The Democratic Alliance welcomes the additional R100-million that is being awarded to the Eastern Cape, due to slow expenditure patterns in other provinces. The Department of Human Settlements needs every cent that it can get in order to deliver housing in the Eastern Cape and to make a dent in the huge backlogs that we have. This is particularly so, as that the Human Settlements Grant has been cut by …
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Speech notes by Vicky Knoetze MPL. Consideration of 2018/19 budget, Vote 5, Roads and Public Works. 15 May 2018
May 16th, 2018
Corruption and Poor Planning – The Achilles Heel of the Department of Public Works Moving of the Roads Programme will enable the Department of Public Works to focus on the Buildings Programme and deliver faster and better projects to client departments. There must be focus on better planning, more efficient spending and eliminating poor performing and non-performing contractors from projects. Honourable Speaker, honourable Premier, honourable members and guests, good afternoon. …
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Honourable Speaker, All protocol observed Democracy has been hailed as a great system all over the world. South Africa is a Constitutional Democracy, and in a Constitutional Democracy everyone has rights but they also have responsibilities. These rights are contained in The Bill of Rights. Our Constitution is a victory over South Africa’s unjust past and our current efforts to ensure redress. It instructs the government of the day to …
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Speech notes by Celeste Barker MPL, DA response to the 2018/19 budget for Vote 1, OTP Special Programmes. 15 May 2018
May 16th, 2018
Honourable Premier, Madam Speaker, MEC’s, distinguished guests in the gallery – Molweni Nonke! The DA is grateful for the opportunity to participate in today’s budget vote. We share the President’s concerns about our unequal society and look forward to seeing the dream of a true, rights-based culture and equality being extended to all the people of our province. It is an indisputable fact that despite many valiant efforts to build …
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Speech notes by P.E. van Vuuren on the Budget Vote of the Office of the Premier on Tuesday 15 May 2018
May 16th, 2018Honourable Speaker, Hon Premier, the executive, Honourable Members, officials of the Office of the Premier, dignitaries and visitors, I heartily greet you this morning. Honourable Speaker, the Office of the Premier has been allocated an amount of R973,396 million for the financial year 2018/19 which is an increase of 39,8% on the previous years’ allocation. This 39,8% increase is due to increases in Broadband projects, Small Town Revitalisation and compensation …
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