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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1326 (NW1656E)
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 19-2013 OF 31 May 2013
ADV LH MAX (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND
COOPERATION:
1) Whether (a) she, (b) her deputy ministers, (c) any specified officials
and (d) any other persons have been issued with a government or
official credit card (i) in the (aa) 2011/12 and (bb) 2012/13
financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2013; if so, in each instance,
what is the (aaa) (aaaa) name and (bbbb) job title of each person to
whom a credit card was issued, (bbb) credit limit, (ccc) outstanding
amount as at the latest specified date for which information is
available, (ddd) monthly expenses incurred for each month since
receiving the credit card. (eee) reason for such a person being issued
with a credit card and (fff) uses that such a credit card is intended
for;
2) whether the credit limit of any specified credit card was exceeded at
any time since it was issued; if so, (a) whose credit cards are over
the limit and (b) what is the reason for the credit card exceeding the
limit?
REPLY:
The following are the relevant details for official credit cards issued in
the Department for the period after the period covered in Parliamentary
question 2227 which was answered by the Department on 15 November 2011:
:
1)
Name: Minister, Ms ME Nkoana-Mashabane
Job title: Minister of International Relations and
Cooperation
Credit limit: R10Â 000
Outstanding: Zero
Monthly expenditure:
|Monthly Expenditure |
|YEAR |
|YEAR |
|YEAR |
YEAR |APR |MAY |JUN |JULY |AUG |SEP |OCT |NOV |DEC |JAN |FEB |MAR | |YEAR 1
(2011/12) | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | 2 944.00 | 400.00 | 3 240.00 | 6 792.41 | 1 925.00 |
|YEAR 2 (2012/13) | 9 621.55 | 9 188.48 | 1 457.90 | 4 112.98 | 3
150.64 | 764.29 | 3 757.66 | 3 151.80 | 370.00 |
- | 1 538.00 | 2 251.50 | |TOTAL | 9 621.55 | 9 188.48 | 1
457.90 | 4 112.98 | 3 150.64 | 764.29 | 3 757.66 | 6 095.80 |
770.00 | 3 240.00 | 8 330.41 | 4 176.50 | |
Reason for card being issued: Due to Director-Generalâs
official responsibilities and duties, he
may from time-to-time be required to host
foreign dignitaries for lunches and
dinners.
Uses intended for: Official entertainment
2) Not applicable
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