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06 December	Written Reply to Question 3908 - Whether, with reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 141 for oral reply on 7 September 2018, his department and the entities reporting to him implemented the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council resolution that all persons employed in the Public Service as Assistant Directors must have their salary level upgraded from level 9 to level 10, and that all Deputy Directors must have their salary level upgraded from level 11 to level12; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW4486E
06 December	Written Reply to Question 3861 - Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to him contracted the services of a certain company (name and details furnished), in each of the past 10 financial years; if so, what (i) number of contracts were signed, (ii) was the date on which each contract was signed, (iii) was the duration of each contract, (iv) services did the company render and (v) was the monetary value of each contract in each case; (2) whether any irregular expenditure relating to the contracts was recorded and/or condoned in each case; if so, what are the relevant details? NW4439E
30 November	Written Reply to Question 3753 - (1) (a) How often does her department conduct inspection visits to sewerage processing plants throughout the country, (b) what are the dates of the latest inspections at each sewerage plant, (c) which plants failed to meet minimum standards and (d) what action was taken in each regard; (2) whether she has been informed of the allegation that 50 000 litres of sewerage flows into our rivers every day (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what action is her department taking in this regard and (b) which municipalities are the biggest culprits in this regard? NW4329E
30 November	Written Reply to Question 3686 - With reference to his reply to question 2700 on 20 November 2018, what number of litres of water were lost through leaks (a) nationally and (b) in each (i) province and (ii) municipality in the 2016-17 financial year? NW4258E
23 November	Written Reply to Question 3617 - (a) What strategy is in place to rehabilitate the (i) Vaal Dam and (ii) Vaal River, (b) what will be the cost of rehabilitation in each case and (c) by what date is the rehabilitation envisaged to be completed in each case? NW4188E
23 November	Written Reply to Question 3600 - (1) (a) What is the (i) name and (ii) current safety status of each dam under the control of his department, (b) when last did the dam safety office of his department conduct safety inspections on each dam and (c) what was the outcome of the inspection in each case; (2) what mechanisms has his department put in place to deal with dams that pose safety risks? NW4171E
16 November	Oral Reply to Question 3513 - What are the current water levels of the dams that supply water to the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality; (2) how many litres of water were lost during the 2017-18 financial year in the specified municipality as a result of leakages, (3) whether he has found that the levels at the specified dams justify changing the current water restriction level; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether he will make a statement on the matter? NW4088E
16 November	Oral Reply to Question 3476 - Despite the many challenges confronting his department, what are the details of the achievements of his department since 27 April 1994? NW3987E
12 November	Oral Reply to Question 344 - Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: By what date will his department release its next Blue and Green Drop report on the state of water and sanitation infrastructure in the country? N04013E
12 November	Oral Reply to Question 343 - Whether, since his reply to oral question 77 on 29 August 2018, his department has issued any more directives and/or notices to the Emfuleni Local Municipality to stop pollution into the Vaal River; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? N04012E
12 November	Oral Reply to Question 334 - (a) By what date will all the residents of Dzanani in Limpopo have access to running water and (b) what has been the reason for a lack of access to running water? N04003E
12 November	Oral Reply to Question 333 - (a) By what date will all the residents of Kestell near QwaQwa in the Free State have access to running water and (b) what has been the reason for a lack of access to running water? N04002E
12 November	Oral Reply to Question 293 - What progress has been made in implementing measures to rationalise and revitalise his department since the commitments he made in his Budget Vote speech, Vote 36, on 22 May 2018; (2) have there been any challenges in implementing the commitments; if so, how are they being addressed? N03960E
12 November	Written Reply to Question 294 - Whether he intends to include prescripts in legislation that (a) makes the State the sole owner of water as a public good that removes it from private ownership and (b) merge water rights with land rights; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
12 November	Written Reply to Question 345 - What (a) number of pump stations did his department repair since 1 April 2018 and (b) did the repairs cost his department?
