PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1117
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 May 2013
QUESTION PAPER NO: 16
DATE OF REPLY:
Mr. M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
What total amount has (i) her department and (ii) each specified entity
reporting to her 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?
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REPLY:
(a) (i) A total amount of R19 160 224.90 was spent on conferences by
the Department of Communications.
|(aa) 2009-10 | | | |
|b(i) Amount |b(ii) |Description |Subject Matter |
| |Breakdown | | |
| | | | |
|244,980.02 |185,250.00 |Venue |Broadband Policy Colloquium |
| |12,448.80 |Lunches & |Broadband Policy Colloquium |
| | |Refreshments | |
| |47,281.22 |Equipment rental |Broadband Policy Colloquium |
| | |(audio) | |
| | | | |
|118,112.00 |109,500.00 |Venue |Postbank & SAPO Bill |
| |4,012.00 |Refreshments |Postbank & SAPO Bill |
| |4,600.00 |Equipment rental |Postbank & SAPO Bill |
| | |(audio) | |
| | | | |
|352,604.59 |294,690.00 |Venue |Broadband Policy Colloquium |
| |47,428.60 |Equipment rental |Broadband Policy Colloquium |
| | |(audio) | |
| |10,485.99 |Refreshments |Broadband Policy Colloquium |
| | | | |
|365,712.00 |258,939.20 |Venue |Colloquium on Set Top Box |
| | | |manufacturing |
| |69,061.60 |Equipment rental |Colloquium on Set Top Box |
| | |(audio) |manufacturing |
| |37,711.20 |Refreshments |Colloquium on Set Top Box |
| | | |manufacturing |
| | | | |
|268,892.18 |268,892.00 |Venue |Multi-Stakeholder workshop (Not |
| | | |itemised) |
| | | | |
|1,350,300.79 |1,350,300.61 | | |
| | | | |
|(bb) 2010-11 | | | |
|b(i) Amount |b(ii) |Description | |
| |breakdown | | |
|106,122.60 |89,205.00 |Venue |Cyber security Colloquium |
| |11,217.60 |Equipment rental |Cyber security Colloquium |
| | |(audio) | |
| |5,700.00 |Lunches & |Cyber security Colloquium |
| | |Refreshments | |
| | | | |
|360,165.30 |260,604.00 |Venue |Local Content Summit |
| |25,769.70 |Equipment rental |Local Content Summit |
| | |(audio) | |
| |73,791.60 |Lunches & |Local Content Summit |
| | |Refreshments | |
|62,202.67 |62,202.67 |Accommodation |Local Content Summit |
| | | | |
|529,629.02 |261,174.00 |Venue |Community Television Workshop |
| |45,178.20 |Equipment rental |Community Television Workshop |
| | |(audio) | |
| |79,344.00 |Lunches & |Community Television Workshop |
| | |Refreshments | |
| |143,932.82 |Accommodation |Community Television Workshop |
| | | | |
|917,252.74 |7,980.00 |Venue |DTT Standards Symposium |
| |26,767.20 |Equipment rental |DTT Standards Symposium |
| | |(audio) | |
| |195,166.29 |Venue |DTT Standards Symposium |
| |49,057.30 |Equipment rental |DTT Standards Symposium |
| | |(audio) | |
| |69,978.41 |Lunches & |DTT Standards Symposium |
| | |Refreshments | |
| |265,041.21 |Venue |DTT Standards Symposium |
