelo Basetshaba	200	Not Approved	East London
2007	Eye & Laser Institute	120	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2007	Eye & Laser Institute	20	Not Approved	Jeffreys Bay
2007	East London Eye Hosp.	10	Approved	East London
2008	Life Health Care	200	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Netcare Greenacres	120	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Casualty Clinique Holdings	80	Not Approved	Jeffreys Bay
2008	CPR Africa Prellex cc	100	Approved	Mthatha
2008	Netcare PPP Port Alfred Hospital	32	Approved	Port Alfred
2008	Netcare PPP Settlers Hospital	32	Approved	Grahamstown
2009	CrossMed ( Pty) Ltd	54	Approved	Mthatha
2009	Mthatha Eye & Laser	10	Pending	Mthatha
2009	Rehabilitation Hosp.	Not Stated	Pending	Mthatha
2009	Imed Medical Tourism	220	Pending	Lusikisiki
2009	Africare PPMC	300	Pending	Port Elzabeth
2009	Private Hospital	100	Pending	Lusikisiki
2009	Life E.L.Private Hosp.	50 medical	Approved	East London
2009	Mdantsane Hospital	300	Not Approved	Mdantsane, E.L.
2009	Nonkumbuzo Distributors	250	Not Approved	Mthatha
2009	Reakopana Health Care	250	Pending	Port Elizabeth
2009	CPR Africa Prellex cc	50	Pending	Ugie
2009	Mdantsane Health Care Centre	40	Approved	Mdantsane
2009	Ringmaster Trade & Invest (Pty) Ltd	10 Eye	Approved	East London
2009	Casualty Clinique Holdings	20	Pending	Jeffreys Bay

The following reflects information on the applicants for new facilities

YEAR	APPLICANT	NO. OF BEDS	DECISION	AREA
2006	Nehemia Naledi	68	Not approved	Jeffreys Bay
2006	Phodiso Holdings	21	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2006	Netcare Bophelo Basetshaba	200	Not Approved	East London
2007	Eye & Laser Institute	120	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2007	Eye & Laser Institute	20	Not Approved	Jeffreys Bay
2007	East London Eye Hosp.	10	Approved	East London
2008	Life Health Care	200	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Netcare Greenacres	120	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Casualty Clinique Holdings	80	Not Approved	Jeffreys Bay
2008	CPR Africa Prellex cc	100	Approved	Mthatha
2008	Netcare PPP Port Alfred Hospital	32	Approved	Port Alfred
2008	Netcare PPP Settlers Hospital	32	Approved	Grahamstown
2009	CrossMed ( Pty) Ltd	54	Approved	Mthatha
2009	Mthatha Eye & Laser	10	Pending	Mthatha
2009	Rehabilitation Hosp.	Not Stated	Pending	Mthatha
2009	Imed Medical Tourism	220	Pending	Lusikisiki
2009	Africare PPMC	300	Pending	Port Elzabeth
2009	Private Hospital	100	Pending	Lusikisiki
2009	Life E.L.Private Hosp.	50 medical	Approved	East London
2009	Mdantsane Hospital	300	Not Approved	Mdantsane, E.L.
2009	Nonkumbuzo Distributors	250	Not Approved	Mthatha
2009	Reakopana Health Care	250	Pending	Port Elizabeth
2009	CPR Africa Prellex cc	50	Pending	Ugie
2009	Mdantsane Health Care Centre	40	Approved	Mdantsane
2009	Ringmaster Trade & Invest (Pty) Ltd	10 Eye	Approved	East London
2009	Casualty Clinique Holdings	20	Pending	Jeffreys Bay

YEAR	APPLICANT	NO. OF BEDS	DECISION	AREA
2007	Eye & Laser	56	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2007	Eye & Laser	60	Not Approved	Jeffreys Bay
2008	Life Queenstown Private Hosp.	20	Approved	Queenstown
2008	Life Beacon Bay	61	Not Approved	East London
2008	Life Hunterscraig	61	Not Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Netcare Cuyler	28	Not Approved	Uitenhage
2008	Netcare Cuyler	4 neonatal	Approved	Uitenhage
2008	CPR Africa Prellex cc	350	Not Approved	Mthatha
2008	Life St Georges	5 paed. rehab 25 adult rehab 15 coronary	Approved Approved Approved	Port Elizabeth
2008	Life Beacon Bay	6 neonatal	Approved	East London
2008	Life St Mary’s	30	Approved	Mthatha

(2) Yes

(a) See tables above

(b) According to norms, the areas are over-serviced

FREE STATE

No applications were made to expand or build private facilities, however, applications were made for additional beds. The following table reflects the application for additional beds

ADDITIONAL BEDS	WHO MADE THE APPLICATION	DATE	AREA	DENIED/GRANTED
17 Psychiatric beds	Mr. Yawa-Care Cure Company	July 2008	Bloemfontein- Willows	Granted
13 Acute Rehabilitation beds	Life Pasteur	Dec 2008	Bloemfontein-Hospitalpark	Granted
12 Day Beds	Me v/d Colff	May 2009	Bloemfontein-Dan Pienaar	Granted

