NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 825 11 MARCH 2011
825. The Mr J J Van der Linde (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
Whether (a) her department or (b) any of its affiliated entities have
purchased any tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011; if not, why
not; if so, (i) what process has been followed to purchase these
tickets, (ii) how many tickets have been purchased, (iii) for which
matches, (iv) what has been the total cost of these tickets, (v) what
are the reasons for purchasing these tickets, (vi) to whom will each
of these tickets be allocated and (vii) on what was the decision for
the allocation of these tickets based?
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Reply
Neither the department nor the entities reporting to the department
bought tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. There was never a
need to do so.