Official reply:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 1647/2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 15 June 2012
Internal question paper no: 18
1647. Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) Whether any international trips were undertaken by officials of
the National Development Agency (NDA) (a) in (i) 2010 and (ii)
2011 and (b) during the period 1 January 2012 up to the latest
specified date for which information is available; if so, in
each case, (aa) how many, (bb) what is the (aaa) name and (bbb)
position of each specified person who undertook such a trip,
(cc) what was the (aaa) departure and (bbb) return date, (dd)
what was the (aaa) destination and (bbb) purpose and (ee) what
(aaa) was the total cost and (bbb) amount was spent on (aaaa)
accommodation, (bbbb) food and beverages, (cccc) other specified
expenditure and (dddd) air tickets for each specified person;
(2) whether any reports were compiled for each specified trip; if
not, why not; which trips were not accompanied by a report; if
so, where can the public access the specified reports;
(3) whether the purpose of each specified trip relates to the
responsibilities of the NDA; if not, which trips do not relate
to the responsibilities of the NDA?
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REPLY:
(1) (a)(i) No (ii) Yes
(aa) One ( 1) Trip
(bb) (aaa) Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo
(bb) (bbb). Chief Executive Officer
(cc) (aaa) 24th February 2011
(bbb) 2 March 2011
(dd) (aaa) New York
(bbb) To attend 56th session of the United Nationâs Commission
on the Status of Women.
(ee) (aaa) R 110 969
(bbb) (aaaa) R 20 910
(bbbb) R 7Â 400
(cccc) None
(dddd) R 82Â 659.
(b) Yes
(aa) Three ( 3) Trips
(bb) (aaa) 1. Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo, 2. Ms Mandisa Monakali, 3. Dr
Anthony Bouwer and 4. Mr Thami Ngwenya
(bbb).
1. Chief Executive Officer (Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo)
2. Board Member (Ms Mandisa Monakali)
3. Provincial Manager (Dr Anthony Bouwer)
4. Acting Research and Development Executive (Mr Thami Ngwenya)
(aaa)
1. Brazil Trip
21 January 2012
2. United Nations conference (New York)
24 February 2012
3. World Biofuels market congress (Netherlands)
11 March 2012
(bbb)
1. Brazil Trip
28 January 2012
2. United Nations conference (New York)
7th March 2012
3. World Biofuels market congress (Netherlands)
16th March 2012
(dd) (aaa)
1. Brazil
2. New York
3. Netherlands
(bbb)
1. Brazil Trip
Social Development Ministerial visit to Brazil
2. New York Trip
To attend 56th session of the United Nations commission on the
status of women
3. Netherlands Trip
To attend the World Biomas-fuels markets congress i
(ee) (aaa)
1. Brazil Trip
R 172 063
2. New York Trip
R 125 017
3. Netherlands Trip
R 160 138
(bbb) (aaaa)
1. Brazil Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Ms M Monakali |R 12 843 |
|Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo |R 14 815 |
| Total |R 27 658 |
2. New York Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo |R 23 232 |
3. Netherlands Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Dr A Bouwer i |R 6 328 |
|Mr T Ngwenya |R 6 310 |
| Total |R 12 638 |
(bbbb)
4. Brazil Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Ms M Monakali |R 3 333 |
|Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo |R 3 333 |
| Total |R 6 666 |
5. New York Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo |R 20 734 |
6. Netherlands Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Dr A Bouwer i |R 7 515 |
|Mr T Ngwenya |R 7 515 |
| Total |R 15 030 |
(dddd)
7. Brazil Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Ms M Monakali |R 72 352 |
|Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo |R 72 052 |
| Total |R 144 404 |
8. New York Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Dr Vuyelwa Nhlapo |R 92 037 |
9. Netherlands Trip
|Name of Traveller |Amount Spent |
|Dr A Bouwer i |R 73 749 |
|Mr T Ngwenya |R 73 749 |
| Total |R 147 498 |
2. Yes, all reports were done.
(for the trips to the UN Commission on Status of Women in
2011 and 2012 were compiled as the country reports. These
can be accessed through the Ministry of Women, Children and
People with Disabilities that was heading the South African
delegation. The report on the Ministerâs visit to Brazil can
be accessed at the Department of Social Development. The
report on the Netherlands trip can be obtained from NDA)
(3) Yes
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Due Date: 22 June 2012 with DGâs Approval
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