Thursday, 17 March 2016

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[No 3 2016] Third Session, Fifth Parliament

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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QUESTION PAPER
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Note:
1. Indicates translated version of the question.
2. Indicates a question for oral reply.

Table of Contents
President of the Republic ........................................................................................ 19, 20

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY

THURSDAY, 17 MARCH 2016

PRESIDENT
1.

Ms M C C Pilane-Majake (ANC) to ask the President of the Republic:

What is the role of the Governments economic diplomacy in the promotion
of (a) peace and stability and (b) regional (i) development and (ii) economic
integration on the African continent?
NO625E

2.

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:
Whether he consulted any person before the (a) appointment of Mr David
van Rooyen as Minister of Finance on 9 December 2015 and (b) removal of
Mr van Rooyen as Minister of Finance three days later; if not, in each
specified case, why not; if so, (i) what is the (aa) name and (bb) designation
of each specified person consulted and (ii) why was each specified person
consulted?
NO622E

3.

Mr J S Malema (EFF) to ask the President of the Republic:

Whether, upon the reappointment of Mr Gordhan as the Minister of Finance,
he received a written or verbal communication from the Minister
recommending the removal of a certain person (name and details furnished);
if so, (a) what reasons were cited by the Minister motivating for the removal
of the person and (b) why did he not remove the person?
NO726E
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Mr N E Gcwabaza (ANC) to ask the President of the Republic:

The National Development Plan provides that a more dynamic growth
requires South Africans to work together to implement measures that can
create a united society and an inclusive economy that is characterised by
equality and creates more sustainable employment and equitably shares the
wealth produced. As the black industrialists strategy is one of the
mechanisms for realising an inclusive economy and equitable shared wealth,
how can South Africans work together to ensure the success of this strategy?
NO626E

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6.

Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the President of the Republic:

(1)

Whether he will consider establishing a commission of inquiry in

accordance with section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of
South Africa, 1996, into illegal deductions from the accounts of SA
Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries considering that
reports of such deductions are on the increase and that the ministerial
task team has been unable to resolve the ongoing concerns;

(2)

whether the terms of reference will focus on and include (a) the scope
and scale of the illegal deductions from the accounts of SASSA grant
beneficiaries and (b) identifying the (i) responsible parties to be held
accountable for the on-going illegal SASSA grant deductions and grant
fraud in general and (ii) appropriate remedial action that should be
taken;

(3)

whether he will table the report of the commission, once released, in

the National Assembly for consideration?
NO628E

Prof N M Khubisa (NFP) to ask the President of the Republic:

(1)

Whether, with reference to his announcement in the State of the Nation

Address on 11 February 2016 that there will be no increases in
university fees for 2016, he can provide relevant details on what exact
amount has been allocated to ensure the aforementioned;

(2)

whether he will extend the terms of reference of the Presidential Task

Team on the Funding Challenges at Universities to include (a) reports
of the mismanagement of National Student Financial Aid Scheme
funds, in order to ensure that the funds allocated to bring about no
increases in university fees, will not be subjected to corruption and any
other form of mismanagement, (b) student accommodation and (c) free
basic and tertiary education?
NO727E

QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 3 - 2016