(1)(a)The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development had, through a competitive bidding process, appointed the Travel Management Company (TMC) named Travel with Flair to provide travelling and related services.
(i)The following link table depicts service volumes that were processed by the TMC on behalf of the Department for the period April 2016 to March 2017:
http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW190-April16-March17.pdf
(ii)The total value of services paid to various hospitality industry players through Travel with Flair was R202 826 036. It should be noted that the National Treasury negotiated and implemented rates with all TMCs. The Department is therefore strictly in compliance with the National Treasury guideline on rates and charges applicable to the travel management industry.
2 (a) Yes, the specified company did provide services related to international travel.
(i)(ii) and (iii)The attached Excel spreadsheet contains the names of the officials who travelled, the route details and the amounts paid for each person.
Main TMR Client: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development April 2016 - March 2017 |
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Passenger |
Category |
Route Details |
Trns |
Tot Fare |
Africa Shoneez Fazeela |
International Air Travel |
Dxb/Cpt |
- |
- |
Ewr Jfk/Jnb |
- |
- |
||
Iad/Jnb |
- |
- |
||
Jnb/Dxb/Led/Vie/Dxb |
3 |
37 487 |
||
Jnb/Jfk Ewr/Yow/Ewr |
3 |
137 862 |
||
Jnb/Jfk Ewr/Yow/Iad |
2 |
- |
||
Led/Vie/Dxb/Jnb |
1 |
29 350 |
||
Vie/Dxb/Cpt |
5 |
62 264 |
||
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
31 280 |
|
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
30 838 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
3 775 |
|
Tours Domestic |
Zurich Tourismus |
2 |
- |
|
Africa Shoneez Fazeela Total |
20 |
332 856 |
||
Airline Cxl Penalty |
International Air Travel |
Apl/Jnb/Apl |
-1 |
285 |
Buq/Jnb |
-1 |
5 020 |
||
Cpt/Jnb/Gbe |
-1 |
285 |
||
Gbe/Jnb/Cpt |
-1 |
285 |
||
Hre/Buq |
-1 |
1 163 |
||
Jnb/Acc/Jnb |
-1 |
285 |
||
Jnb/Ams/Jnb |
-1 |
616 |
||
Jnb/Lhr Edi/Ewr/Yow |
-1 |
3 306 |
||
Jnb/Lun |
-1 |
285 |
||
Jnb/Muc/Fco/Muc/Jnb |
-1 |
570 |
||
Lhr/Jnb/Lhr |
-1 |
285 |
||
Lun/Hre |
-1 |
388 |
||
Wdh/Jnb |
-1 |
570 |
||
Yow/Iad/Jnb |
-1 |
- |
||
Airline Cxl Penalty Total |
-14 |
13 342 |
||
Bauser Kenneth |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
390 |
Bauser Kenneth Total |
1 |
390 |
||
Bembo Vierafrancisco |
International Air Travel |
Lad/Jnb/Lad |
1 |
14 243 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
225 |
|
Bembo Vierafrancisco Total |
2 |
14 468 |
||
Clark Dellenem Ms |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Wdh |
1 |
3 378 |
Jnb/Wdh/Jnb |
1 |
3 049 |
||
Wdh/Jnb |
- |
- |
||
Clark Dellenem Ms Total |
2 |
6 427 |
||
Daniels Enver Mr |
International Air Travel |
Cpt/Ams/Cpt |
3 |
72 661 |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
41 580 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 960 |
|
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
- |
|
Daniels Enver Mr Total |
7 |
116 201 |
||
Dhlamini Busisiwe Pearl |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Gru/Mvd/Gru/Jnb |
3 |
45 229 |
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
7 800 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
225 |
|
Dhlamini Busisiwe Pearl Total |
5 |
53 254 |
||
Dossantoszivane Montserratricardi |
International Air Travel |
Lad/Jnb/Lad |
1 |
14 243 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
225 |
|
Dossantoszivane Montserratricardi Total |
2 |
14 468 |
||
Franzman Danaline Ms |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
