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QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 9 - 2015

[No 9 2015] Second 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

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QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY

THURSDAY, 6 AUGUST 2015

PRESIDENT

13. Ms L S Makhubela-Mashele (ANC) to ask the President of the Republic:

Pursuant to the BRICS Summit held in July 2015 and in light of the

agreement and the conclusion of domestic ratification of processes amongst

BRICS countries in the establishment of the New Development Bank and the

Contingency Reserve Arrangement, what (a) progress has been made among

BRICS partners and other developing countries with regard to industrial

cooperation and investment, (b) are the key elements of the Ufa Declaration

and Ufa Action Plan and (c) are the socio-economic benefits envisaged for

the country and the African continent? NO3011E

14. The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:

With reference to the Tripartite Alliance Summit Declaration of 1 July 2015

wherein it expresses concern that the very fundamental principle of

separation of powers on which our democracy rests is being brought into

question, what steps is he taking as the head of the executive to strengthen

the separation of powers entrenched in the Constitution of the Republic of

South Africa, 1996? NO2928E

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15. Adv B T Bongo (ANC) to ask the President of the Republic:

In light of the fact that the country is held in high regard internationally for

its significant role in peacekeeping missions in Africa under the auspices of

both the African Union and the United Nations and that since the

establishment of democracy in 1994 the country has been in the forefront of

inculcating a culture of human rights both within and outside its borders,

what is meant by the concept of African solutions to African problems that

has been used in various meetings and in decision-making to address

challenges on the continent? NO3012E

16. Ms T Mahambehlala (ANC) to ask the President of the Republic:

In light of the resolutions taken at the 25th African Union Summit on 7 to 15

June 2015 which places Africa on a new path of development and growth,

(a) how has the call for the industrialisation of Africa been met through the

resolutions of the specified summit and (b) what form of economic

diplomacy will be required to ensure a qualitative outcome of the resolutions

passed? NO3013E

17. The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:

Despite anecdotal evidence showing new instances of investment into the

country, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developments 2015 World Investment Report found that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the

country decreased by 31% during the period under review and also found

that outward FDI flows increased by more than 10% as South African

companies sought profits elsewhere in the world, what plans and targeted

interventions does the Government have in place to turn the tide of

dwindling foreign investment and ultimately the loss of jobs because of this

decreased business confidence in our economy? NO2929E

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

When will he pay back the money used for the construction of nonsecurity

features such as the visitors centre, the amphitheatre, the cattle kraal and chicken run and the swimming pool, as directed by the Public Protector in

paragraphs 11.1.1 and 11.1.2 of her report, in terms of which he was to take

steps, with the assistance of the National Treasury and the SA Police Service,

to determine the reasonable cost of the measures implemented by the

Department of Public Works at his private residence at Nkandla that do not

relate to security and to pay a reasonable percentage of the cost of the

measures as determined with the assistance of the National Treasury and also

taking into consideration the apportionment document of the Department of

Public Works, in light of the remedial actions the Public Protector is

empowered to take in terms of section 182(1)(c) of the Constitution of the

Republic of South Africa, 1996, and section 9 of the Public Protector Act,

Act 23 of 1994 which can only be overturned by a court of law and which

has not happened? NO2925E