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MINISTER
QUESTION NO. 1815 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
A draft reply to Mr F A Rodgers (DA) to the above-mentioned question is
enclosed for your consideration.
MS NOSIPHO NGCABA
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For written reply)
QUESTION NO. 1815 NW2163E
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 23 of 2013
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 July 2013
Mr F A Rodgers (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:
(1) How many consultants has her departments (a) contracted and (b)
appointed (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12 and (dd) 2012-
13 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2013;
(2) how many consultants (a) contracted and (b) appointed by her
departments (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12 and (dd)
2012-13 and (ii) since 1 April 2013 are (aaa) former officials of her
departments and (bbb) former public servants?
1815. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS REPLIES:
(1)
(a), (b) The number of consultants contracted is the same as the number of
consultants appointed in each financial year.
(i)
(aa) 74
(bb) 117
(cc) 290
(dd) 338
(ii) 116
(2)
(a) & (b)
(i)
(aa) 2
(bb) 3
(cc) 1
(dd) 2
(ii) 3
(aaa) The number of former officials of the department contracted is the
same as the number of consultants appointed in each financial year
indicated above.
(bbb) The Department does not have the system to verify whether consultants
are and/or were former public servants. We have not found it necessary
because once people are no longer employees of the Department, there is
currently no law that prohibits them to be appointed as consultants nor to
participate in any economic activity as South African National/s. What is
important though is to ensure that there is no law broken and no possible
corruption involved.
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