(1) (a) (i) and (ii)A person appointed as the head of the provincial disaster management centre is responsible for the exercise by the centre of its powers and the performance of its duties. Mr Sibongiseni Ngema has been appointed as the Head: KZN Provincial Disaster Management Centre in terms of the Public Service Act.
(b)The Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) was established in 2007.
(c) The budget allocation that is accessible on the financial system depicts the following allocation
No. |
Year |
Budget Allocated |
1. |
2018 |
R 51 017 000.00 |
2. |
2019 |
R 65 218 000.00 |
3. |
2020 |
R 48 229 000.00 |
4. |
2021 |
R 17 083 000.00 |
5. |
2022 |
R 52 583 000.00 |
The system could not retrieve information dating back beyond 2018 as Disaster Management did not have a separate vote. The budget was under Programme 3.
(2) The Department of Cooperative Governance does not keep records of the provincial government. The Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) indicated that due to the changes in staff and technology, it is difficult to access the information dating back to 2007. The Provincial Disaster Management requires at least a month to locate these documents and furnish them to Ms E L Powell. This is mainly because the staff at the PDMC is still busy assisting with the coordination and supporting the stabilisation and recovery, the rehousing of people who have lost homes and restoring provision of services as a result of the flood disaster that have taken place.