KWAZULU/NATAL

The following table reflects the situation in this regard

District	Applicant	Category	Beds	Decision
DC 21	Shelly Bee Investments	New Care Centre	100 Step down beds	No decision
DC 21	Hibiscus Private Hospital	Hospital extension	2 General theatres	Nothing was approved Applicant appealed
DC 21	Margate Hospital	Hospital extension	9 medical beds 5 paediatric	Not yet approved The committee requests an electronic sketch plan on how increased beds will be accommodated
DC 22	Prince Alfred Medicare	Step Down	30 Medical	No Decision
DC 22	Midlands Medical Centre	Hospital extension	43 Medical beds 4 ICU 7 Obstetric beds 1 Maternity Theatre	No Decision
DC 22	Pietermaritzburg Mediclinic	Hospital extension	30 Medical beds 20 Surgical beds 15 Paediatric beds 10 Day beds 1 Specialist Theatre	No Decision
DC 22	Howick Private Hospital	Hospital extension	30 Medical beds 5 High Care beds 10 Day beds	No decision
DC 22	Step Down and Rehab Centre	New Step Down	11 Medical Beds 4 Paediatric	No decision
DC 22	Inkosi Bhambatha Private Hospital	New Hospital	50 Medical beds 18 Paediatric beds 6 ICU beds 6 High Care beds 7 Day beds 1 Mat prep room 2 First stage mat rooms 2 delivery rooms 10 Maternity beds 2 Neonatal ICU 2 General Theatres 1 Minor surgery theatre	No Decision
DC 22	Siyathemba Place of Trust (PMBurg)	New Hospital	60 Medical beds 20 Paediatric beds 5 ICU 5 High Care 10 Day beds 2 General theatres	No decision Applicant asked to present. Applicant did not arrive on scheduled date
DC 22	Msunduzi Rehab Centre	Step down / Rehab centre	20 Medical beds 20 Orthopaedic beds	Not Approved Applicant appealed
DC 22	Pietermaritzburg Mediclinic	Hospital extension	6 Cardio thorasic ICU 8 cardio thorasic high care 26 Cardio beds 1 cardio theatre	Not approved Applicant appealed
DC 22	Bhambatha Private Hospital	New Hospital	60 Adults 15 Paediatric 15 Obstetric 10 Day 5 Intensive care 3 Neo-Natal 7 High care 115 Beds 3 Major theatre 1 Minor theatre	Approval not granted Reasons: a similar approval to develop a private hospital has already been given in this area and the need for further development in this area was not proved.
DC 22	Edendale Private Hospital	New Hospital	40 Medical/Surgical 10 Paediatric 10 Psychiatric	Application was withdrawn Reason: The applicant did not respond to the invitation to do the presentation for permission to develop a private hospital despite of so many correspondences sent to him.
DC 22	PMB Private Hospital	New Hospital application	50 surgical 5 ICH 5 High Care 40 Rehabilitation 2 General Theatres	No Decision Review at next meeting with up to date bed figures
DC 22	Netcare St Annes	Hospital extension	Upgrade 6 medical beds to High care beds	Not approved Applicant appealed
DC 22	Midlands Medical Centre	Hospital extension	35 Medical beds 4 High care beds 1 maternity theatre	Not approved Applicant appealed
DC 22	Primed - Pietermaritzburg	Step down / rehab facility	20 Medical beds 20 High care beds	Not approved Applicant appealed
DC 23	Buhlebuyeza Healthcare (Ezakneni – Ladysmith)	Private Hospital	30 Medical 10 Paediatric 5 ICU 10 High Care 25 Day beds 5 Mat Prep rooms 5 first stage mat rooms 3 Delivery rooms 10 Mat beds 5 Neonatal ICU 2 General Theatres 1 Minor surgery Theatre	No decision
DC 23	Umtshezi Medical Centre (Uthukela)	New Hospital	20 Medical Beds 5 Paediatric beds 5 High care beds 3 day beds 1 Mat prep room 1 First stage mat room 2 Mat delivery rooms 4 Mat beds 2 Neonatal ICU 1 General theatre 1 Mat Theatre 1 Minor surgery theatre	Yes application approved
DC 23	La Verne Hospital	Hospital extension	24 medical beds	Not yet approved The committee requests an electronic sketch plan on how increased beds will be accommodated
DC 25	Newcastle Private Hospital	Hospital extension	22 Medical beds 8 Maternity beds 4 Neonatal ICU 1 Maternity Theatre	No Decision
DC 25	Pegasus Khotso (Madadeni)	New Hospital	50 Medical beds 5 Paediatric beds 5 ICU 5 High care 25 Day beds 2 Mat prep rooms 2 Mat first stage rooms 2 Delivery rooms 10 Mat beds 6 Neonatal ICU 4 Theatres 1 Minor surgery theatre	Yes, application approved
