THE QUESTION
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 94
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 19 MARCH 2013
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 01 â 2013)
Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(a) How many tickets did (i) his department and (ii) any of its entities
purchase to attend business breakfasts hosted by a certain newspaper (name
furnished) (aa) in the (aaa) 2010-11 and (bbb) 2011-12 financial years and
(bb) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for
which information is available and (b) what was the total cost in each
case?
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3. THE WRITTEN REPLY
The Minister of Transport
National Department of Transport
a) There were no tickets purchased in the last financial years 2010/11
and 2011/12 as far as Ministry and Communication is concerned
(aa) (aaa) (bbb) falls away
(bb) (b) falls away
Airport Company South Africa (ACSA)
(a)(ii) Airports Company SA purchased the tables
(aa) (aaa) Falls away
(aa) (bbb) 3 tables
(bb) Falls away
(b) the total cost of the tables purchased in August 2012 was R21
392.10
Air Traffic Navigation Systems (ATNS)
Air Traffic Navigation Services Company (ATNS) did not purchase nor
attend business breakfasts hosted by the newspaper
(aa) (aaa) Falls away
(bbb) (bb) (b) Falls away
Cross Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA)
The C-BRTA did not buy any ticket to attend the business breakfast
hosted by any certain newspaper in 2010-2011, 2011 -2012 during the
period April 2012 to date.
a) (0) Tickets
(ii) Cross Border Road Transport Agency
(aa (aaa) Falls away
(bbb) (b) Falls away
Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRASA)
(a)ii)aa) The New Age Business Breakfast bbb) 1 ticket
(aa) (aaa) falls away
b) R 792.30
Passenger Rail Agency Of South Africa (PRASA)
(aa) PRASA has not purchased individual tickets instead
(bbb) During 2011-12 financial year PRASA bought 6 tables at the The
New Age hosted breakfast briefings, which host 10 delegates per table,
during the period 1 April 2012 to date.
(bb) Each table costs R7130.70, the total of tables purchased
is R42Â 784.20
RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR (RSR)
The RSR has not as at the date of the question bought any ticket for
the event/s in question.
(aa) (aaa) Falls away
(bbb) (b) Falls away
Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)
RTIA did not purchase any tickets for New Age Breakfast in the
financial years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. Therefore no monies were
spent on New Age Breakfasts
(aa) (aaa) falls away
(bbb) (b) falls away
Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)
The Road Traffic Management Corporation Purchase one (01) ticket for
the business breakfasts for the period as specified.
a) One (01) Ticket
(ii) Road Traffic Management Corporation
(aa) New age Newspaper
(aaa) 2010/11 â 0 No tickets where bought
(bbb) (One) 01 Ticket purchased in 2011/12 Financial year
b) R396.15
Road Accident Fund (RAF)
(a) As the Road Accident Fund, we cannot respond to the question as
to how many tickets, if any, were purchased by (i) the Department of
Transport.
(ii) RAF as an entity of the Department of Transport, we can confirm
that the Road
Accident Fund did not purchase any tickets for business
breakfasts hosted by a
New Age (aa) in the (aaa) 2010/11 financial year.
(bbb) No tickets were purchased for business breakfasts by the Road
Accident Fund
during the 2011/12 financial year.
(bb) During the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest date for which
information is
available, two tickets were purchased for the Fundâs
Chairperson of the Board
and the CEO of the Road Accident Fund to attend a business
breakfast hosted
by a certain . Newspaper (New Age) on 16 August 2012, where
the Transport
Minister was the speaker.
a) The total cost was R792.30 for each ticket.
South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)
(a) The South African Civil Aviation Authority bought 10 seats in The
New Age Business Breakfast which featured Minister Benedict Martins.
(i) N/A (ii) N/A (aa) in the (aaa) None in the 2010-11
(bbb) None in the 2011-12 financial year and
(bb) Falls away
(b) The total cost of the seats were R7 130.70?
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)
a) (ii) (aaa) SAMSA did not purchase any tickets to attend business
breakfast in 2010/11 financial year.
a) (ii) (bbb) SAMSA did not purchase any tickets to attend business
breakfast in 2011/12 financial year.
a) (ii) (bb) SAMSA since 1 April 2012 purchased 6 tables in total with
New Age to attend business breakfast broken down as follows:
2 in respect of the Minister of Transport;
1 in respect of the Minister of Minerals; and
2 in respect of the President (the 3rd table was offered at no
cost to accommodate the young cadets that were also in
attendance).
b) Each table was bought at an amount of R7, 130 bringing the total
cost to R35, 650.
South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)
SANRAL attended the following one breakfast event.
SANRAL booked 1 table for 10 people for Minister Ben Martins 16 August
2012 at a cost
of R7130.70 incl.VAT.
(a)Ten (10) Tickets
(ii) South African National Roads Agency Limited
(aa) New age Newspaper
(aaa) 2010/11 â Zero(0) , No tickets where bought
(bbb) (Ten) 10 Ticket purchased in 2011/12 Financial year
(b)R7130.70