(1)Whether, given that more than R1billion of taxpayers’ money has been spent on the establishment and upkeep of the Joint Venture between Alexkor and the Richtersveld Mining Company, known as the Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture (PSJV), of which the entity has proven to be a dismal failure because of the lack of transparency and public accountability, he has found that it was appropriate to spend over R1 billion in taxpayers’ money in circumstances where there will be no accountability; if not, why not; if so, what are the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Act 1 of 1999, he relies upon;
(2) whether the PSJV is a Schedule 2 Major Public Entity; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether he has taken any steps to ensure that the PSJV subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the PFMA and gives Parliament a full account of the financial misconduct that has taken place for the past decade (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?NW39E