DC 26	Vryheid Private Hospital	New Hospital	36 medical/surgical 4 ICU/High care	Approval not granted Reason: a similar approval to develop a private hospital has already been given in this area
DC 26	Ulundi Private Hospital	New hospital	9 medical/surgical 3 paediatric 4 intensive care 2 high care 2 specialist beds 2 day beds Total 22 beds	Application was withdrawn Reason: The applicant did not respond to the invitation to do the presentation for permission to develop a private hospital despite of so many correspondences sent to him.
DC 27	Nucare Sodwana Bay Hosptial	New Hospital	40 Medical beds 10 Paediatric beds 4 High Care beds 10 Day beds 1 Mat prep room 1 First stage Mat room 1 Delivery room 10 Mat beds 2 Neonatal ICU 2 General Theatres 1 Minor Surgery theatre	No Decision
DC 28	King Cetswayo	New Hospital application	90 beds	No decision
DC 28	Tinashe Hospital	New Hospital application	125 beds	No decision / Pending
DC 28	Esikhawini Private Hospital (seems to be same application from Pegasus??)	New Hospital	50 Medical beds 18 Paediatric beds 6 ICU 6 High care 7 Day beds 1 Mat prep room 2 First stage mat rooms 2 Delivery rooms 10 Maternity beds 2 Neonatal ICU 2 General Theatres 1 Minor surgery theatre	No decision
DC 28	MMMZ Holdings Empangeni	Step Down facility	150 Step down beds	No Decision
DC 28	The Bay Hospital	Hospital extension	48 Medical beds 10 ICU beds 1 High care bed 2 Mat beds 4 Neonatal ICU beds 1 General theatre	Only the following was approved: 20 Beds Applicant appealed decision
DC 28	Richards Bay Private Hospital	New hospital	14 medical/surgical 6 paediatric 6 intensive care 4 high care 4 specialist beds 4 day beds Total 38 beds	Application was withdrawn Reason: The applicant did not respond to the invitation to do the presentation for permission to develop a private hospital despite of so many correspondences sent to him.
DC 28	Life Empangeni Garden Clinic	Hospital extension	56 Medical beds 6 Paediatric beds 6 ICU 6 High Care beds 10 Day beds 2 Neonatal ICU beds 1 General theatre	Only the following was approved: 10 Medical beds Applicant appealed decision
DC 28	Primed - Richards Bay	Step down / rehab facility	20 Medical beds 20 High care beds	Not approved Applicant appealed
DC 43	Ilitha Lethemba Properties	New Unattached operating Theatre	2 Opthamology Theatre 10 Day beds	No Decision
eThekwini	Qeen Nandi Hospital	New Hospital application	100 step-down 50 day beds 6 general theatre	Defer to next meeting Requested to do a presentation
eThekwini	Buhlebuyeza Healthcare (Emalandeni - Umlazi)	Extension of time and grading of Private Hospital (additions in application)	60 Medical 10 Paediatric 5 ICU 5 High Care 5 Day beds 1 General Theatre 1 Minor surgery theatre	No decision
eThekwini	Buhlebuyeza Healthcare (KwaMashu)	Private Hospital	50 Medical 10 Paediatric 5 ICU 20 High Care 25 Day beds 5 Mat prep rooms 5 first stage Mat rooms 3 Delivery rooms 15 Mat beds 5 Neonatal ICU 2 General Theatres 1 Minor surgery theatre	No decision
eThekwini	Queen Nandi Hospital	Step Down	100 Step down beds 50 Day beds	No decision
eThekwini	Life Crompton Hospital	Hospital extension	64 additional beds	No decision
eThekwini	Lenmed Health Shifa	Hospital extension	14 Medical 4 Paediatric 4 ICU 6 High Care 15 Gynae 10 Day beds 1 Specialist Theatre	No decision
eThekwini	Netcare Parklands	Hospital extension	Oncology step down	No Decision
eThekwinii	Strategic Healthcare Management (Bellair)	New General Hospital / Rehab Centre	120 Medical beds 30 Paediatric 15 ICU 15 High Care 20 Day beds 4 Mat Prep rooms 6 first stage mat room 4 Delivery rooms 25 Mat beds 10 Neonatal ICU 4 General Theatres 1 Dental Theatre 2 Specialist Theatres 1 Minor surgery theatre	No Decision
eThekwini	Strategic Healthcare Management (Cato Ridge)	New General Hospital / Specialist	50 Medical beds 18 Paediatric 6 ICU 6 High Care 7 Day beds 1 Mat Prep room 2 First stage Mat room 2 Delivery rooms 10 Mat Beds 2 Neonatal ICU 2 General Theatres 1 Minor surgery Theatre	No Decision
eThekwini	M-Care Umhlanga	Step down facility	12 Medical beds 12 Psychiatry beds 10 Physical rehab beds	No Decision
