(1) (a) When was a certain company (name furnished) first contracted to provide services to the SA Weather Service (SAWS), (b) who made the appointment, (c) what services was this company contracted to perform and (d) what are the names of the other companies that applied to be considered for appointment; (2) whether this company was able to provide a valid tax clearance certificate from the SA Revenue Service; if not, why was this company not disqualified from consideration; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether this company appeared on the supplier database of the SAWS; if not, how could the appointment be justified; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) (a) on what date did this company apply to be on the supplier database of SAWS and (b) when was it added to the database by the SAWS?