DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 1610
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 09 October 2009
1610. Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1)Whether her department organised or hosted (a) an imbizo, (b) a seminar,
(c) conference and (d) any other function during the period 1 January 2006
up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so,
(i) on what date, (ii) what was the total amount spent on each, (iii) what
is the breakdown of the cost in each case and (iv) how many guests attended
in each case;
(2)whether there were any related costs for the travel and accommodation of
guests for each of the events; if so, in each case, (a) what were the costs
and (b) what was the breakdown of these costs;
(3) whether any member of the Cabinet was present at any of these events;
if so,
(a) who, (b) in what capacity and (c) why? NW2016E
REPLY
Yes, the Department organised functions from 01 January 2006 to date.
Information is attached - (Annexure A).
Annexure A:
Functions organised by the Department of Public Enterprises from 01 January
2006 to 2009 â the amount spent and guests invited. Please note that
Izimbizo are open to the public and the exact number of guests cannot be
determined.
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|Year: |Function: |Guests invited |Total amount spent |Cabinet Member |Reasons for the|
| | | |and break down of | |function |
| | | |the cost | | |
| | | |Break down: | | |
| | | |Transport for the | | |
| | | |community â | | |
| | | |R18,837.50 | | |
|Year: |Function: |Guests invited |Total amount spent |Cabinet Member |Reasons for the|
| | | |and break down of | |function |
| | | |the cost | | |
| | | |Event arrangements | | |
| | | |and venue costs | | |
| | | |R 98,881.80 | | |
| | | |Catering R 10, | | |
| | | |200.00 | | |
| | | | | | |
|Year: |Function: |Guests invited |Total amount spent |Cabinet Member |Reasons for the|
| | | |and break down of | |function |
| | | |the cost | | |
| | | | | | |
|Year: |Function: |Guests invited |Total amount spent |Cabinet Member |Reasons for the|
| | | |and break down of | |function |
| | | |the cost | | |
| | | |Hiring marquees and | | |
| | | |chairs for R30,000 | | |
| | | |and Lunch R 9,500 | | |
|01/12/2007 |Richtersveld |Approximately 4000 â |Approximately |Ministers of Land |To hand over |
| |Handover |6000 people attended |R3,000,000 |Affairs, Minerals |the |
| |Ceremony |this event including |including: |and Energy and |Richtersveld |
| | |all of the |Memorial wall and |Public Enterprises |land back to |
| | |Richtersveld |park |attended. |the people of |
| | |communities â Kuboes, |catering, | |the |
| | |Esksteenfontein, |travel & | |Richtersveld, |
| | |Sandrift and |accommodation, | |who won a |
| | |Lekkersing. |staging and | |landmark court |
| | |Dignitaries included: |equipment | |settlement |
| | |the |entertainment | |agreement in |
| | |President, Ministers |advertising and | |October 2008. |
| | |of Agriculture and |communications | | |
| | |Land Affairs, Minerals|branding materials | | |
| | |and Energy, | | | |
| | |Environmental Affairs | | | |
| | |and Tourism, | | | |
| | |Provincial and Local | | | |
| | |Government and | | | |
| | |Transport were | | | |
| | |invited. In addition | | | |
| | |the Mining Industry | | | |
| | |community was invited,| | | |
| | |the CEOs of De Beers, | | | |
| | |strategic partners | | | |
| | |Development Bank SA, | | | |
| | |SOE Chairpersons and | | | |
| | |CEOs, as well as | | | |
| | |members of the | | | |
| | |Portfolio and Select | | | |
| | |Committees and the | | | |
| | |Premier of Northern | | | |
| | |Cape, Mayors, MECs, | | | |
| | |Local and District | | | |
| | |Municipality were | | | |
| | |invited, as well as | | | |
| | |government officials | | | |
| | |from the departments | | | |
| | |of Justice, | | | |
| | |Agriculture, National | | | |
| | |Treasury and Public | | | |
| | |Enterprises were also | | | |
| | |invited. | | | |
|Year: |Function: |Guests invited |Total amount spent |Cabinet Member |Reasons for the|
| | | |and break down of | |function |
| | | |the cost | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | |For catering and | | |
| | | |accommodation | | |
| | | |R150,000.00 | | |
| | | |Event arrangement | | |
| | | |and facilitator | | |
| | | |R200,500.00 | | |
|Year: |Function: |Guests invited |Total amount spent |Cabinet Member |Reasons for the|
| | | |and break down of | |function |
| | | |the cost | | |
| | | |Event arrangement | | |
| | | |and facilitator | | |
| | | |R 313, 325.75 | | |
| | | |Hire of venue and | | |
| | | |accommodation costs | | |
| | | |R 341,528.50 | | |
|Year: |Function: |Guests invited |Total amount spent |Cabinet Member |Reasons for the|
| | | |and break down of | |function |
| | | |the cost | | |
| | | |Event arrangement | | |
| | | |and facilitator | | |
| | | |R 435,668.54 | | |
| | | |Hire of venue and | | |
| | | |catering R | | |
| | | |58,935.55 | | |
| | | |Accommodation | | |
| | | |R 132,081.24 | | |