eThekwini	National Renal Care	Chronic Care Facility		No Decision
eThekwini	Netcare Parklands Hospital	Hospital extension	25 Paediatric beds 8 ICU	No Decision
eThekwini	Conforth Investments	Step down	50 Oncology beds	No Decision
eThekwini	Gateway Private Hospital	Hospital extension	20 Oncology female 20 Oncology male	No decision
eThekwini	Life Mount Edgecomb	Hospital extension	7 ICU beds	No decision
eThekwini	Shakti Sub Acute Phoenix	New Step Down / Rehab Centre / Chronic Care	25 Sub acute beds	No Decision
eThekwini	St Augustines Hospital	Hospital extension	17 Medical beds 15 ICU beds 12 Cardio ICU beds Convert 14 High Care to 14 ICU	Only the following was approved: 2 ICU beds 1 Cardio ICU Applicant appealed
eThekwini	Delamore Theatre	New theatre	1 Dental theatre 1 Minor theatre 6 Day beds	Approval not granted Reason: norm for operating theatre states that “one operating theatre for every 30 to 40 surgical beds”. The necessary emergency support was not available in the immediate surrounding
eThekwini	City Clinic	New application	40 Psychiatric beds	Approval not granted Reason: the situation of the clinic is not conducive to safe treatment of Psychiatric patients. Further, the National norm for acute beds to population of 3 beds to 1000 population was considered.
eThekwini	Life Centre	Step down	200 step down beds	Approval not granted Reason: the following norms and criteria were applied. National nom for acute beds to population of 3 beds to 1000 population and the norm for step down beds of 36 beds to 1000 population.
eThekwini	Netcare Umhlanga Hospital	Hospital extension	20 Cardio thorasic beds 10 Cardio thorasic ICU beds 10 Cardio thorasic High Care 4 Paediatric ICU 4 Paediatric High Care 1 General theatre 1 Cardio thorasic theatre	Nothing was approved Applicant appealed decision
eThekwini	Ethekwini Hospital and Heart	Private Hospital	60 medical beds	Defer to next meeting Requested to do a presentation
eThekwini	Durdoc Hospital	Hospital extension	15 maternity beds 20 paediatric	Application approved subject to task team visit
eThekwini	Aim Investment	New Hospital application	30 Surgical beds 5 paediatric 2 Intensive care 2 High care 6 day care	Defer to next meeting The committee has to investigate allegations of running a private institution without licence The committee want to do a spot check to confirm that the step down facility at St Annes is still closed.
eThekwini	City Private Hospital	Hospital extension	25 Paediatric 15 Adult ICU/high care beds 20 Psychiatric Beds	Approval is granted for 25 Paediatric beds, 20 psychiatric, 2 ICU and 1 High care bed However, on hold subject to task team visit. Defer to next meeting
eThekwini	City Hospital	Hospital extension	10 ICU/High Care beds	Exceed limit. Defer o next meeting
eThekwini	City Hospital	Hospital extension	28 isolation wards	Task team to visit Deter to next meeting
eThekwini	City Hospital		12 surgical/ paediatric beds 8 Cardiac beds 4 cardiac high care beds 10 day beds 1 Cardio/Thoracic theatre 1 Catheterization Laboratory	Task team to visit Defer to next meeting
eThekwini	Durban Clinic		40 Psychiatric beds	Applicant to present at the next meeting
eThekwini	King Cetshwayo Hospital		50 surgical 20 paediatric 10 Obstetric 10 day beds 10 Intensive care 5 Neo-Natal high care 10 High care 10 Sub-acute 4 General theatres	The committee recommended that the application be resubmitted with a view of revising bed mix, shareholding and integration of questions and development
eThekwini	Primed - Umhlanga	Step down / rehab facility	50 Medical beds 20 Paediatric beds 20 High care beds 10 Day beds	Not approved Applicant appealed
eThekwini	Primed – Sarnia	Step down / rehab facility	50 Medical beds	Not approved Applicant appealed
Whole Province	Serenity (Province)	Step down	50 beds Durban 50 beds Richards Bay 50 beds Pinetown 50 beds Berea 50 beds Durban South 50 beds Port Shepstone 50 beds Umdloti 50 beds Isipingo & Amanzimtoti 50 beds Pietermaritzburg	Only the following was approved: 10 beds Port Shepstone 10 beds Pietermaritzburg 10 beds Richardsbay 10 beds Berea Applicant appealed decision