02 November	Written Reply to Question 3199 - (1) (a) What is the current status of the official vehicle that was purchased for his predecessor, Ms N P Mokonyane, (b) where is the specified vehicle being housed, (c) what is the cost of the vehicle and (d) on what date was it purchased; (2) Whether the vehicle is currently in use; if so, (a) who is using the vehicle and (b) for what purpose? NW3628E
02 November	Written Reply to Question 3255 - What (a) amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him borrow from any entity in the People's Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan in each case? NW3685E
02 November	Written Reply to Question 3466 - (a) On what date did his department last conduct an audit of artwork owned by Government which is under his department's curatorship and (b) what are the details of each artwork under the curatorship of his department according to the Generally Recognised Accounting Practice 103; (2) whether any artworks under his department's curatorship have gone missing (a) in each of the past five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3955E
02 November	Written Reply to Question 3273 - Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him awarded any contracts and/or tenders to certain companies (names and details furnished) from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (i) what service was provided, (ii) what was the (aa) value and (bb) length of the tender and/or contract, (iii) who approved the tender and/or contract and (iv) was the tender and/or contract in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines? NW3704E
26 October	Written Reply to Question 3138 - What contingency measures are currently in place or are being planned for the citizens affected by the incompletion of the Giyani Water Project? NW3503E
26 October	Written Reply to Question 3087 - Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) was placed on suspension because the specified person refused to allow other projects of his department to access the R12 billion fund of the unit of the specified person; if not, why was the specified person placed on suspension; if so, (2) whether he supports the suspension of the specified person based on the specified person's refusal to allow other departmental projects to misappropriate funds from the specified person's unit; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he has taken any steps to prevent the units of his department from misappropriating funds from each other; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3451E
26 October	Oral Reply to Question 3085 - (a) To which water boards does his department owe money, (b) what amount is owed in each case and (c) by what date will the specified debts be settled in each case? NW3449E
26 October	Written Reply to Question 3136 - (a) To what number of households and communities did the Giyani Water Project intend to supply water in the original plan, (b) at what cost and (c) what was the envisaged date for completion? NW3501E
26 October	Written Reply to Question 3137 - (a) What number of companies were contracted as part of the Giyani Water Project and (b)(i) on what basis was each company selected, (ii) what is the total amount owed to each contractor, (iii) what amount has been paid to each contractor and (iv) how far is each contract from being completed? NW3502E
18 October	Written Reply to Question 2959 - Whether certain persons (names furnished) are employees of his department? NW3271E
18 October	Written Reply to Question 2963 - With reference to his reply to question 2470 on 8 October 2018, (a) who are the contractors constructing each dam, (b) what is the value of each specified contract and (c) on what date was each contract signed? NW3275E
12 October	Written Reply to Question 2833 - Whether his department (a) issued any new water rights and/or (b) transferred any water rights in the Vhembe District in Limpopo in the past three financial years; if so, (i) what are the relevant details of each affected farm, including its GPS location, (ii) who were the beneficiaries, (iii) from whom were the water rights transferred, (iv) for what purposes were (aa) new water rights issued and (bb) existing water rights transferred and (v) what are the relevant details of any other relevant information?NW3138E
12 October	Written Reply to Question 2927 - How many kilometres of water and sanitation piping were laid (a) in 2017 and (b) since January 2018, in each province? NW3235E
14 September	Written Reply to Question 2784 - (a) Why has his department not furnished the National Treasury with the required paperwork to approve the appointment of a certain law firm (name furnished) to conduct the forensic investigation into allegations of corruption and maladministration in his department, (b) who is responsible for providing such paperwork to the National Treasury and (c) by what date will the specified paperwork be sent to the National Treasury? NW3077E
14 September	Written Reply to Question 2788 - With reference to the reply of the Minister of Environmental Affairs to question 1999 on 29 June 2018, has his department conducted any water quality tests of any water bodies in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (a) in each of the past five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) what are the details of the findings in each case and (ii) will he furnish Mr M Waters with copies of each report?
14 September	Written Reply to Question 2751 - Whether, with reference to his reply to question 900 on 23 April 2018 regarding the incident on 21 February 2017 at the Kareerand sludge dam near Stilfontein in North West, during which large quantities of sludge were dumped in the Vaal River, his department issued any fines to the company that is responsible for the sludge dam, fgjhjas was mentioned in his reply; if not, why not; if so, what fines were issued; (2) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
14 September	Written Reply to Question 2743 - (a) How many kilometres (i) of (aa) water and (bb) sanitation pipes are there in each province and (ii) of the specified pipes would be needed for each household to have running water and (b) how much would this cost in each case? NW3036E
07 September	Written Reply to Question 2700 - How many litres of water were lost through leaks (a) nationally and (b) in each (i) province and (ii) municipality in the 2017-18 financial year? NW2992E
07 September	Written Reply to Question 2700 - How many litres of water were lost through leaks (a) nationally and (b) in each (i) province and (ii) municipality in the 2017-18 financial year? NW2992E
07 September	Written Reply to Question 2641 - (a) on what date was the dam planned, (b) what will be the height of the dam wall, (c) what will be the capacity of water, in cubic metres, to be stored, (d) on what date will the project (i) start and (ii) be completed, (e) what will be the total cost for the project, (f) what is the total number of jobs that will be created through the project, (g) for what period has the project been delayed and (h) what are the reasons for the delay of the specified project?