28 590 |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Zrh/Gva/Zrh/Jnb |
1 |
28 052 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
270 |
|
Franzman Danaline Ms Total |
3 |
56 913 |
||
Gutsa Taka |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
225 |
Gutsa Taka Total |
1 |
225 |
||
Huang Lei |
Regional Air Travel |
Pek/Jnb/Pek |
1 |
49 556 |
Huang Lei Total |
1 |
49 556 |
||
Jeffery John Mr |
International Air Travel |
Bjl/Dkr |
3 |
12 654 |
Cpt/Lhr/Cpt |
5 |
91 204 |
||
Cpt/Lhr/Jnb |
2 |
- |
||
Jnb/Dkr/Jnb |
2 |
- |
||
Jnb/Gru/Mvd/Gru/Jnb |
6 |
135 446 |
||
Jnb/Sho/Jnb |
1 |
5 864 |
||
Jnb/Zrh/Gva/Zrh/Jnb |
4 |
75 760 |
||
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
52 144 |
|
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
37 290 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
11 |
1 635 |
|
Jeffery John Mr Total |
37 |
411 998 |
||
Kambula Praise Ms |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
58 513 |
Regional Air Travel |
Abj/Jnb |
3 |
19 896 |
|
Bjl/Cmn/Abj |
3 |
12 823 |
||
Dkr/Bjl |
3 |
7 070 |
||
Jnb/Nbo/Dkr |
3 |
16 690 |
||
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Fra/Gva/Fra/Jnb |
1 |
28 745 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
5 |
2 000 |
|
Kambula Praise Ms Total |
20 |
145 738 |
||
Keepile Kgakololo |
International Air Travel |
Gbe/Jnb/Bfn/Jnb/Gbe |
1 |
9 637 |
Keepile Kgakololo Total |
1 |
9 637 |
||
Kekgetheleng Obajengcastro |
International Air Travel |
Gbe/Jnb/Bfn/Jnb/Gbe |
1 |
9 637 |
Kekgetheleng Obajengcastro Total |
1 |
9 637 |
||
Kekgetheleng Oboifengcastro Mr |
International Air Travel |
Gbe/Jnb/Bfn/Jnb/Gbe |
1 |
9 637 |
Kekgetheleng Oboifengcastro Mr Total |
1 |
9 637 |
||
Kgakololo Keepile |
International Air Travel |
Gbe/Jnb/Bfn/Jnb/Gbe |
1 |
9 637 |
Kgakololo Keepile Total |
1 |
9 637 |
||
Kgoelenya Joseph Mr |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
82 585 |
Regional Air Travel |
Acc/Jnb |
1 |
24 035 |
|
Jnb/Add/Lfw/Acc |
5 |
31 452 |
||
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Zrh/Gva/Zrh/Jnb |
1 |
27 750 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
5 |
540 |
|
Kgoelenya Joseph Mr Total |
14 |
166 362 |
||
Kollapen Narandranjudge |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Per/Mel/Per/Jnb |
3 |
73 917 |
Jnb/Syd/Mel/Syd/Jnb |
1 |
63 765 |
||
Kollapen Narandranjudge Total |
4 |
137 682 |
||
La Foy Gabriella |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
29 315 |
La Foy Gabriella Total |
1 |
29 315 |
||
Lafoy Gabriella |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Zrh/Gva/Zrh/Jnb |
1 |
56 760 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
270 |
|
Lafoy Gabriella Total |
2 |
57 030 |
||
Lafoy Gabriella Ms |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Add/Lfw/Acc/Jnb |
3 |
55 548 |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
53 100 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
540 |
|
Lafoy Gabriella Ms Total |
5 |
109 188 |
||
Lambrechts Anthony |
International Air Travel |
Cpt/Gbe |
1 |
3 978 |
Cpt/Jnb/Gbe |
-1 |
-5 761 |
||
Gbe/Cpt |
1 |
4 144 |
||
Gbe/Jnb/Cpt |
-1 |
-6 114 |
||
Gbe/Jnb/Gbe |
2 |
12 238 |
||
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
315 |
|
Lambrechts Anthony Total |
3 |
8 801 |
||
Lekgetho Nomsa Ms |
International Air Travel |
Add/Jnb |
-1 |
-10 614 |
Lekgetho Nomsa Ms Total |
-1 |
-10 614 |
||
Lelokwane Gaolaolae |
International Air Travel |
Gbe/Jnb/Bfn/Jnb/Gbe |
1 |
9 637 |
Lelokwane Gaolaolae Total |
1 |
9 637 |
||
Lelokwane Gaolaolwe |
International Air Travel |
Gbe/Jnb/Bfn/Jnb/Gbe |
1 |
9 637 |
Lelokwane Gaolaolwe Total |
1 |
9 637 |
||