DC 21 – Ugu

DC 22 – Umgungundlovu

DC 23 – Uthukela

DC 24 – Umzinyathi

DC 25 – Amajuba

DC 26 – Zululand

DC 27 – Umkhanyakude

DC 28 – Utungulu

DC 29 – Ilembe

DC 43 – Sisonke

eThek – eThekwini

- Applicant appealed

- Application approved

- Query

- New Application, has not been presented

- Presented but not finalised

- Not approved / application withdrawn

MPUMALANGA

The following table reflects the situation in this regard

(1) Applications made to expand or build any new private hospitals								(2) Applications denied
Applicant	(a) expand	(b) build	(i) How many	(ii) who made the application	(iii) date	(iv) Areas	How many additional beds	(a) Denied	(b) On which grounds
Piet Retief Private	No	Build	1	Piet Retief Private	2008	Piet Retief	70	Approved	Not applicable
Thaba Chweu	No	Build	1	Thaba Chweu	2008	Lydenburg	100	Not approved	-Applicant applied for many beds which were not appropriate for the population to be served. - There was no mutual agreement on the advice of the Committee to enter into a PPP with the department
Philani-Phelang	No	Build	1	Philani-Phelang	2008	KwaMhlanga	82	Approved	Not applicable
Mental Health Unit	No	Build	1	Mental Health Unit	2008	Witbank	30	Approved	Not appl icable
Pan Africa	No	Build	1	Pan Africa	2008	Malelane	74	Approved	Not applicable
Swarago	No	Build	1	Swarago	2008	Lydenburg	30	Approved PPP with Lydenburg Hospital	Not applicable
Life-Cosmos	No	Build	1	Life-Cosmos	2008	Witbank	Endoscopy unit	Approved	Not applicable
Palm day clinic	No	Build	1	Palm day clinic	2008	Witbank	20	Approved	Not applicable
Lindeni Private Clinic	Yes	-	1	Lindeni Private Clinic	2006	Nhlazatshe Gert Sibande	55	No	Application awaiting review by Committee
Cosmos Hospital	Relocation	No	1	Cosmos Hospital	2006	Witbank	226	Approved	Not applicable
Anglo coal	Renovation	No	1	Anglo coal	2007	Witbank	Renovation	Approved	Not applicable
Midmed	Re-allocation of beds	No	1	Midmed	2007	Middelburg	Change allocation of existing beds	Approved	Not applicable
Burnel	No	Build	1	Burnel	2006	Burgersfort	Applicant did not respond after the forms were forwarded to them.	Not Approved	Applicant did not respond after the forms were forwarded to them.
Mar-Peh	Relocation of 2 beds	No	1	Mar-Peh	2007	Standerton	Relocation of 2 beds to acute	Approved	Not applicable
Nelspruit Medi-clinic	Upgrading of ward 20	No	1	Nelspruit Medi-clinic	2005	Nelspruit	Upgrading of ward 20 / paediatric beds	Approved	Not applicable

NORTHERN CAPE

Expand	Name of Applicant	Date of Application	Area for Application	No of Beds Required
Kimberley Medi clinic has applied for an extension of their facility to increase the total number of beds
	Reakopana Health	21 January 2009	Kimberley	Beds not specified
	Care cure sub acute	13 November 2007	Kimberley	12 Beds
	Care day clinic	12 June 2009	Kimberley	30 Beds
	Kimberley Private Psychiatric	30 January 2004	Kimberley	30 Beds
	Swarago Investments Trauma unit	19 March 2007	Kimberley	65 Beds
	Swarago investment	25 September 2008	In Kuruman	50 Beds
	De Aar step down clinic	31July 2007	De Aar	No beds stipulated
	Petunia house Psychiatric step down	19 November 2007	Kimberley	36 beds
	Gentle care	July 2008	Britstown	10 Beds

(2) Only one application was denied

· The name of the facility is Gentle care – Ekuphumleni Centre

· The facility did not meet the criteria to be considered

· No trained Health professionals were employed at the institution

· The owner refused to comply with the requirements as stipulated in the Regulation R158 in accordance with the National Health Care Act 61 of 2003.

NORTH WEST

(1) (a) Yes, the applications reflected in the table below were made between 2005 to Date:

Applications to Expand Existing Private Facilities

Name of Applicant	Date Of Application	Area Of Application	No Of Additional Beds Requested
Brits Medi-Clinic	2005	Brits	52 (20 approved)
Rustenburg Medicare	2008	Rustenburg	Step-down facility Increase from 12 to 18 beds Approved
Rustenburg Medicare	2009	Rustenburg	Step-down facility Request for additional 44 beds and a theatre. (38 beds –physical rehabilitation recommended. Application at head office)
Rustenburg Platinum Mines Hospital	2009	Rustenburg	21 beds Psychiatric Unit (Submission to be sent to head-office requesting reallocation of current beds which are under-utilised)
Dr J Rampedi (re-submission – 50 approved in 2005 not yet built)	2009	Hartebeespoortdam	125(50 were approved in 2005) Application for additional 75 beds to be submitted to head office)

(b) Applications to build new private facilities

Name of Applicant	Date Of Application	Area Of Application	No Of Additional Beds Requested
Dr Mathekga	2005	Tlhabane	5 (approved)
Rustenburg Medi-Care	2005	Rustenburg	12 (approved)
Brits Medi-clinic	2005	Hartebeespoortdam	18
Dr J Rampedi	2005	Hartebeespoortdam	100 (50 approved)
Dr Mokoana (Lesego Private Clinic)	2005	Mogwase	6
Dr Mokgokong	2006	Rustenburg	200
Rustenburg Private Hospital(Matlosana)	2006	Rustenburg	126
Peglerae Hospital	2006	Rustenburg	150
Wisani Hospital	2006	Ga-Rankuwa	118
Primary Healthcare Clinic	2006	Rustenburg	N/A
Green Circle	2007	Rustenburg	210
Green Circle	2009	Rustenburg	202
Dr Mokgokong	2009	Rustenburg	200
Reakopana	2009	Rustenburg	125
Dr Mokoana	2009	Mogwase	80
Medi-clinic	2009	Hartebeespoortdam	80
Lichtenburg Private Hospital- Tshidisegang	2007	Lichtenburg	55
Ponelopele Health Care Investments	2006	Mafikeng	160
Vryburg private hospital	2008	Vryburg	44
Taung private hospital	2008	Taung	70
Sunningdale	April 2007 July 2009	Matlosana	4 adolescent pychiatry 15 medical ( under adjudication)
Wilmed Park	2005	Matlosana	surgical
Anncron	2007	Matlosana	8 ICU
Care Cure	August 2009	Matlosana	36 sub acute ( 14 medical, 20 psychiatry & 2 maternity) ( under adjudication)
Lichtenburg Private Hospital- Tshidisegang	2007	Lichtenburg	Application was rejected on the grounds that their total beds was above the public /private beds norm

