NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES 

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 155
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 26 APRIL 2012
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 18 MAY 2012

Ms M P Themba (ANC-Mpumalanga) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:

(1) Whether the Presidency has any referral mechanisms or processes in place to transfer all queries and concerns that were raised by citizens through the Presidential hotline to departments, provinces and municipalities for redress; if not, why not; if so,

(2) Whether such referral mechanisms or processes involve following-up or receiving reports on progress or implementation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

1. The advertising campaign for the Protection of State Information Bill was paid for by the department of State Security. A budget of (i) R3 071 429.00 was made available for this campaign, R2 686 479.73 of which was spent on advertising as follows (ii) - R481 554.73 (print), R2 126 925.00 (mainstream broadcast).

2. (aa) No community print was utilized for the campaign. (bb) R2 126 925 was spend on broadcast media, 79% share of the budget. (b) A total of R78 000 was spent on the following 24 community radio stations - Kragbron Radio, Mafisa Radio, Star Fm, InandaFm, KuraraFm, Sekhukhune Fm, Vibe Fm, Riverside Radio, EldosFm, Moretele Radio, Univen Radio, ImbokodoFm, Soshanguve Radio, PhalaborwaFm, Teemaneng Radio, ThethaFm, Impact Radio, Rurf Radio, Kaboesna Radio, Umgugundlovu Radio, VaaltarFm, Bushbuckridge Radio, Kanyamazane Community Radio, and Moutse Fm.

END

Issued by Parliament, May 19 2012

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