| |108,350.83 |Lunches & |DTT Standards Symposium |
| | |Refreshments | |
| |194,911.50 |Venue |DTT Standards Symposium |
| | | | |
|1,975,371.90 |1,975,372.33 | | |
| | | | |
|(cc) 2011-12 | | | |
|b(i) Amount |b(ii) |Description | |
| |breakdown | | |
|328,750.53 |233,360.53 |Venue |Seminar on Broadcasting Signal |
| | | |Piracy |
| |95,390.00 |Lunches & |Seminar on Broadcasting Signal |
| | |Refreshments |Piracy |
| | | | |
|332,514.80 |264,191.00 |Venue |South African Internet Forum 1 - |
| | | |3 September 2011 |
| |68,323.80 |Lunches & |South African Internet Forum 1 - |
| | |Refreshments |3 September 2011 |
| | | | |
|89,050.00 |26,050.00 |Venue |ICT Working Group Conference |
| |31,000.00 |Lunches & |ICT Working Group Conference |
| | |Refreshments | |
| |32,000.00 |Accommodation |ICT Working Group Conference |
| | | | |
|1,026,138.30 |615,858.30 |Venue |2nd African group preparatory |
| | | |meeting for WTSA/WCIT |
| |410,280.00 |Lunches & |2nd African group preparatory |
| | |Refreshments |meeting for WTSA/WCIT |
| | | | |
|362,504.35 |129,197.07 |Equipment rental |ITU Kaleidoskope Academic |
| | |(audio) |Conference |
| |19,650.00 |Plant & Flower |ITU Kaleidoskope Academic |
| | |rentals |Conference |
| |11,152.93 |Donations |ITU Kaleidoskope Academic |
| | | |Conference |
| |36,784.95 |Venue |ITU Kaleidoskope Academic |
| | | |Conference |
| |96,957.00 |Lunches & |ITU Kaleidoskope Academic |
| | |Refreshments |Conference |
| |68,762.40 |Dinner |ITU Kaleidoskope Academic |
| | | |Conference |
| | | | |
|271,300.00 |271,300.00 |Venue & |Africa ICT Indaba |
| | |Accommodation | |
|10,000,000.00|10,000,000.00|Event management |Africa ICT Indaba |
| | | | |
|12,410,257.98|12,410,257.98| | |
| | | | |
|(dd) 2012-13 | | | |
|b(i) Amount |b(ii) |Description | |
| |breakdown | | |
| | | | |
|1,377,352.94 |770,198.65 |Venue |National ICT Integrated |
| | | |Colloquium |
| |17,670.00 |Medical Services |National ICT Integrated |
| | | |Colloquium |
| |10,054.80 |Security Services |National ICT Integrated |
| | | |Colloquium |
| |205,399.81 |Lunches & |National ICT Integrated |
| | |Refreshments |Colloquium |
| |2,565.00 |Gifts & |National ICT Integrated |
| | |Decorations |Colloquium |
| |323,304.00 |Venue |National ICT Integrated |
| | | |Colloquium |
| |48,160.68 |Lunches & |National ICT Integrated |
| | |Refreshments |Colloquium |
| | | | |
|2,046,941.04 |539,484.00 |Venue |National Community Radio |
| | | |Governance Indaba |
| |1,323,347.04 |Lunches & |National Community Radio |
| | |Refreshments |Governance Indaba |
| |142,500.00 |Artist & |National Community Radio |
| | |Performers |Governance Indaba |
| |41,610.00 |Stage & Sound |National Community Radio |
| | | |Governance Indaba |
| | | | |
|3,424,293.98 |3,424,293.98 | | |
| | | | |
|19,160,224.65|19,160,224.90| | |
| | | | |
(ii)
A. NEMISA
NEMISA did not incur any expenses for conferences.