(2) Reasons for not having approved applications

Dr. A Mokgokong’s Community Healthcare (2006)	· Netcare is already providing the service in the area through Ferncrest hospital
Brits Medi-Clinic (2005)	· Approval of 20 additional beds was already granted to the existing 20-bedded Medi-Clinic in 2006. The approval was granted to another applicant in the Hartebeespoortdam area
Dr. Mokoena (2005) Lesego Private Clinic	· Could not be located. Therefore, he could not have an opportunity to make an oral presentation
Rustenburg Private hospital Matlosana Medical Services (2006)	· Public-Private ratio was already exceeded by the district
Peglerae Hospital (2006)	· Rustenburg city could not afford 3 hospitals run by Peglerae hospital. They already had two hospitals in Rustenburg
Wisani Clinic (2006)	· The applicant was duly referred to Gauteng Province. Ga-Rankuwa has since moved to that province
Primary health Clinic (2006)	· The application did not fall within the R158 and was referred to relevant statutory bodies like Nursing Council
Green Circle HealthCare (2007)	· Recommended by the district PFAC because they had the capacity, and more importantly, were new entrants into the market. · The principle of (Ratio Public/Private was exceeded) applied · However, the provincial PFAC desired a PPP arrangement. It was therefore not approved

WESTERN CAPE

(1) (a) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) Yes as attached (Annexures)

(2) Yes.

(a) Dr Morton and Partners’ application for the extension of an existing facility with a MRI Unit in the dedicated Orthopaedic Unit at Vincent Palloti Hospital in Pinelands.

(b) The Committee considered the need to ensure consistency of health service development in terms of national, provincial and municipal planning, and found that the application was not aligned with such development. The application was thus considered negatively in terms of this criterion.

QUESTION 1756

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 22-2009]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 16 October 2009

1756. Mrs A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether his department has devised a plan to rescue unsuccessful land reform projects; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the (i) deadline and (ii) budget set for the rescue and (b) where is the budgeted amount to be taken from? NW2251E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Yes.

(a)(i) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) has developed a two-phased plan for the rescue of unsuccessful land reform projects, comprising of a short term plan with a deadline of March 2010 and a medium term plan with a deadline set for the 2010-2011 financial year.

(ii) The budget allocations for the rescue plan are R354 million in the short term and R664 million in the medium term.

(b) Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) projects are budgeted for under the PLAS Capital budget allocation and Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) and Balance of Grant (BOG) projects under the Transfer Capital for Households Grants budget allocation.

Question 1755

Mr A P van der Westhuizen (PA) to as the Minister of Trade and Industry:

Whether he or his department has authorised an independent investigation into the allocation of a tender for an enterprise content management system to the value of R153 million by the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (Cipro); if not, why not: if so. What are the relevant details? NW2250E

Response:

Yes, the Department of Trade and Industry has authorised an independent investigation by the Auditor General into the allocation of a tender for .an enterprise content management system for the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO). The final report of the investigation is pending, and once received it will be assessed to determine if, and what, action is necessary.

QUESTION No 1754

Question

1754.Mr AC Steyn, MP (DA) to asked the Minister of Human Settlements:

What progress has been made with the policy development regarding the Farm Worker/Farm Occupier Housing Assistance Programme?

Reply

The policy and implementation guidelines for the National Housing Programme: Farm Residents Housing Assistance was approved and my Department is currently acquiring the services of legal expertise to develop pro-forma contractual agreements to facilitate the implementation of the programme. Where feasible, provinces and municipalities may already implement the programme.

QUESTION NO: 1753

Mr A C STEYN (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

(1) What (a) are the closing-down costs of (i) Thubelisha Homes, (ii) Servcon Housing Solutions (Pty) Ltd and (iii) the Social Housing Foundation and (b) is the exact breakdown of the costs involved in closing down each of these entities;

(2) what (a) are the outstanding amounts owed by service providers to (i) Thubelisha Homes, (ii) Servcon Housing Solutions (Pty) Ltd and (iii) the Social Housing Foundation and (b) (i) are the names of these service providers and (ii) is the amount owed by them in respect of each entity and (c) steps has the department taken to recover these amounts?

ANSWER

(1) (a)

(i) The costs of closing Thubelisha were estimated at the time of preparing the closure plan in August 2008. These costs were revised with improved estimates on 29 January 2009. At that stage, the estimated cost of the closure of Thubelisha was given as R 241,5m. This included a combination of actual closure costs, settlement of the deficit in the company and a provision for possible claims from creditors and clients (Provinces). The total known costs of closing Thubelisha is R24,4 m, significantly less than the R130,4 m estimate at 31 December 2009. The actual costs of closing the company have been reduced to R 23, 9 m.

(ii) The cost of closing Servcon totals R 54,205,490.78.

(iii) In terms of the Social Housing Foundation (SHF), closure costs cannot yet be stated since this information is currently not available.

