THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
3188. Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
(1) With regard to the launch of the Saldanha special economic zone
(SEZ), (a) who arranged the transport for this event, (b) how
was the event advertised in the community, (c) how much did the
event cost, (d) who was in charge of organizing the event, (e)
why were T-shirts of a certain political organization (name
furnished) allowed to be distributed at a State event and (f)
how was the event funded;
(2) will he give a detailed breakdown of the (a) budget for and (b)
actual cost of the event?NW3746E
Response:
(a) Aligned to the dtiâs community participation campaigns, transport was
arranged by the dti.
(b) The event was advertised through the regional radio stations and
newspapers including online advertising (the dti website and Facebook
account). Free interview sessions were also arranged via local radio
stations informing various communities of the event, as well as information
on the pick-up points for buses, on a first-come first-served basis as only
a single trip was organised for each area.
(c) Total costs of the event
|ITEM |COSTS (Rand)|
|Advertising |151Â 279. 76 |
|Catering for 2400 people and |155Â 000.00 |
|furniture | |
|Marquee, stage and sound |558Â 676.10 |
|equipment | |
|Transportation |104Â 900.00 |
|TOTAL COSTS |969, 855.86 |
(d) thedti was in charge of organising the event, but worked closely with
the Saldanha Bay Municipality.
(e) thedti did not pay for any printing of T-Shirts. The department was
therefore not aware that there would be any T-shirts belonging to a
political party that would be distributed before or during the event.
(f) The cost of the event above (1) (c) was funded by the dti from its
budget, however, there were certain contributions (in kind) made by the
Saldanha Bay Municipality, i.e. provision of public toilets, provision of
the seats and tables that went into the Tent. The Saldanha Bay IDZ
Licensing also contributed towards procuring of the Plaque that was
unveiled at the sod-turning ceremony.
(2) Will he give a detailed breakdown of the (a) budget for and (b) actual
cost of the event? NW3746E
Response:
The original Budget drawn for the event was estimated at R1 million. A
detailed breakdown of this Budget and the Actual Cost of the event is
provided on the Table below:
|ITEM |ESTIMATED |ACTUAL COSTS |
| |BUDGET |(Rand) |
| |(Rand) | |
|Catering: |200Â 000.00 |155Â 000.00 |
|2000 people | |83Â 000.00 |
|400 invited guests | |37Â 750.00 |
|Furniture (Holding rooms) | |34Â 250.00 |
|Marquee, stage and sound equipment: |500Â 000.00 |558Â 676.10 |
|Marquee tent | |63 135.00 |
|Stage (Incl. furniture) | |66 500.00 |
|Sound system, equipment, engineering | |429Â 041.00 |
|and ancillary services | | |
|Advertising |200Â 000.00 |151 279. 76 |
|Radio Stations | | |
|Newspapers | | |
|Online adverts | | |
|Transportation |100Â 000.00 |104Â 900.00 |
|TOTAL COSTS |1000 000.00 |969Â 855.86 |