24 August	Written Reply to Question 2442 - What is the (a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him and (b)(i) nature, (ii) value and (iii) length of each investment?
31 August	Written Reply to Question 364 - (a) When will the water crisis in Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality be resolved, (b) what is his department's plan in this regard and (c) what is the timeline for such plan?
24 August	Written Reply to Question 2475 - What are the pollution levels of each river in South Africa in the 2017-18 financial year?
17 August	Written Reply to Question 2322 - (a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him, (b) what is the cause of each dispute, (c) what is the nature of each dispute and (d) on what date was each dispute (i) reported and (ii) resolved; (2) (a)(i) what number of employees have been dismissed by his department in the past five years and (ii) for what reason was each employee dismissed and (b)(i) what number of the specified employees were paid severance packages and (ii) what was the monetary value of each severance package? NW2499E
17 August	Written Reply to Question 2358 - (a) What number of water treatment plants does the Government own, (b) where is each plant located, (c) what number of the specified water treatment plants is operational and (d) what is each water treatment plant's daily capacity?
17 August	Written Reply to Question 2357 - What numbers of desalination plants are currently (a) in operation, (b) being built and (c) being planned to be built in the country?
17 August	Written Reply to Question 2356 - Which municipalities in each province are presently the top 10 water consumers?
17 August	Written Reply to Question 2229 - Whether he has put any plans in place to provide water for (a) human and (b) livestock consumption in the eMaswazini community in the Okhahlamba Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the specified plans?
17 August	Written Reply to Question 2213 - Whether, with reference to a media statement issued on 8 May 2018 by the Inter? Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu Centenary celebrations that the name of the Vanderkloof Dam in the Northern Cape is to be changed to the Nelson Mandela Dam, there are any plans to officially put such name change into effect; if so, when will this take place?
17 August	Written Reply to Question 2209 - Whether all municipalities in the Eastern Cape have water restrictions in place, in view of the current drought in the specified province;if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the details of the municipalities that are not enforcing water restrictions?
08 June	Written Reply to Question 2042 - What are the details of the (a) number of accidents that vehicles owned by his department were involved (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) cost for repairs in each case and (c)(i) number of and (ii) reasons for vehicles being written off in each case?
08 June	Written Reply to Question 1997 - What (a) number of water quality tests did the Rand Water conduct in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16, (cc) 2016-17 and (dd) 2017-18 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018 and (b) were the results of each test; will he furnish Mrs A M Dreyer with copies of each quality test? NA 1997 Written Reply Annexure A
08 June	Written Reply to Question 1924 - What (a) is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of entities reporting to him in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place?
08 June	Written Reply to Question 1909 - Whether, with reference to his answer to question 383 on 4 May 2018, Sedibeng Water is involved in any capacity in the construction of sewage plants; if so, (a) at which sewage plants and (b) in what capacity?
01 June	Written Reply to Question 1873 - What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources offices in (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place?
01 June	Written Reply to Question 1842 - Whether (a) his spouse and/or (b) an adult family member accompanied him on any official international trip (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard...?
01 June	Written Reply to Question 1791 - What number of bucket toilets still exist (a) in the country and (b) in each (i) province and (ii) metropolitan municipality; (a) what number of bucket toilets were replaced in each of the past three financial years and (b) what was the cost for each unit built as a replacement?
25 May	Written Reply to Question 1612 - Whether any employees from his department were seconded and/or transferred to any district municipality in Limpopo (a) in each of the past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if so, (i) what are the relevant details of the (aa) name, (bb) job title and (cc) salary of each such employee and (ii) to which district municipality was each employee seconded and/or transferred in each case?
11 May	Written Reply to Question 1491 - Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in his department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit?
04 May	Written Reply to Question 1330 - With reference to the reply to question 475 on 31 March 2016, (a) by what date will the first phase of the Madibeng Water Purification Plant be completed and (b) at what cost?
04 May	Written Reply to Question 1329 - (a) What steps will his Department take to address the pollution and health risks associated with the untreated sewerage from the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality running into the streets and into the streams of Coligny and Tlhabologang in North West and (b) by what date will the specified measures be put in place?
04 May	Written Reply to Question 235 - Whether his department has awarded any tender contracts to certain companies (details furnished) in the past five financial years; if so, (a) what was the nature and/or purpose of the contracts in each case and (b) what was the cost of each contract?
04 May	Written Reply to Question 245 - Whether his department has acquired Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) software licenses in 2013 that were unlimited; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what was the details of the license agreement?