(b)

Thubelisha

The exact breakdown of the costs involved in closing down Thubelisha is as follows:

The actual costs of closing the company have been reduced to R 23,9 M (Reference A)

There are still two amounts relating to VAT from Contractors (R12,8M) and MIG debtors from the City of Cape Town (R40,8) that have not yet been recovered and may have to be written off (Reference B)

Mainly as a result of the release of un required provisions and the recognition of income resulting from project reconciliations, the expected deficit in the company has been reduced from an accumulated loss of R 12,7 M to a surplus of R 53,1 M (Reference C)

This brings the total known costs of closure to R 24,4 M, significantly less than the R130,4 M estimate at 31 December 2008.

A provision for additional claims and contingencies made in December 2008 has been retained amounting to an addition R 111M (reference D), which may or may not be required.

Servcon

The exact breakdown of the costs involved in closing down Servcon are as follows:

· Provision for staff cost from September to March 2010: R16,316,571.16

· Provision for severance expenses : R32,888,919.62

· Consulting expenses, including audit fees, liquidation fee and other related fees : R5,000,000.00

(2) (a)

(i) The basis for this question is uncertain. If the question relates to money owed to service providers the submission is that Thubelisha owes money to service providers and not the other way round. In this regard, Thubelisha is in the process of settling all valid creditors that are outstanding. However, if the question relates to claims and potential write offs, then the outstanding amounts owed by service providers is R53, 6 m. It must be noted however that there are claims and counter claims against major consortia that have worked mainly on the N2 Gateway project that still need to be resolved. The nature of these claims are discussed below (2(b)) in detail.

(ii) Servcon Housing Solutions (Pty) Ltd outstanding amount due from from the clients is R197,324,994.49.

(b)

(i) The names of service providers owing monies to Thubelisha are as follows:

· City of Cape Town for Municipal Infrastructure Grants (MIG) on the N2 project: R40, 8 m

· There are still amounts not yet recovered from service providers for VAT incorrectly paid to them. For this to be recovered, the service provider would in turn claim the amount from SARS and additional input tax. The recovery or not of this amount is thus neutral to Government as a whole. The cost of pursuing these old service providers is likely to be significant with no significant value to Treasury. Recovery efforts are still underway but likelihood of recovery is considered remote for the final amounts: R12, 8 m

· There are claims and counter claims against major consortia that have worked mainly on the N2 Gateway project such as Ibuyile and Sobambisana. With regards to Ibuyile, there is a provision in the books of Thubelisha for R 61m for this claim which is also included in the claim of R 133 million indicated below. Thubelisha believes it has a claim of R 43 million. The Consortium believes it has a claim of an amount of R 133 million. Sobambisana on the other hand has indicated that they would be making counter claims which at header date we have not received as yet.

The names of service providers owing monies to Servcon are as follows:

· Gauteng Department of Human Settlements : R82,550,535.37

· Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements : R14, 420,103.00

· National Department of Public Works : R99,744,288.00

· Others (rent ect.): R610,068.12

(c)

· In relation to the City of Cape Town, Thubelisha is continuing with the recovery of this amount with the assistance of the staff of the Housing Development Agency (HDA). Furthermore, the pursuit of old service providers for VAT incorrectly paid to them is likely to be significant with no great value to the National Treasury. Recovery efforts however, are still underway but likelihood of recovery is considered remote for the final amounts. Both claims are with Thubelisha’s attorneys. The entity has received responses from the consortiums and is currently looking at them. Once the entity has completed their reports, this will proceed to arbitration or litigation in the next 14 days.

· With regards to Servcon and the recovery of amounts due to them, the Department will work with Servcon with a view to assist with the recovery of monies due from the provinces.

QUESTION 1752

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Date of publication on internal question paper: 16 October 2009

Internal question paper no 22

Interdepartmental transfer notice: 22 Oct. 09

Mrs DA Schäfer (DA) to ask the of Social Development

Whether any secure care facilities exist at present for minors convicted of criminal offences; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many, (b) what are their (i) names and (ii) exact locations and (c) how many children (i) can each facility accommodate and (ii) are accommodated at each facility at present? NW2247E

REPLY:

Yes, there are 31 secure care facilities accommodating minors awaiting trial not convicted criminal offences.

(a) 31 facilities exist in the nine provinces accommodating minors awaiting trial.

Table 1: List of Secure Care Centres

Question b (i)

Question c (i)

Question c (ii)

Question b (ii)

Province

Name & location

Capacity

Children as at end Oct09

Municipality

Physical Address

MPUMALANGA

Hendrina Child and Youth Care Centre

Nkagala District

Steve Tshwete Municipality.

