1.(a) The donation from the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of South Africa was done in terms of a technical assistance agreement. The value R1 393 602 was charged as part of Eskom’s deferred group tax and this will be claimed back from SARS in due course.
(b)(i)(ii)(iii)-(c) The transportation of the emergency equipment was undertaken by Eskom, consequently, the Ministry did not appoint a service provider for the transportation and delivery of the emergency equipment, as a result no costs accrued.
2. (a) The South African Government did not incur any costs regarding the facilitation of the Chinese technical personnel
(b)(i)-(ii) The South African Government did not incur any costs regarding overdue storage, truck and container detention fees.