Lingwati Mandlaabram |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Muc/Fco/Muc/Jnb |
-1 |
-82 008 |
Lingwati Mandlaabram Total |
-1 |
-82 008 |
||
Lou Qiaoli |
International Air Travel |
Hkg/Pek |
2 |
- |
Pek/Jnb/Hkg |
2 |
- |
||
Lou Qiaoli Total |
4 |
- |
||
Madonsela Vusimuzi Philemon Mr |
International Air Travel |
Ewr Jfk/Jnb |
- |
- |
Iad/Jnb |
- |
- |
||
Jnb/Jfk Ewr/Yow/Ewr |
1 |
137 862 |
||
Jnb/Jfk Ewr/Yow/Iad |
1 |
- |
||
Jnb/Lhr/Jnb |
7 |
89 570 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
43 153 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
4 035 |
|
Madonsela Vusimuzi Philemon Mr Total |
12 |
274 620 |
||
Magagula Khanyisilepeggy |
International Air Travel |
Lhr/Jnb/Lhr |
1 |
33 784 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
1 630 |
|
Magagula Khanyisilepeggy Total |
3 |
35 414 |
||
Makhubele John Ndaba |
International Air Travel |
Acc/Bjl/Acc |
4 |
- |
Jnb/Acc/Jnb |
2 |
- |
||
Jnb/Iad/Yow/Iad/Jnb |
4 |
137 862 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
18 473 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
4 |
2 480 |
|
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 880 |
|
Makhubele John Ndaba Total |
16 |
160 695 |
||
Malapela Thabo Andrew |
International Air Travel |
Gbe/Jnb/Gbe |
1 |
5 156 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
225 |
|
Malapela Thabo Andrew Total |
2 |
5 381 |
||
Maluluke Vusumuzi Prince |
International Air Travel |
Dxb/Cpt |
- |
- |
Jnb/Cdg/Jnb |
1 |
70 746 |
||
Jnb/Dxb/Led/Vie/Dxb |
5 |
37 487 |
||
Led/Vie/Dxb/Cpt |
1 |
29 350 |
||
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
31 280 |
|
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
29 054 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 700 |
|
Tours Domestic |
Zurich Tourismus |
2 |
- |
|
Maluluke Vusumuzi Prince Total |
12 |
199 617 |
||
Maseko Mangaliso Mr |
Regional Air Travel |
Abj/Jnb |
3 |
19 896 |
Bjl/Cmn/Abj |
3 |
12 823 |
||
Dkr/Bjl |
3 |
7 070 |
||
Jnb/Nbo/Dkr |
3 |
16 690 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
54 795 |
|
International Air Travel |
Acc/Bjl/Acc |
1 |
17 214 |
|
Jnb/Acc/Jnb |
3 |
22 406 |
||
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
7 |
2 450 |
|
Maseko Mangaliso Mr Total |
24 |
153 345 |
||
Masutha Tshililo Adv |
International Air Travel |
Add/Jnb |
1 |
23 297 |
Dxb/Cpt |
- |
- |
||
Ewr Jfk/Jnb |
- |
- |
||
Iad/Jnb |
- |
- |
||
Jnb/Add/Lfw/Add/Jnb |
3 |
48 324 |
||
Jnb/Ams/Jnb |
-1 |
-103 507 |
||
Jnb/Dxb/Led/Vie/Dxb |
9 |
86 528 |
||
Jnb/Jfk Ewr/Yow/Ewr |
3 |
137 915 |
||
Jnb/Jfk Ewr/Yow/Iad |
2 |
- |
||
Jnb/Muc/Ams/Muc/Jnb |
3 |
71 917 |
||
Jnb/Muc/Osl |
1 |
58 125 |
||
Osl/Zrh/Jnb |
1 |
65 782 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
3 |
110 194 |
|
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
85 064 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
7 |
13 575 |
|
Tours Domestic |
Zurich Tourismus |
2 |
- |
|
Masutha Tshililo Adv Total |
36 |
597 215 |
||
Matibe Tshisamphiri Nelson |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Per/Mel |
1 |
23 665 |
Mel/Syd/Jnb |
1 |
27 309 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
38 490 |
|
Matibe Tshisamphiri Nelson Total |
3 |
89 464 |
||
Maweni Dairus Nicholas |
International Air Travel |
Bjl/Dkr |
1 |
3 004 |
Jnb/Dkr/Jnb |
2 |
- |
||
Jnb/Gru/Mvd/Gru/Jnb |
1 |
58 257 |
||
Jnb/Zrh/Gva/Zrh/Jnb |
2 |
- |
||
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
33 956 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
5 |
270 |
|
Maweni Dairus Nicholas Total |
13 |
95 487 |
||
Mboweni Lucia Monyamane |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
77 238 |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Hre/Jnb |
