Parliamentary Updates - 2005
Questions and Answers from Parliament by
the Ministery of Environmental Affairs and Tourism on:


February

18/02/2005 Ban on 4 x 4 vehicles on beaches
25/02/2005 Firearms control act - the effect on hunting
25/02/2005 Relationship between cage diving and shark attacks on humans
25/02/2005 IUCN Presidency costs
25/02/2005 National Climatic Change Response Strategy

March

02/03/2005 Canned lion hunting report findings
02/03/2005 Increase in leopard tags
02/03/2005 Attacks on tourists
02/03/2005 Tourisms contribution towards job creation
02/03/2005 Transformation at the Marine and Coastal Management Branch
04/03/2005 Perlemoen CITES Listing
04/03/2005 EIA Regulations on genetically modified organisms
09/03/2005 Minister's cabinet counterparts on TFCA's
09/03/2005 Maintainence and management of provincially controlled parks
11/03/2005 Mokwalo White Lion Breeding Project
11/03/2005 When report will be completed on canned lion hunting
17/03/2005 Whether the water quality of Valsbaai is tested regularly
17/03/2005 Charging of a green fee for the recycling of tyres
17/03/2005 Allocation of swordfish fishing rights
17/03/2005 Massingir Dam in Mozambique
17/03/2005 Countering the dwindling stocks of certain fish species
17/03/2005 Kruger National Park property rights
17/03/2005 4 x 4 Vehicles on certain beaches

April

04/04/2005 Government credit card
08/04/2005 EIA housing development in Walker Bay
08/04/2005 QuaQua follow-up on current staff employed
08/04/2005 Staff employement by SANParks regarding Golden Gate National Park
10/04/2005 Research on monkfish and swordfish in South African waters
10/04/2005 The presence of monkfish and swordfish in South African waters
13/04/2005 Greatwhite shark nvestigation
14/04/2005 Gonarezhou National Park
24/04/2005 Reference to Question 357 on 6 April 2005, estimated number of lions killed in canned hunts since 1997 to 2004
24/04/2005 Deteriorating situation regarding conservation in Zimbabwe - affect on South Africa
13/04/2005 Greatwhite shark nvestigation
14/04/2005 Gonarezhou National Park

May

17/05/2005 The reason why the decision not to lift the ban on 4 x 4 vehicles on certain beaches was taken
20/05/2005 Pollution regarding manganese ore from Port Elizabeth harbour
20/05/2005 Rights Verification Unit for fishing permits
20/05/2005 Regarding Deputy Director General in MCM

June

17/06/2005 Assess the situation at Gonarezhou National Park since 1 January 2005
17/06/2005 Persons with disabilities working in his department
24/06/2005 Concerns about Gonarezhou National Park and its integration into the Kruger National Park
24/06/2005 Climate Change Response Strategy
24/06/2005 The total number of backpacking lodges in each province that are deemed by the proprietor to be exclusively for the use of foreign tourists
24/06/2005 International Whaling Commission (IWC) conference in South Korea in June 2005

August

05/08/2005 Total annual remuneration package of the CEO of SANParks
05/08/2005 Regulations regarding the use of African elephants in elephant safaris in South Africa
05/08/2005 Land invaders in the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe
15/08/2005 Development of the Dreamworld Film City project
15/08/2005 In light of the high levels of air pollution in the Cape Town Metro area
15/08/2005 Estimated cost to South Africa of the tourism lost as a result of the SA Airways strike
26/08/2005 Whether any animals have been translocated from any national park in South Africa to Gonarezhou National Park since 1 January 2003

September

02/09/2005 What is the optimal and actual number of personnel allocated to anti-poaching measures in the Kruger National Park
02/09/2005 Whether there had been an information technology hub at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
02/09/2005 National Norms and Standards for the Management and Utilisation of Elephants
12/09/2005 Whether the boundaries of the proposed Wild Coast National Park have been established
16/09/2005 Whether SANParks has complied with all the provisions of the National Environmental Management Act, Act 107 of 1998

October

28/10/2005 What are the (a) names of (i) municipalities and (ii) provinces that have completed state of the environment reports since 1 January 1995 and (b) dates on which these reports were completed
28/10/2005 What is the total amount of fees collected by the SA National Parks (SANParks) from each private concession in South African national parks for the (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05 financial years
28/10/2005 Whether his department was consulted about the construction of a Sasol filling station next to the R21 in an eco-sensitive area (details furnished:  See attached scanned letter)
28/10/2005 (a) What was the total cost to the State of consultants used by his department in the 2004-05 financial year, (b) what are the names of the consultants used, (c) for what purpose were they used and (d) what was the reason for preferring to use consultants instead of hiring persons with the necessary skills
28/10/2005 Whether Marine and Coastal Management withdrew five vehicles allocated for use by the Overstrand marines for anti-poaching patrols as reported in the media (copy furnished) on 25 October 2005; if so, (a) why and (b) what were the circumstances leading to this action

November

04/11/2005 Whether any funds have been made available for the repair and improvement of the access walkway to the Diaz cross situated on the coast between Boknes and the Bushman’s River Mouth in the Eastern Cape; if not, why not; if so, (a) what improvements are planned, (b) what will be the anticipated cost and (c) when will work on this project begin
04/11/2005 Whether work has commenced on the crossing point to link Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe with the Kruger National Park in South Africa; if not, why not; if so, when will it be completed