(a) By which date he intends to sign the Public Audit Amendment Bill into law and (b) what have been the reasons for the delay so far?
The President has a constitutional obligation to satisfy him or herself, independently, that any legislation brought to him or her for assent is constitutional. This necessarily requires, among other things, a review of all relevant documentation, consideration of any submissions and the sourcing of legal opinion.
I am currently considering the Public Audit Amendment Bill, together with other Bills received from Parliament, to satisfy ...
(a) What number of international trips has he undertaken since taking office and (b) who has accompanied him on each trip that is not a member of the Government?
a) Twenty two (22) international visits have been undertaken.
(b) The Presidency delegation lists that provide names of people that accompanied the President on each trip do not have anyone who is not a member of government. However the Department of Trade and Industry does put together a list of business people that accompany the government delegation on some international visits. These business delegations ...
(1)With reference to the reply of the Minister of Finance to question 45 on 25 June 2018 and the statement issued by the Government Communications and Information System on 14 November 2017, (a)(i) when and (ii) for what reason was the Presidential Fiscal Committee established, (b) how many times has the committee met, (c) on what date did each meeting take place, (d) what is the name of each (i) committee member and (ii) official present at each specified committee meeting and (e) what was the purpose of each specified committee meeting;
(2) whether the committee has been disbanded; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2484E
- The Presidential Fiscal Committee (PFC) was established on 11 October 2017, following the decision of the Extended Cabinet meeting of 28 September 2017, as follows:
- President of the Republic of South Africa as Chairperson
- Deputy President
- Minister of Finance
- Minister in The Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Minister of Science and Technology
- Minister of Economic Development
- Minister of Energy
- Deputy Minister of Finance
- Director-General ...
Whether he has launched any form of inquiry into allegations that secret state spy funds had been used to splash out R10 million on a luxury mansion that could become the new home of the Minister of State Security after she allegedly rejected the house provided by the Department of Public Works; if not, why not; if so, what was the outcome thereof?
The President received a full briefing from the Minister of State Security on the matter. Having regard to the details of the briefing and related matters, the President is of the view that there are no grounds to establish a commission of inquiry into the matter.
The Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, a committee of Parliament, will also receive a briefing on the matter ...
Whether, with reference to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, he and the Government have taken any action regarding the utterances of the former President, Mr J G Zuma, on numerous occasions while he was still President, including a gathering of the Congress of South African Students over free tertiary education held at Ethekwini City Hall in Durban, that he was aware of corrupt activities that were committed but he kept quiet; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the action taken?
Section 34 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (Act 12 of 2004) requires that “any person who holds a position of authority” and who knows or ought reasonably to have known or suspected that any other person has committed certain listed offences must report such knowledge or suspicion or cause such knowledge or suspicion to be reported to a Police Official ...
Whether he has been informed about any jobs that have been lost in the meat processing industry and across the value chain since the Minister of Health announced the source of the listeriosis outbreak; if so,
(2) whether he (a) has directed and/or (b) will direct any interventions to ensure that further job losses are prevented; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
1. The listeriosis outbreak has had a considerable economic impact across the meat processing industry. According to the South African Meat Processing Association (SAMPA), there has been a fall in demand since the outbreak. The listeriosis outbreak, and the announcement of the recall of products that was made on 4 March 2018, was a response to the number of fatalities directly attributable to the ...
(1)Whether the former Minister of Finance, Mr K M N Gigaba, (a) requested and (b) received approval in writing from the President for each intended official trip undertaken by the former Minister of Finance from 1 April 2017 to 27 February 2018 as is required in terms of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, in each case, why not; if so, on what date was the request (i) made and (ii) approved in each case;
(2) whether the former Minister of Finance (a) requested and (b) received approval in writing from the President for his spouse to accompany him on each specified official visit; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
1. According to the information on record, the former Minister of Finance, Mr KMN Gigaba, undertook the following approved official travel abroad:
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Date
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Country
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(i) Request made
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(ii) Travel approved
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1.
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19 – 26 Apr 2017
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USA
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12 Apr 2017
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18 Apr 2017
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2.
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17 – 19 June 2017
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China
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12 June 2017
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15 June 2017
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3.
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19 – 22 June 2017
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England ... |
Whether, with reference to his undertaking in his State of the Nation Address on 16 February 2018 in the National Assembly, a process to review the (a) configuration, (b) number and (c) size of national Government departments has been initiated; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) who is responsible for the review, (ii) what is the name of the lead department carrying out the review, (iii) what progress has been made with the review and (iv) by what date will the review be completed in each case?
(a) – (c) Yes, the process of reviewing the size and shape of the National Executive and government departments has begun.
(i) A Technical Task Team of officials from the following departments is currently reviewing the configuration of the national government: The Presidency; the Department of Public Service and Administration; the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; the National Treasury; and the Department ...
Whether, given that executive political office bearers of the State change from time to time, he would make a policy directive to end the practice of adorning government buildings with portraits of the President, Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the respective departments and that the Coat of Arms of the Republic is utilised instead?
The suggestion will certainly be given consideration. The views of various stakeholders will be sought.
Among others, this will include the Government Communications and Information System and State Protocol, who produces guidelines for the display of portraits of members of the executive in government buildings.
Whether he (a) instructed anyone and/or (b) has been informed of any instructions given to anyone in The Presidency to assist with the identity change of a certain person (name and details furnished) at the Department of Home Affairs in 2016; if so, in each case, (i) what are the relevant details, (ii) what are the names of the employees in The Presidency who assisted the specified person and (iii) on what statutory grounds did The Presidency rely to assist the specified person?
No, I did not instruct anyone, nor was I informed of instructions given to anyone in The Presidency to assist with the identity change of the individual referred to by the Honourable Member.
I am, however, aware of a media enquiry to the Office of the Deputy President in August 2017 regarding an exchange of emails on this matter in which a staff member ...