3 |
8 158 |
|
Jnb/Lhr/Jnb |
3 |
18 369 |
||
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
495 |
|
Mboweni Lucia Monyamane Total |
10 |
104 261 |
||
Mfunzana Masibulele C Mr |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
7 880 |
Mfunzana Masibulele C Mr Total |
1 |
7 880 |
||
Mfunzana Masibulelechris Mr |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Wvb/Jnb |
1 |
9 481 |
Mfunzana Masibulelechris Mr Total |
1 |
9 481 |
||
Mhlarhi Jamela Ms |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Sho/Jnb |
1 |
5 864 |
Jnb/Zrh/Gva/Zrh/Jnb |
6 |
28 052 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
26 724 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
4 |
763 |
|
Mhlarhi Jamela Ms Total |
12 |
61 403 |
||
Mokushane Thapelo Mr |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Muc/Osl |
1 |
21 946 |
Osl/Zrh/Jnb |
1 |
24 884 |
||
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
13 200 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 960 |
|
Mokushane Thapelo Mr Total |
4 |
61 990 |
||
Monageng Confrencekm Ms |
International Air Travel |
Add/Jnb |
1 |
23 297 |
Jnb/Add/Lfw/Add/Jnb |
3 |
48 324 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
13 130 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 960 |
|
Monageng Confrencekm Ms Total |
6 |
86 711 |
||
Moroke Reetsang Innocentia |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
13 080 |
Regional Air Travel |
Jnb/Sho/Jnb |
2 |
11 836 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
225 |
|
Moroke Reetsang Innocentia Total |
5 |
25 141 |
||
Motsumi Kefilwe |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
420 |
Motsumi Kefilwe Total |
1 |
420 |
||
Motsumi Modise |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
420 |
Motsumi Modise Total |
1 |
420 |
||
Mseko Mangaliso |
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
42 600 |
Mseko Mangaliso Total |
1 |
42 600 |
||
Ndabeni Anele |
International Air Travel |
Bre/Ist/Cpt/Ist/Bre |
1 |
12 567 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
880 |
|
Ndabeni Anele Total |
2 |
13 447 |
||
Nhlayisi Zanele Ms |
Regional Air Travel |
Jnb/Bfn/Jnb |
1 |
4 698 |
Nhlayisi Zanele Ms Total |
1 |
4 698 |
||
Nkukwana Isake Mr |
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
50 100 |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Muc/Vie/Muc/Jnb |
1 |
41 137 |
|
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
31 437 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
540 |
|
Nkukwana Isake Mr Total |
4 |
123 214 |
||
Oelofse Jacques Mr |
International Air Travel |
Akl/Dxb/Jnb/Dxb/Akl |
1 |
37 727 |
Oelofse Jacques Mr Total |
1 |
37 727 |
||
Oelofse Liam |
International Air Travel |
Akl/Dxb/Jnb/Dxb/Akl |
1 |
28 617 |
Oelofse Liam Total |
1 |
28 617 |
||
Oelofse Marisca Mrs |
International Air Travel |
Akl/Dxb/Jnb/Dxb/Akl |
1 |
37 727 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 670 |
|
Oelofse Marisca Mrs Total |
2 |
39 397 |
||
Oelofse Mieke |
International Air Travel |
Akl/Dxb/Jnb/Dxb/Akl |
1 |
28 617 |
Oelofse Mieke Total |
1 |
28 617 |
||
Olah Annika |
International Air Travel |
Ham/Ams/Cpt/Ams/Ham |
1 |
21 185 |
Olah Annika Total |
1 |
21 185 |
||
Pillay Kalayvani |
Transfers |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
3 540 |
Pillay Kalayvani Total |
1 |
3 540 |
||
Rossouw Riaan |
International Air Travel |
Apl/Jnb/Apl |
-1 |
-9 810 |
Rossouw Riaan Total |
-1 |
-9 810 |
||
Sewpaul Ooshara Manharlal Ms |
International Air Travel |
Acc/Bjl/Acc |
3 |
10 837 |
Jnb/Acc/Jnb |
3 |
18 830 |
||
Jnb/Zrh/Gva/Zrh/Jnb |
5 |
28 052 |
||
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
29 750 |
|