Brimingham Farm, Bethal Road Hendrina ,1095

KWAZULU-NATAL

Excelsior Place of Safety in

Pinetown (SC.2)

Valley View Place of Safety in

Sydenham

Ocean View Place of Safety in

Bluff Durban

Greenfield’s place of Safety in

Greytown

Pata Place of Safety in

Pietermaritzburg

Ngwelezane Place of Safety

EThekwini Municipal

West Council

Ethekwini Municipal

North Council

Ethekwini Municipal

South Council

Umgungundlovu District Municipal

Umshwathi Local Municipal

Umgungundlovu District Municipal

Umsunduzi Local Municipal

Umhlatuze District Municipal

Uthungulu Local Municipal

24 Bamboo Lane Pinetown, 3600

178 Claire Road, Claire Estate, Durban 4000.

850 Marine Drive, Bluff, 4036

90 Tibouchina Drive, Coolair, Dalton

Pata Location, Mount Patridge PM.Burg, 3200

A 1249 Makhosonke Rd, Ngwezane

GAUTENG

Mogale Youth

Centre in Randfontein

Walter Sisulu Child

and Youth Care

Centre in Noordgesig

Dr. FF lUBELU Detention Center

500

110

120

360

Mogalisoord

Krugersdorp

Johannesburg City Municipality

Kungwini District Municipal

Dikoneng Tsa paemane Local Minicipal

Mogale Youth

Centre , 10 Tom Muller Drive,Randfontein

Walter Sisulu Child

and Youth Care

Centre in Noordgesig, Roodepoort

Dr. FF lUBELU Detention Center

Sonderwater Road, Cullinan

FREE STATE

Bloemfontein Secure Care

Matete Matches Secure

Care Centre in Kroonstad

Motheo District

Mangaung Local District

Fegabi District Municipal

Moqhaka Local Municipal

28 Drente, Erech Park, Bloemfontein

Plot 39 Smaldeel RD, Kroonstad

EASTERN CAPE

Enkuselweni Secure Care

Centre in PE (WSC.3)

Erica Child and Youth

Care Centre in PE

Protea Child Care Centre

in PE

Sikhuselekile Secure Care

John X Merriman- East London-EL

Mandela Metro pole Municipality

Nelson Mandela Metro District

atoleOR Tambo District

KSD Local Municipal

Mbilini Rd. Kwazakhele, PE 6013

Bob Price Street , Hill Side, PE

Blackthon Avernue, Forest Hill, PE 6013

90 Crn Elliot &Stanford Terrence, UMtata 5099

North West

Mafikeng secure care

Mmabatho

Matlosana/ Klerksdorp Secure Care

Reamogetswe Secure Care Centre

Mmabatho Municipal

Mafikeng

Kenneth Kaunda District

Matlosana

Madibeng Municipal

Bojanala District

2461 Unit 5, Mabatho, 2735

21591 Benji Olifant Rd. Jourbeton, 2574

Stand 35, 4th Av, Sonop, 0258

WESTERN CAPE

Bonnytoun House in

Wynberg, Cape Town

Outeniequa House in

George

The Horizon Youth Centre

in Faure

Vredelust House in Elsies

River

Lindelani Place of Safety,

Stellenbosch

Clanwilliam secure Care Centre

190

185

128

189

South Peninsula Municipality

Wynberg

George District Municipality

Kuilsriver District Municipality

Pygerberg Mnicipality

Stelenbosch Municipality

Wine land

Cederberg Municipaliy

41 Rosmead Avenue, Wynberg, 8700

Gold Street, Parkedene, George

C/o Old Faure Road & Spine Road Extension

Eerste River.

C/O 16th Av & 26th Street, Loensdale

Elensburg Road, Koernhof

Park Street, Clanwilliam

LIMPOPO

Polokwane Secure Care

120

Polokwane Municipality

C/o Mandela & Donoripe Street, Plot 303, Sterkloop, Polokwane, 0699

NORTHERN CAPE

Molehe Mampe Secure

Care Centre in Galeshewe,

Kimberley

Marcus Mbetha Sindisa

Secure Care Centre in

Upington

Lerato Place of Safety in

Kimberley

Francesbaarrd District Municipality

Solplaatjie Local Municipality

Siyanda District Municipal

Khaira Hais Local Municipality

Francesbaard District Municipal

Solplaaitjie Local Municipality

Methodist Street, Galeshewe, Kimberly.

65 Toermalyn Street, Belvue, Upington

Ethel Street, Galeshewe, 8330

Kimberly

TOTAL

2, 315

1,461.

QUESTION NO. 1759

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) What is his department’s infection control policy with regard to containing the N1H1 virus;

(2) whether people who show symptoms of the H1N1 virus wait with other patients in public hospital and clinic waiting rooms before seeing a doctor; if not, what is the policy in this regard; if so, why?

NW2254E

REPLY:

(1) The Department promotes the use of universal precautionary measures in containing H1N1, which includes good ventilation of examination and waiting areas, the washing of hands, the use of gloves and masks when health workers come into contact with patients.

The Department of Health advises community members to cover their mouths and noses with tissues when they cough, to discard the tissues in a dustbin, to cough into their sleeves if they do not have tissues and to wash their hands frequently with soap and clean water.

(2) Patients with H1N1 have exactly the same symptoms as other patients with chest infections – no distinction can be made between patients on the basis of their symptoms. For this reason there are not separate waiting areas in hospitals for these patients. The Department does not have a policy on separate waiting areas for H1N1.

QUESTION NO. 1758

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 OCTOBER 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 22)

Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether an amount has been allocated for purchasing the H1N1 vaccine; if not, why not; if so, what amount;

(2) whether his department has placed an order for the vaccine; if not, when will the order be placed; if so, (a) when was it placed, (b) with which company was it placed and (c) what was the value of the order?

NW2253E

REPLY:

(1) Yes. R100,000,000.00

(2) An order has not yet been placed but will be placed before 31 October 2009.

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