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PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1584
DATE SUBMITTED:
MR J SELFE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
(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? NW1990E
REPLY
Correctional Services events are essentially meant to mark critical
milestones in the delivery of services and to communicate these service
delivery achievements in order to inform, educate and mobilise the public
and stakeholders to join hands. Yearly the Department has a series of
events that include standing milestones like â opening of new / revamped
facilities, observed days, interface with the public and stakeholders
(izimbizo) and launch of various services. In 2009 the intensity, scope
and expenditure on events were significantly scaled down because of
austerity measures instituted to address financial challenges. A major
example is the flagship Corrections Week Campaign which costed up to
R2.4million in 2007, but had no budget for a single advertisement (radio,
TV or newspaper) nor posters / banners in 2009. Other examples include the
cancellation of the National Aids Day event, stakeholderâs conference,
offender choir competition and national Corrections Excellence Awards. This
response focuses only on national events and is not exhaustive as providing
every detail would require significant investment of time.
|Event |Date | Budget |No of |Travelling |Name of |Capacity |
| | | |guests |and |Cabinet | |
| | | | |Accommodation|member | |
| | | | |costs | | |
|Corrections |Sep 06, |Average R1.5|Hundreds |As indicated |Ministers and| |
|Week campaign -|Oct 07, |million |of guests |in the |Deputy | |
|yearly from |Nov 08 |yearly | |introduction |Ministers of | |
|2006 to 2009 |and Sep |(2006/7/8) | |no central |Correctional | |
| |09. |except 2009.| |budget |Services past| |
| | | | |allocated as |and present | |
| | | | |in previous |were | |
| | | | |years for |involved. | |
| | | | |national | | |
| | | | |events and | | |
| | | | |advertising. | | |
|Mlombile |21 May |- |50 |Guests were |n/a | |
|Memorial |2008 | | |responsible | | |
|Lecture | | | |for their own| | |
| | | | |travelling | | |
| | | | |and | | |
| | | | |accommodation| | |
|A series of | | |Average |Guests were |Minister | |
|roundtable | | |people 50 |responsible |Mapisa | |
|discussions |30 Jun |R13 707 | |for their own|Nqakula | |
|that include: |08, |--- | |travelling |(Health care)| |
|Offender Rape, |24 Feb |--- | |and |and Dep | |
|Gangsterism, |09, |R31571 | |accommodation|Minister | |
|Unnatural |21 Feb 08| | | |Mkhize | |
|Deaths, |- - | | | |(Mental | |
|Mental health |4 Sep 09 | | | |Health | |
|challenges, and| | | | |Challenges) | |
| | | | | | | |
|Health Care | | | | | | |
|provisioning. | | | | | | |
|A series of |Apr & Oct|- |Hundreds |Guests were |Former | |
|yearly izimbizo|yearly. | |of people |responsible |Minister | |
|as part of the | | | |for their own|Balfour, | |
|Imbizo Focus | | | |traveling and|former-Deputy| |
|Weeks in April | | | |accommodation|Minister | |
|and October | | | |. |Jacobus, | |
|each year. | | | | |Minister | |
|Venues include | | | | |Pandor in | |
|Vryheid, | | | | |Newcastle, as| |
|Lusikisiki, | | | | |well as Dep | |
|Upington, | | | | |Minister | |
|Mamelodi and | | | | |Jacobus. | |
|Newcastle | | | | | | |
|(Ekuseni â | | | | | | |
|joint event | | | | | | |
|with Education | | | | | | |
|and Home | | | | | | |
|Affairs). | | | | | | |
|Stakeholders |5-6 |R88 000 |200 |Conference |Former | |
|Conference |February | | |package costs|Minister | |
| |2008 | | |and |Balfour | |
| | | | |accommodation| | |
| | | | |for about 20 | | |
| | | | |needy | | |
| | | | |partners | | |
|Other events | | | | | | |
|National |Bienniall|+/- R400 000|Hundreds |Offender and |Fromer | |
|offender choir |y |per |of people |officials |Minister | |
|competitions | |competition | |travelling |Balfour and | |
|-annually | | | |costs were |Deputy | |
| | | | |covered by |Minister | |
| | | | |the |Jacobus | |
| | | | |Department. | | |
|A series of |Ongoing |-- |Hundreds |Costs are |Former | |
|offender and | | | |covered by |Minister and | |
|officials | | | |the |Deputy | |
|sports events | | | |Department |Minister of | |
|including most | | | | |Correctional | |
|sporting codes.| | | | |Services | |
|Launch events |From 2006|- |Hundreds |Guests were |All involved | |
|of 18 | | | |responsible |the | |
|accredited ARV | | | |for their own|Correctional | |
|site | | | |travelling |Services | |
| | | | |and |former | |
| | | | |accommodation|Minister and | |
| | | | |. |/ or Deputy | |
| | | | | |Min with the | |
| | | | | |Pretoria site| |
| | | | | |launched by | |
| | | | | |former Dep | |
| | | | | |President | |
| | | | | |Mlambo- | |
| | | | | |Ngcuka | |
|National |7 March |-- |Hundreds |Winners and |Former | |
|Corrections |2008 and | |of guests |regional |Minister | |
|Excellence | | | |officials |Balfour and | |
|Awards â | | | |costs were |former Deputy| |
|inaugural and | | | |covered by |Minister | |
|2nd awards | | | |the |Jacobus | |
| | | | |Department. | | |
|Innovation | | | | |Former | |
|Conference | | | | |Minister | |
| | | | | |Balfour | |
|Parole Board |16-17 Sep|-R146000 |+/-120 |Accommodation|Minister | |
|summit |09 | | |and travel |Mapisa-Nqakul| |
| | | | |costs were |a | |
| | | | |covered by | | |
| | | | |the | | |
| | | | |Department. | | |
|National |8 May |-- |+/- 100 |Covered by |Former | |
|Commissionerâs |2009 | | |the |Minister | |
|Golf Day with | | | |Department |Balfour and | |
|stakeholders | | | |and a number |former Deputy| |
| | | | |of sponsors |Minister | |
| | | | |especially |Jacobus | |
| | | | |for awards. | | |
|National |November |-- |Hundreds |2009 event |Former | |
|observation of |yearly | |of people |cancelled due|Minister | |
|AIDS Day â |from 2006| | |to financial |Balfour and | |
|yearly |to 2008 | | |constraints |former Dep | |
| | | | | |Minister | |
| | | | | |Jacobus. | |
|There are |Ongoing |-- |Hundreds |Own costs. |Ministers and| |
|series of other| | | | |Deputy | |
|events that | | | | |Ministers | |
|include: | | | | |past and | |
|operation vala,| | | | |present. | |
|CCTV national | | | | | | |
|control room, | | | | | | |
|training of new| | | | | | |
|recruits for | | | | | | |
|control rooms | | | | | | |
|etc. These | | | | | | |
|essential were | | | | | | |
|media events | | | | | | |
|with minimal | | | | | | |
|costs. | | | | | | |