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
28 304 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
6 |
2 350 |
|
Sewpaul Ooshara Manharlal Ms Total |
19 |
118 124 |
||
Skelton Annmarie |
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
67 886 |
Transfers |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
3 015 |
|
Skelton Annmarie Total |
2 |
70 901 |
||
Skhosana Dorcas |
Regional Air Travel |
Acc/Nbo/Jnb |
1 |
29 006 |
Jnb/Acc |
1 |
10 964 |
||
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
540 |
|
Skhosana Dorcas Total |
4 |
40 510 |
||
Skhosana Thandazile |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
12 937 |
Skhosana Thandazile Total |
1 |
12 937 |
||
Skosana Jacob Mr |
International Air Travel |
Jfk/Jnb |
- |
- |
Jnb/Dxb/Led/Dxb/Jnb |
7 |
63 188 |
||
Jnb/Iad/Yow/Ewr |
1 |
137 862 |
||
Jnb/Lhr Edi/Ewr/Yow |
- |
6 309 |
||
Jnb/Lhr/Edi/Lhr/Jnb |
2 |
- |
||
Jnb/Lhr/Jnb |
1 |
89 640 |
||
Lhr/Edi |
1 |
7 157 |
||
Lhr/Edi/Lhr |
1 |
11 755 |
||
Lhr/Yow/Lhr |
1 |
82 783 |
||
Yow/Iad/Jnb |
-1 |
- |
||
Yow/Yul/Lhr |
1 |
58 256 |
||
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
2 |
51 005 |
|
Accommodation |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
31 280 |
|
Transfers International And Cr |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
3 315 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 770 |
|
Tours Domestic |
Travel Insurance Co |
2 |
- |
|
Skosana Jacob Mr Total |
21 |
544 321 |
||
Smit Corne |
International Air Travel |
Wtb/Syd/Jnb/Syd/Wtb |
4 |
- |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
4 |
- |
|
Smit Corne Total |
8 |
- |
||
Strydom Paula |
International Air Travel |
Auh/Jnb/Auh |
2 |
37 548 |
Strydom Paula Total |
2 |
37 548 |
||
Terblanche Johannaaletta |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Dur/Jnb |
2 |
- |
Terblanche Johannaaletta Total |
2 |
- |
||
Tshabalala Judith Ms |
International Air Travel |
Jnb/Muc/Ams/Muc/Jnb |
3 |
71 917 |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
17 325 |
|
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
1 960 |
|
Tshabalala Judith Ms Total |
5 |
91 202 |
||
Tshabangu Admirable |
International Air Travel |
Buq/Jnb |
- |
- |
Hre/Buq |
- |
- |
||
Jnb/Lun |
- |
- |
||
Lun/Hre |
-1 |
1 254 |
||
Tshabangu Admirable Total |
-1 |
1 254 |
||
Tshribi Ken Mr |
International Air Travel |
Acc/Jnb/Acc |
1 |
43 299 |
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
420 |
|
Tshribi Ken Mr Total |
2 |
43 719 |
||
Vanheerden Herman Benjamin |
Accommodation International |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
14 700 |
International Air Travel |
Fra/Dme/Fra |
2 |
122 |
|
Jnb/Hre/Jnb |
3 |
8 158 |
||
Insurance |
Land Arrangements |
1 |
270 |
|
Vanheerden Herman Benjamin Total |
7 |
23 250 |
||
Grand Total |
373 |
4 975 541 |
(1)(b) Regarding the entities reporting to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, the following information, was received:
Response received from the Special Investigating Unit:
In response to the parliamentary question, the SIU confirmed that it never procured the services of Travel with Flair (Pty) Ltd.
Response received from Legal Aid South Africa:
The Legal Aid South Africa has a contract with Travel With Flair for the provision of travel management services. The contract was awarded through an open tender process having considered functionality and cost of bids received. In terms of the contract, Travel With Flair invoices Legal Aid South Africa for all travel services procured on their behalf and these invoices are settled within 30 days. Travel With Flair charges Legal Aid South Africa a monthly management fee for their services.
