I have been advised by the Department that:
1. The Director-General and senior managers were involved in the organization of the ITU Telecom World 2018.
The details are as follows:
Name |
Designation |
Role |
Mr. Robert Nkuna |
Director-General |
Project Sponsor |
Ms. Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani |
Deputy Director General |
Project Manager |
Ms. Thulisile Manzini |
Deputy Director General |
Stream Head: Media, Marketing and Communications |
Mr. Omega Shelembe |
Deputy Director General |
Stream Head: Logistics |
Mr Tinyiko Ngobeni |
Deputy Director General |
Legacy Project |
Ms Mameetse Masemola |
Acting Deputy Director General |
Stream Head: Content |
Ms Jeanette Morwane |
Acting Deputy Director General |
Legacy Project |
Ms Sybil Lyons-Grootboom |
Chief Director: Legal |
Lead Negotiator: Host Country Agreement |
Mr Luyanda Ndlovu |
Chief Information Officer |
Coordinator IT Services |
Mr Jim Paterson |
Director |
Project Management team |
Ms Pam Mallela |
Director |
Project Management Team |
Mr Thulani Ngubane |
Director |
Communications Team |
Rebolang Soldaat |
Director |
Budget and Finance Oversight |
Charles Mabuza |
Director |
SMME Programme Coordinator |
2. (a) (b) and (c)
(a) Service Provider |
(b) Type of Service |
(c) Evaluation |
TWF (DTPS appointed service provider for travel, accommodation and conferencing) |
Venue Procurement and Professional Conference Organiser (iNkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre) |
Contract signed with ICC. Evaluation and monitoring done via contractual obligations |
Tsogo Sun (appointed by sponsor) |
Accommodation |
Contract signed between Tsogo Sun and Sponsor. Evaluation and monitoring done via contractual obligations. |
Flash Marketing (appointed by sponsor) |
Branding |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Riverbed Marketing, Flash Marketing (appointed by sponsor) (appointed by sponsor) |
Media and Marketing |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Osum (appointed by sponsor) |
Videography |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Exhibitionist (appointed by sponsor) |
Exhibition Stand Build |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Exhibitionist (appointed by sponsor) |
Media Centre |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Marketing 2the Max (appointed by sponsor) |
Leader Space Build |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
GL-Events (appointed by sponsor) |
Registration Space Build |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Avis (appointed by sponsors) |
Ministerial & VIP Transport |
Evaluation and monitoring done via contractual obligations. |
Syavaya (appointed by sponsors) |
Delegate Transport |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
SAPS (partner department for provision of security) |
Security |
Evaluation and monitoring done via contractual obligations. |
Gearhouse (appointed by sponsor) |
Audio Visual |
DTPS and Sponsor Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
SITA appointed service providers |
IT Services |
IT Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Honey Comb, Fun and Class Relations (appointed services by DTPS) |
SMME Support |
DTPS Team evaluated service for quality assurance |
Misoso Trading Enterprise (appointed by sponsor) |
Uniform |
Evaluation and monitoring done via contractual obligations. |
SABC (appointed by sponsor) |
Broadcasting and Video-on-Demand |
Contract signed with SABC. Evaluation and monitoring done via contractual obligations. |
Sithelo Events, BGD Consulting (appointed by sponsor) |
Recruitment of Local Staff and Ushers |
Evaluation and monitoring done via contractual obligations. |
SkyNet (DTPS appointed service provider through the Government Transactional contract) |
Freight Services for ITU shipment |
DTPS Team evaluated services as per contractual obligations. |
3. The following measures have been implemented to ensure that employees do not benefit financially from the service providers contracted for the ITU Telecom World 2018 event:
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
(i) The measures above were implemented.
(ii) The Department has undertaken a reconciliation process, assessing all the sponsorship committed and received, and is finalising a report. All sponsorship, and financial declarations will be disclosed in the Annual Financial Statement of the Department, in line with Treasury Regulation 21.2.4.
Approve/Not Approved
Ms S Ndabeni - Abrahams
MINISTER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS & POSTAL SERVICES
DATE: 03/12/2018