(1)Whether the official residence of the Chief of the SA National Defence Force in Waterkloof on the corner of Edward Street and Rose Street is currently occupied; if not, (a) why not and (b) from what date has the residence been unoccupied; (2) What is the total monthly expenditure regarding the (a) municipal fees and (b) guarding of the residence?

Whether she will furnish Mr M S Bond with a (a) list and (b) full description of all events planned by her department to take place before 29 May 2024 in celebration of the 30 years of democracy in the Republic, including the (i) projected total cost or expenditure of each event and (ii) breakdown thereof in terms of expenditure for (aa) catering, (bb) entertainment, (cc) venue hire, (dd) transport and (ee) accommodation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(1) What are the full details of all (a) sponsorships, (b) donations and (c) financial transfers provided for lawfare and/or any other purposes to (i) her, (ii) her department and (iii) officials of her department by any (aa) Qatari, (bb) Iranian and/or (cc) Russian organ of state, organisation and/or resident since 01 January 2021 up to the latest date in 2024 for which information is available.

(1) Whether she has been informed of a Facebook post circulating depicting the logo of a certain political party (name furnished) recruiting young persons to apply to the South African Nationa! Defence Force with the home addresses (a) 4439 Mongale Street and (b) 4233 Phajane street in the Northern Cape, with of one of the Chief of Army in the Military displayed; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the reasons that applicants are called upon to apply at a private residence of a Chief of Army and (ii) urgent steps have been taken against such improper application process?

What is the breakdown of the budgeted expenditure of about R2 billion for the deployment of the 2 900 members of the SA National Defence Force to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in terms of (a) cost of employment, (b) equipment and (c) operations?

Whether, with reference to the underwater blasting happening close to Simon's Town Naval Base, the boats involved were only from the SA Navy; if not, were there boats from foreign countries who were conducting tests in partnership with the Republic; if so, who is funding the specified tests?

Whether she has ever met with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of Sudanese Rapid Support Forces, at any time since 1 January 2023; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full details of any military support that the Republic is providing in the Republic of Sudan?

(1) With reference to recent allegations that the costs of catering on board the Presidential Jet, Inkwazi, amounted to just under R600 000 in total for fewer than 18 VIP guests onboard the 12-hour flight from London to the Republic following the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, what are (a) names of the VIP guests who were onboard and (b) total catering costs for every flight of Inkwazi (i) in the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2023?

What new ideas and solutions has the Republic adopted and implemented following her attendance in Moscow of the International Security Conference to share practical ideas and explore solutions on matters of global security in August 2022?

(1 )Whether, with reference to the incidents of army brutality during the early days of the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, she has communicated and/or reported any incidents of army brutality to the public and/or their parliamentary representatives; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2)(a) What are the details of accessible channels that were put in place by her department for citizens to report incidents of army brutality and (b) how were the reports handled; (3) What are the relevant details of the (a) support mechanisms that were established for victims of army brutality during the lockdown and (b) avenues that were available to persons for seeking justice, medical assistance and/or legal aid; (4) Whether any valuable lessons have been learnt from the incidents; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) Whether any resultant reforms and/or changes have been implemented in procedures, training and oversight of law enforcement during domestic deployments to prevent similar incidents in the future; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?