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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO 1118
PQ 1118. Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister for Cooperative
Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) What total amount has (i) his department and (ii) each specified
entity reporting to him spent on conferences in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb)
2010-11, (cc) 2011-12 and (dd) 2012-13 financial years and (b) what
(i) amount was spent on, and (ii) is the breakdown of the expenditure
for, each specified conference? NW1351E
REPLY:
Department of Cooperative Governance
a) R 23Â 915Â 552.99 (i) CoGTA (aa) R 8Â 292Â 228.23 ( bb) R
4Â 736Â 510.09
(cc) R 5Â 687Â 599.93 (dd) R 5Â 199Â 214.74
b) Meetings, workshops/training, Public hearings, Municipal Elections,
Staff functions, Venue for funeral late Minister, Gala dinner (Madiba
day celebration) and Rand Show.
i) 2012/13=R 5Â 199Â 214.74
2011/12= R 5Â 687Â 599.93
2010/11= R 4Â 736Â 510.09
2009/10= R 8Â 292Â 228.23
(ii)
⢠2012/13
Meetings=R 4Â 057Â 255.09
Workshop/training=R 553 013.33
Public Hearing/Municipal Elections=R 307 544.81
Staff functions=R 141 760.51
Venue for funeral (Late former Minister) =R 119 191.00
Gala dinner (Madiba day celebration) =R 20,450.00
⢠2011/12
Meetings=R 4Â 617Â 986.52
Workshop/training=R 778Â 133.09
Public Hearing=R 23 733.53
Staff functions=R 132Â 314.79
Rand Show =R 135 432.00
⢠2010/11
Meetings=R 3Â 409Â 559.58
Workshop/training=R 1Â 161Â 001.51
Public Hearing/Municipal Elections =R 66Â 060.00
Staff functions=R 99Â 889.00
⢠2009/10
Meetings=R 5Â 330Â 258.33
Workshop/training=R 2 236 471.75
Public Hearing/Municipal Elections =R 636Â 369.41
Staff functions=R 89Â 128.74
Entities
The total amount spent on conferences by the South African Local Government
Association (SALGA) and the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) is attached
in Annexure âBâ. Information on the South African Cities Network (SACN) is
still outstanding.
SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
CONFERENCES HOSTED BY SALGA
|Questions |(aa) |(bb) 2010/11|(cc) |(dd) 2012/13|
| |2009/10 | |2011/12 | |
| | | | | |
|(a)(ii) |R3,111,820 |R6,386,061 |R9,628,240 |R5,747,991 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
|(b)(i) & (b)(ii) | | | | |
|Breakdown of Expenditure |(aa) |(bb) 2010/11|(cc) |(dd) 2012/13|
| |2009/10 | |2011/12 | |
|National Members Assembly | | | | |
|(NMA) and/or National |R2,763,833 |R4,255,080 |R6,878,716 |R2,603,365 |
|Conference | | | | |
|Provincial Members | | | | |
|Assemblies (PMA) and/or |R278,820 |R697,135 |R2,081,749 |R1,878,351 |
|Provincial Conference | | | | |
|Human Resource Policy | | | | |
|Conference (HRPC) |R32,123 |R1,374,296 |R337,975 |R567,724 |
|Women in Local Government | | | | |
|Conference (WILGC) |R36,244 |R59,550 |R300,000 |R698,549 |
MUNICIPAL DEMARCATION BOARD
CONFERENCES HOSTED BY THE BOARD
|Conference name |10 year celebration |Ward |Launch of | |
| | |delimitatio|capacity | |
| | |n launch |assessment | |
|Â | | |Â | |
|Venue cost including food and | R | R | R | |
|beverages |177,236.52 |417,185.39 |28,000.00 | |
|Event management | R | R | R | |
| |- |647,255.85 |4,200.00 | |
|Food & Refreshments | | | R | |
| | | |3,375.00 | |
|Â | R | R | R | |
| |177,236.52 |1,064,441.2|35,575.00 | |
| | |4 | | |
|BREAKDOWN | | | | |
|Financial year |Conference |Amount |Venue | |
|2008/9 |10 year celebration | R |Sandton | |
| | |177,236.52 |convention | |
| | | |centre | |
|2009/10 |Ward delimitation | R |Gallagher | |
| |launch |1,064,441.2|convention | |
| | |4 | | |
|2012/13 |Launch of capacity | R |Premier hotel| |
| |assessment |35,575.00 |OR Tambo | |