With reference to the Academy of Science of South Africa’s Annual Performance Plan for the 2015-16 financial year, for which themed areas is each of the four Programme Officers responsible?

(1) (a) Since what date has the Policy and Liaison managerial post been vacant within the Academy of Science of South Africa, (b) why is this post vacant, (c) has this position been advertised and (d) when will this position be filled; (2) given the multidisciplinary focus areas nested within the Liaison Programme, how effective will the (a) dissemination of findings and (b) monitoring of activities be without a Policy and Liaison Manager?

With reference to the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) which is currently being accommodated in rented premises, (a) what is the monthly rental expense for ASSAf, (b) does her department intend to take remedial steps, (c) does ASSAf intend to (i) purchase a building or (ii) relocate to other vacant government buildings and (d) what is the status of this process of (i) purchasing a building or (ii) relocating to another vacant government building?

(a) How many invoices from private contractors to her department currently remain unpaid for longer than 30 days and (b) in each case, what (i) are the details of the (aa) contractor and (bb) services provided and (ii) what is the (aa) date of the invoice and (bb) reason why the invoice was not paid within 30 days?

Does her department have a Regulatory Burden Reduction strategy in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the strategy?

(a) What number of (i) financial, (ii) forensic and/or (iii) other investigations that were commissioned by her department have been completed since 1 April 2013 and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details on the (i) investigation including a synopsis of the facts and findings of each case, (ii) persons or third parties responsible for each investigation, (iii) total cost to date of each investigation and (iv) appropriate steps taken against officials and third parties implicated of wrongdoing in the findings of the investigations?

Whether a chief executive officer (CEO) has been appointed for the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA); if not, (a) why not and (b) when will a CEO be appointed; if so, what are the relevant details?

(a) How many sick leave days were taken by employees of her department in the 2013-14 financial year and (b) what was the total cost thereof in rand?

(a) What amount did (i) her department and (ii) state entities reporting to her spend on each newspaper subscription in each month (aa) in the (aaa) 2011-12, (bbb) 2012-13 and (ccc) 2013-14 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is Friday, 27 March 2015 371 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 9 - 2015 available and (b) how many copies of each newspaper were ordered on each day of the week (i) in each specified financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?

What amount did (a) her department and (b) entities reporting to her spend on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years?