(1) Regarding domestic travel:
TRAVEL WITH FLAIR - SERVICES PROCURED AND PAYMENTS MADE |
|||
Travel Service |
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 - Oct 2017 |
Total since Apr 2016 |
Accommodation |
7,093,709 |
4,256,102 |
11,349,811 |
Air travel |
2,187,592 |
2,739,368 |
4,926,960 |
Conferences |
333,729 |
1,129,167 |
1,462,896 |
Car hire |
165,615 |
98,515 |
264,130 |
Transfers |
73,523 |
161,080 |
234,603 |
Tours domestic ( International visitors) |
25,500 |
25,500 |
51,000 |
International Air Travel |
76,810 |
6,187 |
82,997 |
International Accommodation |
43,200 |
16,604 |
59,804 |
Insurance |
3,155 |
2,070 |
5,225 |
Total travel spend |
10,002,833 |
8,434,593 |
18,437,426 |
Total Management Fee |
490,340 |
622,060 |
1,112,400 |
Total Paid to Travel With Flair |
10,493,173 |
9,056,653 |
19,549,826 |
(2) Regarding international air travel:
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL - APRIL 2016 TO MARCH 2017 |
|||
Name of traveller |
Position of traveler |
Travel route |
Travel costs paid to TWF |
Devraj Nair |
National Operations Executive |
Johannesburg / Guaulhos (Brazil) / Ministro Pistarini (Argentina) / Johannesburg |
19,410 |
Vidhulekha Vedalankar |
Chief Executive Officer |
Johannesburg / Guaulhos (Brazil) / Ministro Pistarini (Argentina) / Johannesburg |
19,410 |
Judge President Dunstan Mlambo |
Chairperson of the Board |
Johannesburg / Guaulhos (Brazil) / Ministro Pistarini (Argentina) / Johannesburg |
19,410 |
Vidhulekha Vedalankar |
Chief Executive Officer |
Johannesburg / London Heathrow / Johannesburg |
16,701 |
Vidhulekha Vedalankar |
Chief Executive Officer |
London Heathrow / George Best City Airport (UK) / London Heathrow |
1,879 |
Total cost paid to Travel With Flair - 2016/2017 |
|
|
76,810 |
|
|
||
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL - APRIL 2017 TO OCTOBER 2017 |
|||
Name of traveller |
Position of traveller |
Travel route |
Travel costs paid to TWF |
Patrick Hundermark |
Chief Legal Executive |
Johannesburg / Kigali (Rwanda) / Johannesburg |
6187 |
Total cost paid to Travel With Flair - 2017/2018 |
|
|
6187 |
|
|
||
Total costs of international air travel |
|
|
82,997 |
INTERNATIONAL ACCOMMODATION - APRIL 2016 TO MARCH 2017 |
|||
Name of traveller |
Position of traveller |
Accommodation - Service Provider |
Travel costs paid to TWF |
Devraj Nair |
National Operations Executive |
Earthbound Travel Wholesale - 4 nights |
14,400 |
Vidhulekha Vedalankar |
Chief Executive Officer |
Earthbound Travel Wholesale - 4 nights |
14,400 |
Judge President Dunstan Mlambo |
Chairperson of the Board |
Earthbound Travel Wholesale - 4 nights |
14,400 |
Total cost paid to Travel With Flair - 2016/2017 |
|
|
43,200 |
|
|
||
INTERNATIONAL ACCOMMODATION - APRIL 2017 TO OCTOBER 2017 |
|||
Name of traveller |
Position of traveller |
Accommodation - Service Provider |
Travel costs paid to TWF |
Vidhulekha Vedalankar |
Chief Executive Officer |
The Fitzwilliam Hotel (Belfast) - 3 nights |
9,044 |
Patrick Hundermark |
Chief Legal Executive |
Park Inn by Radisson Kigali - 4 nights |
7560 |
Total cost paid to Travel With Flair - 2017/2018 |
|
|
16,604 |
|
|
||
Total costs of international accommodation |
|
|
59,804 |
Response from the National Prosecuting Authority:
1. The NPA had a contract with Travel with Flair (TWF) during the period May 2009 to November 2011. In this regard,
(i) The NPA procured travel management services (air flights, accommodation, car rental and shuttle services)
(ii) The total amount paid to TWF during the contract period was R 78 375 960.52, detailed as follows:
R 34 915 174,72 – 2009/10 financial year;
R 27 517 371.09 – 2010/11 financial year;
R 15 943 414,71 – 2011/12 financial year
2. The Service Level Agreement entered into with TWF included services related to international travel.
(i) The total amounts paid to TWF during the contract period for international travel on behalf of NPA officials amounts to R 5 323 373.65, detailed as follows:
R 2 577 591,87 – 2009/10 financial year;
R 1 499 002.88 – 2010/11 financial year;
R 1 246 778.90 – 2011/12 financial year
I have been informed by the National Prosecuting Authority that due to the fact that the contract expired more than five (5) years ago, the level of detailed breakdown required in the question would require an extended effort and time to find in the archived records.
