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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY:
QUESTION NO: 80 (NW86E)
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1-2013 OF 14 FEBRUARY 2013
MR DC SMILES (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND
COOPERATION:
(a)How many tickets did (i) her department and (ii) any other entities
purchase to attend business breakfasts hosted by a certain newspaper
(name furnished) (aa) in the (aaa) 2010-11 and (bbb) 2011-12 financial
years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest
specified date for which information is available and (b) what was the
total cost in each case?
REPLY
In September 2012, a certain newspaper and the SABC hosted the Minister of
International Relations and Cooperation for an in-depth discussion and
conversation with South Africans about South Africaâs foreign policy. To
support the event, the Department invited its stakeholders and hosted
tables at a cost of R35Â 000.
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