Whether any employees in his department have been on suspension with full salary since 1 January 2014; if so, (a) how many employees and (b) what is the total cost thereof?
(a) How many (i) current and (ii) former senior employees of the State and any State entities, as contained in the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, gained any economic benefits by way of black economic empowerment, (b) who are these persons, (c) what positions did they occupy at the time of gaining these benefits, (d) what is the (i) nature and (ii) extent of the benefits gained and (e) when were these benefits gained?
(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 69 on 20 February 2015, the National Lotteries Board intend to disburse the remaining tranches of funds allocated to (a) the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association, (b) the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association, (c) Haqun and (d) Seven Saints; (2) on what dates will these disbursements take place, in each case; (3) what amounts will be disbursed, in each case?
(a) What is the basis for his statement reported on 17 February 2015 regarding the claims of wrongdoing against a certain person having been proven false Friday, 27 February 2015 142 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 4 - 2015 (name and details furnished) and (b) what are the relevant details in this regard?
(1) What amount (a) has been disbursed and (b) has been allocated, but not disbursed by the Employment Creation Fund since its inception; (2) what are the (a)(i) names and (ii) relevant details of all beneficiaries of the specified fund and (b) programmes for which funds have been used; (3) what mechanisms are in place to ensure that the allocated funds are indeed used for the purpose for which they are allocated?
(1) What amounts have been granted by the National Lotteries Board (NLB) to (a) the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association, (b) the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association and/or (c) any other organisation purporting to represent the Cape minstrels (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-14 financial years and (ii) in the period 1 to 31 January 2015; (2) in each case, (a) what was the intended use of the funds, (b) what was the expenditure actually used for and (c) did the National Lotteries Board (NLB) satisfy itself that the funds were properly used; (3) will the NLB make available all of the relevant documents in this regard?
(1) For what reason did a certain person (name furnished) leave his department; Thursday, 12 February 2015 [No 1 – 2015] Second Session, Fifth Parliament INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 1 - 2015 19 (2) were there any disciplinary investigations against the said person either (a) before, (b) at the time of or (c) after the person’s departure; (3) did (a) his department, (b) the Auditor-General or (c) any other state entity recommend that the said person be considered unsuitable for employment in the public sector?
With reference to his reply to question 2249 on 11 November 2014, what expenses were incurred in (a) travel and (b) accommodation as listed in his reply 2(b)(i) and 2(b)(ii), in each case, (i) what are the full names of each person who undertook these trips and (ii) at what cost for (aa) travel and (bb) accommodation?
(1) With reference to his reply to question 2249 on 11 November 2014, (a) what were the reasons for the specified person being awarded bonuses and performance payments of R1 593 288, (b) who approved the payments and (c) was he informed of the payments; (2) (a) what were the reasons for the payment of a R637 315 long-term bonus payment and (b) was he informed of the payment; (3) what qualification(s) do(es) the specified person hold; (4) (a) what process was undertaken in terms of recruitment for the position of CEO of the National Empowerment Fund, (b) how many applications were received, (c) what were the full names of all applicants and (d) who was (i) shortlisted and (ii) interviewed for the specified position?
(1) With reference to the reply of the Minister of Communications to question 1031 on 27 November 2014, what was the total amount that (a) his department and (b) each of its entities (i) spent on and/or (ii) budgeted for advertising for each month between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2014, excluding expenditure transferred through the Department of Communications for advertising; (2) does such figure for each month represent the (a) total value of advertising that appeared in the media in that month, (b) amount paid in that month for advertising that may have appeared previously or (c) amount paid in advance for advertising that appeared at a later date; (3) in each specified case, what amount did (a) his department and (b) each of its entities spend on advertising in (i) print, (ii) radio, (iii) television, (iv) online and (v) outdoor; (4) in each specified case, what is the breakdown of advertising by (a) his department and (b) each of its entities in terms of (i) name of and (ii) amount spent on each (aa) publication, (bb) radio station, (cc) television station, (dd) website and (ee) billboards location in each province?
