Formerly: National Assembly
African National Congress (ANC)
Not associated with any constituency offices
[email protected]
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry (Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Ethics and Members' Interest (Joint Committees)
until 6th May 2014
Co-Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests at National Assembly (Parliament)
until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (617): Mowbray, Salt River, Woodstock (Constituency Office)
until 6th May 2014
Fetching the latest messages to Benjamin Turok …
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 ...
Register of Members' Interests: adoption
16 Oct 2013
The Chairperson mentioned that the Ekurhuleni Ethics Committee had visited Parliament and were briefed by Ms Fazela Mohamed, Registrar of ...
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 ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Health
26 Apr 2013
Are there openings for plastic surgeons in the public health system; if not, what are the constraints?
Questions asked to the Minister of Health
26 Apr 2013
(1) How many foreign specialists are working in South Africa; (2) are there any obstacles to their coming in; if ...
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.
13 Mar 2014
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.]
What are declaration of interests?
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
5 items
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 |
GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY
14 items
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 AND PARTNERSHIPS
2 items
Directorship/Partnership | Type of Business |
---|---|
Institute for African Alternatives |
Non-profit publishing |
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences [AIMS] Trust - [Board Member] |
Non-profit Education |
CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS
1 items
Name | Value | Activity |
---|---|---|
UN Economic Commission for Africa [ECA] |
2012 - $6 000 2013 - $9 000 |
Consultant |
LAND AND PROPERTY
2 items
Description | Extent | Location |
---|---|---|
House |
1 482sq.m. |
Chapmans Peak - Noordhoek |
Plot |
496sq.m. |
Scarborough |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
8 items
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 AND PARTNERSHIPS
2 items
Directorship/Partnership | Type of Business |
---|---|
Institute of African Alternatives |
Non-profit Publishing |
African Institute of Mathematical Science [Board Member] |
Non-profit Education |
GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY
11 items
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 |
LAND AND PROPERTY
1 items
Description | Extent | Location |
---|---|---|
House |
1 482sq.m. |
Noordhoek |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
3 items
Nominal Value | Name of Company |
---|---|
R790 000 |
Funds |
R447 000 |
Fund |
R467 150 |
Prudential Inflation Plus Fund |
TRAVEL
6 items
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 |
BENEFITS
3 items
Source | Description |
---|---|
Allen Gray Stable Balanced Funds |
R790 000 |
Nedbank Investment Global Fund |
R447 000 |
Prudential Inflation Plus Fund |
R467 150 |
DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS
4 items
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 |
|
LAND AND PROPERTY
1 items
Description | Extent | Location |
---|---|---|
House |
1 482 sq.m. |
Chapman's Peak Noordhoek |
TRAVEL
10 items
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 |
BENEFITS
1 items
Source | Description |
---|---|
Chapter for Palama Publishers |
R37,500 |
DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS
2 items
Directorship/Partnership | Type of Business |
---|---|
Institute of African Alternatives |
Non-profit publishing |
Muizenberg Millenium Education Trust |
Non-profit Education |