Mr Benjamin Turok

Formerly: National Assembly

Benjamin Turok

About Benjamin Turok

Ben Turok's plenary attendance record for Feb-Apr 2013 and 2012.

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Politician Activity

What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.

Prof B Turok (ANC) said that the difficulty with the original clause from the day before had been with the ...

Prof B Turok (ANC) said that it was common practice in business, that one registered both immovable and movable assets ...

The Chairperson mentioned that the Ekurhuleni Ethics Committee had visited Parliament and were briefed by Ms Fazela Mohamed, Registrar of ...

Questions asked to ministers:

What are questions asked to ministers?

Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.

(1) Who is responsible for setting tariffs for rail freight in Transnet; (2) is there a legislated mechanism which allows ...

Are there openings for plastic surgeons in the public health system; if not, what are the constraints?

(1) How many foreign specialists are working in South Africa; (2) are there any obstacles to their coming in; if ...

Plenary appearances:

What are plenary appearances?

Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.

Mr Speaker, many years ago, Mark Twain said the following: "Reports of my death are grossly exaggerated." [Laughter.]

I want to say that the reports of my retirement are also ...

Speaker, on a point of order: I wish to draw your attention to the fact that quite a number of members of the opposition have just left the Chamber. [Interjections.]

Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.
Nominal Value Name of Company

R439 000

Prudential Inflation Plus Fund

R679 500

Allan Gray Stable and Balanced Funds

R297 000

Coronation Capital Plus Fund

R307 000

Allan Gray Orbis Global

R258 500

Nedgroup Investments Global Balanced

Source Description Value

PAP

Hotel

R1 300

Mr Jewitz

Hotel accommodation

R1 000

Engineering Council

Travel

R1 500

UNECA

Travel, hotel accommodation

R100 000

University of Pretoria

Hotel pick up

R2 000

ASM

Hotel accommodation

R1 000

UNECA

Payment

R80 000

UNECA

Hotel expenses

R7 200

Department of Economic Development

Hotel, etc.

R2 000

Limmund

Hotel

R3 000

African Development Bank

Travel and accommodation

R14 000

.... Mark Foundation

Hotel

R1 500

OECD

Travel and accommodation

R50 000

UNECA

Expenses

R900

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Institute for African Alternatives

Non-profit publishing

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences [AIMS] Trust - [Board Member]

Non-profit Education

Name Value Activity

UN Economic Commission for Africa [ECA]

2012 - $6 000 2013 - $9 000

Consultant

Description Extent Location

House

1 482sq.m.

Chapmans Peak - Noordhoek

Plot

496sq.m.

Scarborough

Name of Company No Nominal Value

Standard Bank

41

Nampak ltd

265

Illovo Sugar

83

Allan Gray Stable Balanced Fund

R864 428.00

Nedgroup Investment Global Fund

R510 797.00

Prudential Inflation Plus Fund

R472 534.00

Allan Gray Orbis Global

R244 007.00

Coronation Capital Plan

R257 960.00

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Institute of African Alternatives

Non-profit Publishing

African Institute of Mathematical Science [Board Member]

Non-profit Education

Source Description Value

UNECA

Travel

R40 000.00

PAP

Hotel

R8 000.00

Parliament

Travel

R5 000.00

AWEPA

Expenses

R750.00

UNECA

Consultancy

$1 500

UNECA

Expenses

$1 500

UNECA

Refund expenses

$260

World Bank

Travel

R30 000.00

UNECA

Travel

R60 000.00

USA Hermanus

Accommodation

R600.00

UNECA

cpt-aDDIS-cpt

R40 000.00

Description Extent Location

House

1 482sq.m.

Noordhoek

Nominal Value Name of Company

R790 000

Funds

R447 000

Fund

R467 150

Prudential Inflation Plus Fund

Description Sponsor

Magubane Conference, Pretoria - 26 Jul - 7 Aug. 2010

HSRC

Conference in UK [4-10 Oct. 2010] R20 000

UK Foreign Office

Conference in Brussels [20-24 Oct 2010] R30 000

Awepa

Conference in Pretoria [16 March 2011] R5 000

IDC

Conference in Addis Ababa [25-29 March 2011] R20 000

Nepad

Conference Tunis [2-8 Nov 2010] R30 000

AOB

Source Description

Allen Gray Stable Balanced Funds

R790 000

Nedbank Investment Global Fund

R447 000

Prudential Inflation Plus Fund

R467 150

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Institute for African Algernatives

Non-profit Publishing

Trust [Director]

Non-profit Education Trust

Sciences [Board Member]

Non-profit Education

Prudential Inflation Plus Fund

Description Extent Location

House

1 482 sq.m.

Chapman's Peak Noordhoek

Description Sponsor

Conference in Bonn

FES

Conference in Geneva

AWEPA

Board Meeting

IDC

Finance Committee

PAP

Commonwealth Parliament Association

CPU

Lecture

AISA

Conference in Tunis

African Development Bank

Aid Conference in UK

DFID

Conference in Arusha

AWEPA

Workshop

Presidency

Source Description

Chapter for Palama Publishers

R37,500

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Institute of African Alternatives

Non-profit publishing

Muizenberg Millenium Education Trust

Non-profit Education