B. SAPO
During the course of 2012/13 the South African Post Office provided
funding for the following Conferences:
a. ICT Indaba 4-7 June 2012, Cape Town- R 500 000
b. Fifth BRICS Summit 27th March 2013, Durban â R1.2 million
C. USAASA
|Financial |2009/10 |2010/11 |2011/12 |2012/13 |
|year | | | | |
|Conference |R127 050.00 |R276 930.77 |R347 892.00 |R432 744.00 |
| | ICT |National summit |ITU Pavilion in |SA Internal |
| |Entrepreneurship |Gov, fraud, risk |Geneva |Audit |
| |ICT Local |Board seminar |SA internal Audit |Strategic |
| |Governance |IT security |Internal Audit in |session |
| | |summit |Malaysia |ICT Conference |
| | |Annual digital | | |
| | |broadcasting | | |
| | |Strategic | | |
| | |workshop | | |
| | |CFO Africa summit| | |
D. SABC
a) (ii) (aa) R147 347: 2009-10
(bb) R147 022: 2010-11
(cc) R 230 774: 2011-12
(dd) R 227 558: 2012-13
b)
|Financial |SABC Department |Description |Amount |
|Year | | | |
|2010 |Technology |CTO Conference-Protea |R 50 320 |
| | |Gold Reef | |
| |Employee |Strat. Plan Workshop |R 19 970 |
| |Relations |Venue Hire | |
| |SABC 1 |Promo Strat. Workshop |R 8 735 |
| |SABC 2 |Promex Workshop-on air|R 50 748 |
| | |promotions | |
| |SABC 3 |Promex Workshop-on air|R 3 000 |
| | |promotions | |
| |Group |Communication Forum |R 14 574 |
| |Communication |Workshop | |
| | |R 147 347 |
|2011 |Chief Financial |Financial Managers |R11 925 |
| |Office |Workshop | |
| |Group Internal |ISACA Conference |R19 684 |
| |Audit | | |
| |Group Internal |ACFE Fraud Conference |R41 684 |
| |Audit | | |
| |Market |SAMRA Conference |R9 265 |
| |Intelligence | | |
| |Corporate |Internal Control |R16 681 |
| |Strategy |Concepts &Application | |
| | |workshop | |
| |SABC 3 |Promex Workshop-on air|R31 857 |
| | |promotions | |
| |Risk |Risk Management |R15 960 |
| | |Workshop | |
| | |R147 022 |
|2012 |Group Internal |IIA Conference |R41 985 |
| |Audit | | |
| |Group Internal |ACFE Fraud Conference |R44 079 |
| |Audit | | |
| |Group Internal |ISACA Conference & |R28 800 |
| |Audit |Workshop | |
| |Treasury |Cash Management |R11 210 |
| | |Seminar | |
| |Marketing |PAMRO Conference |R9 000 |
| |Intelligence | | |
| |SABC 1 |Promex Workshop-on air|R35 307 |
| | |promotions | |
| |SABC 2 |Promex Workshop-on air|R58 793 |
| | |promotions | |
| |Radio |Radio Advertising |R1 600 |
| | |Bureau Workshop | |
| | |R230 774 |
|2013 |Group Internal |IIA Conference | R80 511 |
| |Audit | | |
| |Group Internal |ACFE Fraud Conference |R52 105 |
| |Audit | | |
| |Group Internal |ISACA Conference & |R16 800 |
| |Audit |Workshop | |
| |Payroll |Payroll |R7 900 |
| | |Professionalism | |
| | |workshop | |
| |Payroll |Basic Payee Seminar |R7 158 |
| |Human Capital |SABC Policy Review & |R33 816 |
| |Services |Development Workshop | |
| |Market |SAMRA Conference |R8 860 |
| |Intelligence | | |
| |SABC 2 |Promex Workshop- on |R10 352 |
| | |air promotions | |
| |SABC 3 |Promex Workshop- on |R6 785 |
| | |air promotions | |
| |SABC Board |CBA Conference |R3 271 |
| | | |R227 558 |
E. ICASA
a) (ii)
|Summary of conference costs |
|Row Label |2009/10 |2010/11 |2011/2012 |2012/13 |
|OPEX |1 091 134 |3 140 691 |2 822 219 |3 006 0833 |
|Associated | 142 479 |2 070 553 | 973 683 |1 007 636 |
|Workshops | | | | |
|Workshops | 948 655 |1 070 138 |1 848 536 |1 998 447 |
|Normal Projects | | | 8 233 | 262 904 |
|Workshops | | | 8 233 | 262 904 |
|Ring-Fenced: | | | | 63 086 |
|Projects | | | | |
|Workshops | | | | 63 086 |
|Grand Total |1 091 134 |3 140 691 |2 830 452 |3332073 |
NB. Conference costs were funded from normal Opex and Regulatory Projects.
F. SENTECH
(a)(ii)(aa) 2009/10 no spending on any conference
(bb) 2010-11 R26 500-00 Govtech conference
(cc) 2011-12 R35 750-00 Govtech conference
(dd) 2012/13 no spending on any conference
G. ZADNA
.ZADNA did not hold any conference during these periods.