NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For written reply)
QUESTION NO. 2069
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2 November 2009
Ms M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
(1) Who authorised and approved the former chief executive officer (CEO)
of SA Tourism to work for the International Marketing Council while he
was employed by SA Tourism;
(2) whether it is in line with the policy and the practice governing
this; if not, (a) why not and (b) on what grounds was it allowed; if
so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) what were the terms of
the arrangement regarding how his time will be utilised between the
two organisations;
(3) whether a formal application was made for additional work at either
of the organisations; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was approval
granted and (b) for how long has this arrangement been in place;
(4) what are the relevant details with regard to the CEOâs (a)
remuneration and (b) costs involved for the periods of employment at
both organisations? NW2723E
MS M R SHINN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
2069. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:
1) The SA Tourism Board, in its capacity as Accounting Authority for SA
Tourism per the PFMA, agreed to a request from the IMC Board, the
Accounting Authority for the IMC per the PFMA, in consultation with
the then Minister in the Presidency and then Minister of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism, that Moeketsi Mosola (former CEO of SA Tourism)
would make available the equivalent of the hours in two working days
per week to the IMC as the Acting CEO while still attending 100% to
all his responsibilities as the CEO of SA Tourism.
2) This is not a usual arrangement, but the then Minister in the
Presidency and then Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
released a joint policy statement, that a full review be conducted in
terms of marketing and branding of South Africa. It was further
recommended that the CEO of SA Tourism at the time, Moeketsi Mosola,
would conduct the review for six months and report back to the
Ministers via the IMC. This review was conducted on time, on
specification, and on budget). Furthermore, both Accounting
Authorities (IMC and SA Tourism) duly approved this arrangement.
3) The approval was formally granted at an SA Tourism Board meeting in
2008 and the arrangement was for six months while the IMC recruited a
new CEO. The acting arrangement was extended for a further period of
six months by mutual agreement between the SA Tourism and IMC Boards.
4) Full details of the former SA Tourism CEO total remuneration package
during the 2008/9 financial year has been disclosed on page 143 of SA
Tourismâs 2008/9 Annual Report. This Annual Report for 2008/9, which
was duly tabled in Parliament towards the end of August 2009, clearly
mentions on the same page the ex gratia bonus of R 322Â 500 that was
paid by the IMC to the former SA Tourism CEO in his capacity as Acting
CEO of the IMC. The then Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
and the then Minister in the Presidency agreed that Mr Mosola will not
receive a salary from the IMC whilst acting in that position. The
Minister of Tourism was informed ex post facto that the IMC made this
ex gratia payment to Mr Mosola. We are not aware of any other amount
paid by the IMC to the former SA Tourism CEO. Questions in this regard
should be posed to the Minister responsible for the IMC.