(1) How did he or his department determine that incentives in terms of Motor Industry Development Programme are not used to increase profitability of the motor manufacturers; (2) whether he or his department has conducted any study to determine the relationship between the incentives paid by the Government to the beneficiaries and/or any dividends transferred to the main shareholders abroad; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details for the various beneficiaries?
(1) What (a) steps were taken against the five staff members of the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (Cipro) who were suspended in 2009, (b) were the charges and (c) the outcome; (2) whether the chief executive officer (CEO) of Cipro laid charges with the SA Police Service or submitted a signed statement to enable them to proceed with the investigation regarding possible charges against persons who are reported to have committed fraud within Cipro; if so, when; (3) what impact has a certain company’s (name furnished) new system had on (a) name duplications and (b) the electronic submission of annual returns of companies and close corporations to Cipro; (4) whether measures are in place to ensure that no more name duplications will occur at Cipro; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
1) The Board of the Regulator
2) (a) The Board ratified the expenditure
(b) Not applicable
3) Not applicable
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(1) Whether there was any external persons who served on the bid evaluation panel when the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (Cipro) awarded the enterprise content management (ECM) tender to a certain company (name furnished); if so, (a) who were these persons, (b) who invited them to be part of the panel and (c) why; (2) whether the use of external persons on a bid evaluation panel is in line with the Supply Chain Management policy of Cipro; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what was the State Information Technology Agency’s (Sita) involvement in the bid process; (4) why were the senior management staff members, who were implicated in irregularities regarding the ECM tender of Cipro, not put on precautionary suspension; (5) why was the said company paid R77 million by Cipro from 1 March to 30 September 2009?
No, the department is not utilising computer assisted audit techniques
in preparing the Annual Financial Statements but the templates
prescribed by National Treasury.
All adjustments made to Annual Financial Statements subsequent to 31
May submission are supported by the required documentation and are
communicated to the auditors.
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(1) (a) What is the quantum of the incentives that the Government will grant to BMW in terms of the Motor Industry Development Programme, (b) what is the expected monetary return for the economy from these incentives to BMW, (c) over what period will this be realised and (d) when will the break-even point be reached; (2) whether only BMW will benefit from these incentives; if not, who else; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1)
a) The quantum of support accrued by any particular automotive
company is calculated in terms of the rules of the Motor
Industry Development Programme (MIDP), and from 2013 onwards the
Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP).
However, the investment component of the APDP: the Automotive
Investment Scheme (AIS) will kick in earlier and apply to
investments made from July 2009 onwards.
For the ...
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Whether his department will lead the role in government to ensure that South African battery manufacturers or importers who are seeking to meet the anticipated demand for battery packs with the advent of electrical cars like the Joule will adopt a common standard to boost the production volumes and help to bring down prices; if not, why not; if so, what steps will he take to compel compliance in this matter before it becomes too chaotic to regulate?
APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For written reply)
QUESTION NO. 1135
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 8 NW1258E
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 31 March 2011
Mrs S V Kalyan (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental
Affairs:
How many upper air soundings have been completed since 15 December 2010
at each location where ...
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(1) Whether he or his department has considered the inclusion of a mechanism to provide flexibility in respect of the minimum number of units of production required of a production plant in order for that plant to qualify for the incentives of the Automotive Production and Development Programme; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will this mechanism be included in the APDP, (b) when will it come into effect and (c) what are the further relevant details; (2) whether the South African motor manufacturers approached his department to request such a mechanism; if so, when was such an approach made; (3) whether his department responded to such a request; if not, why not; if so, what was the response to the motor manufacturers?
1) Over the past few months, the Department of Trade and Industry has
been engaged in intensive discussions with the industry around the
finalisation of the Automotive Investment Allowance (AIS)
guidelines as part of the Automotive Production and Development
Programme (APDP). This is in the context of our strategic objective
of raising annual vehicle production to 1.2 million units by 2020.
In a meeting ...
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(1) Whether (a) he, (b) his deputy ministers, (c) any specified officials and (d) any other persons have been issued with a government or official credit card; if so, what are the relevant details for him, his deputy ministers and each holder of a credit card in respect of the (i) name, (ii) job title, (iii) credit limit, (iv) outstanding amount as at the latest specified date for which information is available, (v) monthly expenses incurred for each month since receiving the credit card, (vi) reason for such persons being issued with a credit card and (vii) uses that such a credit card is intended for; (2) whether any such credit cards are over their credit limit; if so, (a) whose credit cards are over the limit and (b) what is the reason for the credit cards exceeding the limit; (3) whether any action has been taken against such persons for exceeding their credit card limits; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) What are the criteria used in awarding liquor licences; (2) whether the location of schools and places of worship are taken into consideration; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the opinion of the police is taken into consideration; if not, why not; if so, to want extent?
(1) Which intermediaries are used by the SA Micro-Finance Apex Fund (SAMAF) to lend money to small and micro entrepreneurs; (2) how were these intermediaries (a) identified and (b) selected; (3) whether any of these intermediaries are linked to any other institutions of the Government and political parties; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
What (a) is the total expenditure on hotel accommodation incurred by (i) him and (ii) his deputy ministers including costs for accommodating the (aa) VIP protection officers and (bb) support staff during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) are the names of the hotels, (c) were the total costs per stay, including the (i) dates and (ii) names of persons accommodated?
Question 136
Mr J J Gunda (ID-NC) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
What (a) is the total expenditure on hotel accommodation incurred by (i)
him and (ii) his deputy ministers including costs for accommodating the
(aa) VIP protection officers and (bb) support staff during the period 1
April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is
available and ...
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