Response from the Office of the Chief Justice
The Office of the Chief Justice did not procure any services from Travel With Flair (Pty) Ltd, therefore, the above questions are not applicable in this regard.
Response from the Department of Correctional Services
1. YES,
|
SERVICE QUANTITY |
|
Accommodation |
3,872 |
13,720,068 |
Domestic Air Travel |
1,029 |
4,652,002 |
Conference Package |
51 |
1,268,781 |
Corporate Management Fee |
11,072 |
1,134,534 |
Car Hire |
454 |
848,613 |
Transfers |
267 |
354,446 |
Group Conference & Incentives |
12 |
191,744 |
Regional Air Travel |
11 |
65,986 |
Foreign Exchange |
4 |
23,334 |
Insurance |
5 |
1,125 |
Grand Total |
16,777 |
22,260,632 |
2. YES,
(a) SERVICE |
(i) TRAVELLER |
(ii) ROUTE |
DATE |
QUANTITY |
(iii) AMOUNT |
Regional Air Travel |
Dingalo Margaret Ms |
Jnb/Ebb/Jnb |
06/04/2015 |
1 |
11,086.72 |
Dingalo Margaret Ms |
|
|
1 |
11,086.72 |
|
Gumede Thandi Rosemary |
Abv/Acc |
26/08/2015 |
1 |
4,991.00 |
|
Acc/Nbo/Jnb |
27/08/2015 |
1 |
260.00 |
||
Jnb/Nbo/Abv Acc/Nbo |
23/08/2015 |
1 |
13,206.72 |
||
Nbo/Jnb |
27/08/2015 |
1 |
- |
||
Gumede Thandi Rosemary |
|
|
4 |
18,457.72 |
|
Manamela Choene Edna |
Abv/Acc |
26/08/2015 |
1 |
4,991.00 |
|
Acc/Nbo/Jnb |
27/08/2015 |
1 |
260.00 |
||
Jnb/Nbo/Abv Acc/Nbo |
23/08/2015 |
1 |
13,206.72 |
||
Nbo/Jnb |
27/08/2015 |
1 |
- |
||
Manamela Choene Edna Total |
|
|
4 |
18,457.72 |
|
Mbambo Piko Frank Mr |
Jnb/Ebb/Jnb |
06/04/2015 |
1 |
11,086.72 |
|
Mbambo Piko Frank Mr Total |
|
|
1 |
11,086.72 |
|
Regional Air Travel Total |
|
|
|
10 |
59,088.88 |
Foreign Exchange |
Dingalo Margaret Ms |
MARILU |
06/04/2015 |
2 |
4,716.40 |
Dingalo Margaret Ms |
|
|
2 |
4,716.40 |
|
Gumede Thandi Rosemary |
|
22/08/2015 |
2 |
18,617.39 |
|
Gumede Thandi Rosemary |
|
|
2 |
18,617.39 |
|
Foreign Exchange Total |
|
|
|
4 |
23,333.79 |
Insurance |
Dingalo Margaret Ms |
Travel Insurance Co |
06/04/2015 |
1 |
225.00 |
Dingalo Margaret Ms |
|
|
1 |
225.00 |
|
Gumede Thandi Rosemary |
Travel Insurance Co |
23/08/2015 |
1 |
225.00 |
|
Gumede Thandi Rosemary |
|
|
1 |
225.00 |
|
Manamela Choene Edna |
Travel Insurance Co |
23/08/2015 |
1 |
225.00 |
|
Manamela Choene Edna |
|
|
1 |
225.00 |
|
Mbambo Piko Frank |
Travel Insurance Co |
06/04/2015 |
1 |
225.00 |
|
Mbambo Piko Frank |
|
|
1 |
225.00 |
|
Insurance Total |
|
|
|
4 |
900.00 |
|
|||||
Grand Total |
|
|
|
18 |
83,322.67 |