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DEPARTMENT: JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 1214
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 SEPTEMBER 2009
1214. Mrs N W A Michael (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development:
(1) Whether his Deputy Minister or his Department purchased a new
vehicle on the Deputy Ministerâs appointment to office; if so,
(a) why, (b) what make and model is the vehicle, (c) what did
the vehicle cost and (d)(i) what accessories were included in
excess of the vehicleâs purchase price and (ii) what was the
cost of such accessories; if not,
(2) whether he inherited an existing vehicle; if so, (a) what was
the make and model and (b) how old is the vehicle?
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Reply:-
(1) I would like to inform the Honourable Member that my Department
did not purchase a new vehicle on the Deputy Ministerâs
appointment to this office.
(2) Yes. The Deputy Minister inherited two vehicles. In Pretoria,
the Deputy Minister uses a BMW X 5, Â 2005 model ( 4 years and
two  months) and in Cape Town, the Deputy Minister uses a
Mercedes Benz ML500, 2006 Â model (2 years and 10 months).