26 April	Written Reply to Question 1259 - (a) What is the current status of phase 2 of the Mokolo and Crocodile Water Augmentation Project, (b) on what date will construction (i) start and (ii) be completed, (c) who will be responsible for the construction and (d) what is the estimated cost of phase 2 of the project?
26 April	Written Reply to Question 1258 - What is the (a) status of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II and (b) estimated (i) completion date and (ii) cost?
20 April	Written Reply to Question 1099 - What (a) number of consulting firms or companies are currently contracted by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him and (b)(i) is the name of each consultant, (ii) are the relevant details of the service provided in each case and (iii) is the (aa) start date, (bb) time period, (cc) monetary value in Rands of each contract and (dd) name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 162 - Whether his department has set aside any funds to eradicate the bucket system in rural schools in the Eastern Cape, especially in the former Transkei (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 159 - What progress has his department made with the actual starting of building the Umzimvubu Dam in the Eastern Cape (details furnished)?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 158 - What plans are in place to ensure that small water and waste water services projects that were not completed in the 2016/17 financial year as a result of certain reasons (details furnished) will be completed in the 2017/18 financial year?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 157 - What progress has been made regarding the interventions that were made to mitigate water crisis in the Western Cape?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 156 - Whether his department has any strategies to realise the National Water Resource Strategy II that aims to create a seamless and integrated management of our national water resources and the National Development Plan which states the need for institutional realignment in order to realise its objectives; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 155 - Whether his department has any strategies to collaboratively work with other relevant state institutions and stakeholders in order to avoid any future incidents of pit toilet systems that would negatively affect the rural communities; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the challenges; if so, what are the relevant details?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 154 - (a) What progress has been made in the eradication of the bucket and pit toilet systems in the townships and rural villages (details furnished) and (b) what are the time frames for the total eradication of the said systems?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 153 - Whether his department has conducted any audits and/or assessments into the state of water boards, including their governance systems, administrative efficiency and functionality?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 152 - Whether his department has conducted a comprehensive audit of the total amount that is owed to water boards by government departments and entities; if not, why not; if so, (a) how much is owed by (i) national departments, (ii) provincial departments and (iii) municipalities and (b) what are the main challenges that result in the non-payment of water boards?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 151 - Whether any water boards are currently facing legal and/or court challenges, including summonses, judgements and attachments for the non-payment of service providers; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the main reasons for such legal challenges, (b) what interventions his department is putting in place to assist water boards and (c) what are the further relevant details?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 150 - Whether, in light of the fact that one of the main causes of financial challenges which are facing water boards is that municipalities are not paying for bulk water services, his department has considered any measures to ensure that municipalities pay for bulk water services; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 139 - When will his department release the allocated amount of R198 million that was intended for municipalities for the 2017/18 financial year which has been withheld as a result of internal financial problems?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 137 - Whether his department undertook any sewage projects in the Rand West Municipality in the (a) 2015/16, (b) 2016/17 and (c) 2017/18 financial years; if not, why not; if so, how many of the projects were completed in time?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 133 - (a) When will the eradication of the bucket system occur as mentioned in speeches by former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma in 2014 and 2016 respectively and (b) how will he ensure that the new timelines are adhered to?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 132 - With regard to the recent drought that is experienced in the Western Cape, what measures are in place to ensure that there is a national monitoring of dams and water levels, especially in the inland areas where sea water is not easily accessible as an alternative?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 120 - Whether a tender for the Giyani Water Project in Limpopo which was awarded to a certain company (name furnished) was advertised; if not, why not; if so, (a) who were the other applicants and (b) who approved the awarding of such tender to the said company?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 117 - What progress has his department made in meeting the target that was set to remove 22 085 bucket toilets in the Free State by June 2018 (details furnished)?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 113 - (a) How many households in the under-developed areas still use the bucket system and (b) what would the estimated cost to the State be if the bucket system was eradicated in households?
11 April	Written Reply to Question 112 - How will he ensure that (a) outsourcing of work does not occur again (details furnished), (b) relationship with workers is strengthened and (c) transparency regarding employment conditions and work environment is increased?
29 March	Written Reply to Question 1002 - How much landdoes (a) his department and (b) the entities reporting to him (i) own, (ii) have exclusive rights to and/or (iii) lease from the State to (aa) use and/or (bb) occupy?
25 March	Written Reply to Question 1791 - (a) What total amount of land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him in each province is (i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land? NA 1708 Written Reply Annexure A
25 March	Written Reply to Question 1673 - (a) What number of cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, have been referred to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by (aa) his department and {bb) each entity reporting to him for further investigation since the Act was assented to and (b) what number of the specified cases have (i) been investigated by SAPS and DPCI, (ii) been followed up by the respective accounting officers and (iii) resulted in a conviction in each specified financial year since 2004?
