2019-w617 - 19 March 2019

William Mothipa Madisha to ask the President of the Republic

Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) has the requisite security clearance; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 19 Mar 2019

Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) has the requisite security clearance; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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2019-w479 - 19 March 2019

Godrich Ahmed Gardee to ask the President of the Republic

(1)Whether the President of Rwanda, Mr Paul Kagame, is scheduled to visit the country in the near future; if so, why does the Government continue to maintain normal relations with the Rwandan government despite the alleged murder and attempted murder of Mr Patrick Karegeya and Mr Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa which are a clear violation of the Republic’s sovereignty and rule of law; (2) what measures and steps will he take in his future engagements with the President of Rwanda, Mr Paul Kagame, and the Rwandan government in response to the violation of South Africa’s sovereignty and rule of law which resulted from the alleged murder and attempted murder of the specified persons allegedly by the Rwandan government? NW543E

Reply from the President of the Republic on 19 Mar 2019

1. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda was one of the Heads of State and Government who attended Young Presidents’ Organisation conference in Cape Town from 6 to 7 March 2019, at the invitation of the organisers of the meeting.

Pursuant to the death of Col Karegeya who was found dead in his hotel room at Michelangelo Hotel on 31 March 2013 and the assassination ...

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2019-w478 - 19 March 2019

Godrich Ahmed Gardee to ask the President of the Republic

(1)Whether he has been informed of the alleged murder attempts on a Rwandan citizen, Mr Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa allegedly by the Rwandan government; if so, what measures and steps has the Government taken in response to the clear violation of the Republic’s sovereignty and rule of law by the Rwandan government; (2) whether he has discussed the matter with the Rwandan government; if so, what are the relevant details of the discussion? NW542E

Reply from the President of the Republic on 19 Mar 2019

(1) I am informed about the attempted assassination of General Nyamwasa. On 6 March 2014, following the attempted assassination of Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, our Government declared three Rwandan diplomats and one Burundian diplomat persona non grata and expelled them from South Africa, for illegal activities inconsistent with their diplomatic work which was in violation of Article 41 of the Vienna Convention and ...

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2019-w477 - 19 March 2019

Godrich Ahmed Gardee to ask the President of the Republic

(1)Whether he has been informed of the alleged murder of Col Patrick Karegeya by the Rwandan government; if so, what measures and steps has the South African Government taken in response to the violation of South Africa’s sovereignty and rule of law by the Rwandan government; (2) has he discussed the matter with the Rwandan government; if so, what are the relevant details of the discussion?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 19 Mar 2019

(1) Col Patrick Karegeya was found dead in his hotel room at the Michelangelo Hotel on 31 December 2013. The National Prosecuting Authority and the Hawks are handling the matter to the extent that the case was recently submitted to a Magistrate in Sandton for an inquest.

(2) The Government of South Africa and the Government of Rwanda have since 2014 engaged in discussions ...

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2019-w447 - 19 March 2019

Motshidi, Ms T to ask the President of the Republic

Whether he met with a group of female firefighters employed by the City of Ekurhuleni after they approached him around 23 August 2018 to highlight their grievances relating to alleged discrepancies in the payment of allowances; if not, on what date is it envisaged that the meeting will take place; if so, what (a) commitments came out of the specified meeting and (b) is the name of each woman who signed the memorandum handed over to him?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 19 Mar 2019

(a) I did not have a meeting with the female firefighters employed by the City of Ekurhuleni.

(b) The memorandum was received by a Presidency official on 23 August 2018. It was forwarded to the City of Ekurhuleni, which has been asked to address the concerns raised in the memorandum, working with the Department of Cooperative Governance.

Apart from the signatures, there are no ...

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2019-w424 - 19 March 2019

Désirée Van Der Walt to ask the President of the Republic

(1) (a) On what date did he receive proposed amendments to the Ministerial Handbook, (b) which sections will be amended and (c) what are the details of any financial benefits emanating from proposed amendments to the Handbook; (2) by what date will he (a) sign off on the revised Ministerial Handbook and (b) make the revised handbook public? NW487E

Reply from the President of the Republic on 19 Mar 2019

(1) (a) On what date did he receive proposed amendments to the Ministerial Handbook, (b) which sections will be amended and (c) what are the details of any financial benefits emanating from proposed amendments to the Handbook; (2) by what date will he (a) sign off on the revised Ministerial Handbook and (b) make the revised handbook public? NW487E

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2019-w230 - 01 March 2019

Mkhuleko Hlengwa to ask the President of the Republic

Whether he will take action against the (a) Minister of Environmental Affairs, (b) Minister of Mineral Resources and (c) Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services responsible for Correctional Services who are implicated through allegations in testimony given at The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the action he intends to take?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 1 Mar 2019

Whether he will take action against the (a) Minister of Environmental Affairs, (b) Minister of Mineral Resources and (c) Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services responsible for Correctional Services who are implicated through allegations in testimony given at The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the action he ...

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2019-w159 - 01 March 2019

Deidre Carter to ask the President of the Republic

Whether any steps have been taken to give effect to the recommendations of the Nugent Commission of Inquiry Into Taxation and Governance by SARS that criminal prosecution be instituted against Mr Tom Moyane for awarding a certain contract (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what steps and (b) what is the current status of the specified steps?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 1 Mar 2019

Whether any steps have been taken to give effect to the recommendations of the Nugent Commission of Inquiry Into Taxation and Governance by SARS that criminal prosecution be instituted against Mr Tom Moyane for awarding a certain contract (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what steps and (b) what is the current status of the specified steps?

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2019-w5 - 20 February 2019

Nyiko Floyd Shivambu to ask the President of the Republic

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 19 for oral reply on 6 November 2018 and his further clarification to his reply through his letter of 14 November 2018, Bosasa’s donation of R500 000 was returned; if not, why not; if so, (a) to whom in Bosasa and (b) what proof was he furnished with of such return?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 20 Feb 2019

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 19 for oral reply on 6 November 2018 and his further clarification to his reply through his letter of 14 November 2018, Bosasa’s donation of R500 000 was returned; if not, why not; if so, (a) to whom in Bosasa and (b) what proof was he furnished with of such return?

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2019-w4 - 20 February 2019

Nyiko Floyd Shivambu to ask the President of the Republic

Whether the donors of his political campaign to become president of his political organisation are holders of government contracts; if so, in each case, (a) what are their names and (b) which government contracts do they hold?

Reply from the President of the Republic on 20 Feb 2019

Whether the donors of his political campaign to become president of his political organisation are holders of government contracts; if so, in each case, (a) what are their names and (b) which government contracts do they hold?

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