Whether his department conducted any (a) security or (b) qualifications vetting process in respect of any member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery during the Fifth Parliament; if so, in the case of each person belonging to the specified group, (i) what were the reasons for the vetting, (ii) on how many such occasions has the specified vetting process taken place, (iii) at whose request was the specified vetting done and (iv) what is the intended outcome of the specified vetting process?
The State Security Agency has never conducted any security vetting process in respect of any member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery during the Fifth Parliament.
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Whether his department intends to (a) establish or (b) assist with the establishment of a press review panel in Parliament; if so, (i) when will the specified panel be established, (ii) what (aa) will the specified panel’s mandate be and (bb) criteria will be used in identifying persons who will constitute the specified panel and (iii) to who will the specified panel report to?
- The State Security Agency (SSA) is not aware of this purported process and therefore cannot respond.
- When Parliament commence with any process that require our involvement we can react.
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Whether his department has (a) state security agents and/or (b) any other departmental staff stationed in Parliament; if so, in each specified case, (i)(aa) for how long have the specified persons been stationed in Parliament and (bb) when is their deployment period expected to end, (ii) under whose instruction and/or request were such persons deployed and (iii) for what purpose were they deployed?
(a)&(b) The State Security Agency (SSA) has deployed its staff members from the Chief Directorate External Vetting and Advising to be stationed at Parliament to conduct vetting of Parliamentary support staff.
(i)(aa) The specified SSA staff has been stationed in Parliament since September 2015.
(bb) The SSA is expected to complete the vetting project in March 2016.
(ii) The SSA was requested by Mr.Gengezi ...
(1)Whether, the investigation that was instituted into allegations of espionage relating to the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, and other political leaders, has been completed; if not, why not; if so, when was the investigation completed;
(2) whether a final report of the investigation was compiled; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the title of the report, (b) on what date was the report (i) completed and (ii) submitted to him and (c) what are the main (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of the report;
(3) whether the investigation found any veracity to the alleged allegations; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 3321 on 17 September 2015, his department’s annual report for the 2014-15 financial year outlines the specified information as requested in question 3321; if not, why not; if so, what are the costs incurred by his department regarding (a) air travel between Cape Town and Gauteng, (b) accommodation in Cape Town and (c) car rental for officials in Cape Town?
According to Treasury guidelines on the compilation of Departmental Annual Reports, the 2014-15 annual report does contain information on the costs incurred for travel, accommodation and transport rentals by departmental staff.
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(1)Whether with reference to his reply to question 739 on 23 March 2015, with regard to the investigation that was instituted into the leaking of the so-called spy cables has been completed; if not, why not; if so, when was the investigation completed;
(2) whether a final report of the investigation was compiled; if not, why not; if so (a) what is the title of the report, (b) on what date was the report (i) completed and (ii) submitted to him and (c) what are the main (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of the report;
(3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
(1) Whether, the investigation that was instituted into allegations of espionage relating to the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, and other political leaders, has been completed; if not, why not; if so, when was the investigation completed; (2) whether a final report of the investigation was compiled; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the title of the report, (b) on what date was the report (i) completed and (ii) submitted to him and (c) what are the main (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of the report; (3) whether the investigation found any veracity to the alleged allegations; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
The investigation of the blog and related matters on African Intelligence leak is at an advanced stage and the team is expected to conclude the remaining scope of the investigation as soon as possible.
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(1) Whether with reference to his reply to question 739 on 23 March 2015, the investigation that was instituted into the leaking of the so-called spy cables has been completed; if not, why not; if so, when was the investigation completed; (2) whether a final report of the investigation was compiled; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the title of the report, (b) on what date was the report (i) completed and (ii) submitted to him and (c) what are the main (i) findings and (ii) recommendations of the report; (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
- No
- No, however a full investigation has been launched into the purported leakage, its veracity and verification will be handled in terms of the protocols governing the management of classified information.
- The findings of the investigation will be made available to the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.
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(1)What (a) total amount did his department spend on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year and (b) is the total number of trips that were undertaken;
(2)What is the total amount that his department spent on (a) accommodation and (b) car rental in Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the specified financial year?
Whether his department received a request to investigate Project Spider Web; if not, why not; if so, (a) who requested the investigation and (b) when was the investigation requested;
• Whether the scope of the investigation will include (a) the origins of the document and/or (b) the particulars in the document;
• Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