23 March	Written Reply to Question 900 - Whether he is aware of the incident on 21 February 2017 at the Kareerand Silt Dam near Stilfontein in North West where large quantities of silt were dumped into the Vaal River; if so, (a) what was the extent of the pollution in the immediate environment of the Kareerand Silt Dam and in the Vaal River and (b) what steps (i) have been taken to limit and neutralise the impact of the immediate pollution and (ii) are being taken to prevent future dumping?
16 March	Written Reply to Question 751 - What number of persons has (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him trained in the past five years, (b) for what purpose was each individual trained, (c) what was the cost of the training of each individual, (d) in which position was each individual who was trained employed and (e) what was the reason that each specified individual was not employed following training?
09 March	Written Reply to Question 736 - Whether his department has a sexual harassment and assault policy in place; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will his department have such a policy in place; if so, (i) how are reports investigated and (ii) what are the details of the consequence management and sanctions stipulated by the policy?
23 February	Written Reply to Question 34 - How much was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent in the (i) 2012/13, (ii) 2013/14, (iii) 2014/15, (iv) 2015/16 and (v) 2016/17 financial years for the Xhora Dam in the Mbhashe Local Municipality?
23 February	Written Reply to Question 33 - How much was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent in the (i) 2012/13, (ii) 2013/14, (iii) 2014/15, (iv) 2015/16 and (v) 2016/17 financial years for the Mzimvubu Dam in the Eastern Cape?
23 February	Written Reply to Question 32 - How much was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent in the (i) 2012/13, (ii) 2013/14, (iii) 2014/15, (iv) 2015/16 and (v) 2016/17 financial years for the Nooitgedacht Dam in Mpumalanga?
16 February	Written Reply to Question 383 - Whether any contracts for the erection of sewage plants were awarded to Sedibeng Water in the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18 financial years in the North West Province; if so, (a) which contracts were awarded, (b) where in North West were these erected, (c) what is the amount of the tender, (d) what is the name of the successful tenderer, (e) has the project been completed, if not, (f)by what date is it expected to be completed; if so, (g) what was the final costs?
16 February	Written Reply to Question 377 - (a) What is the total amount that was (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on her private office (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what was the (i) remuneration, (ii) salary level, (iii) job title, (iv) qualification and (v) job description of each employee appointed in her private office in each of the specified periods?
16 February	Written Reply to Question 342 - What amount did (a} her department and (b) each entity reporting to her spend on the promotion or celebration of the Year of 0 R Tambo on the (i} Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii} SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa} television channels and (bb} radio stations, (iii} national commercial radio stations and (iv} community (aa} television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017?
16 February	Written Reply to Question 219 - What were the (a) maximum and {b) minimum water levels at each dam in the country in each year since 1994?
16 February	Written Reply to Question 218 - What is the (a) total number of dams in the country, (b) exact location of each dam, (c) capacity of each dam, (d) date on which each dam became operational, (e) current level of each dam and (f) name of the owner of each dam?
08 February	Written Reply to Question 51 - By what date will a new board for the Mhlathuze Water Board be appointed?
08 February	Written Reply to Question 50 - With reference to the Pietermaritzburg High Court decision that the appointment of a certain person (name furnished) to the Mhlathuze Water Board was unlawful, what was the total cost spent by her department on (a) the appeal and (b) subsequent withdrawal of the appeal by her department following judgment in the matter of Makhanya v The Minister of Water and Sanitation and Mhlathuze Water Board?
08 February	Written Reply to Question 8 - What (a) was the rationale behind the directive from her department to Umgeni Water in terms of section 74(1) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, to establish a desalination plant in the City of Cape Town, (b) were the legislative provisions she relied on when the directive was issued and (c) are the details of the progress with regard to the establishment of the desalination plant since the directive was issued?
08 February	Written Reply to Question 7 - What is the total amount of funding that has been allocated to the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality for the development of boreholes for the provision of water (a) in the (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17 financial years and (b) since 1 April2017?
08 February	Written Reply to Question 6 - What (a) plans has her department put in place in respect of the augmentation of existing and the development of new bulk water infrastructure to mitigate the effects of climate change on the provision of bulk water in the Western Cape Province and (b) is the status of the (i) plans and (ii) financing thereof?
08 February	Written Reply to Question 3 - (a) What is the current status of the intended augmentation of the capacity of the Clanwilliam Dam, VoeHvlei Dam and Brandvlei Dam, respectively, (b) what has caused the postponement of the specified projects and (c) when will these projects be finalised?

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