Mr Sarel Jacobus Francois Marais

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About Sarel Jacobus Francois Marais

Mr Marais holds both a B.Econ and MBA degrees from the University of Stellenbosch. Mr Marais originally worked in the corporate banking and finance sector then moved into marketing for SA wines. He was also part of the Wine Industry Steering Committee re development of the Industry BEE Charter and Scorecard.

Mr Marais's political experience includes service with the Disability Sport Sector in SA initially as President of DISSA (Disability Sport South Africa) which, during his tenure, was the National Paralympic Committee of South Africa. Since 2006 he has served as Vice President of the SASAPD (South African Sport Association for Physically Disabled), as an elected Board Member of the National Paralympic Committee of South Africa as well as elected Board member of the SA Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee. He also served for one term as Vice President of the African Paralympic Committee.

In 1995 Mr Marais became Mayor of Rawsonville and Goudini. He later became the Breede River District Council (Vice Chairperson) and eventually Breede Valley Municipality from 2000 before his election to the National Assembly as an MP for the DA in 2006.

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2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 7 meetings out of 7

2018 committee attendance as mp

90% attendance rate

Attended 27 meetings out of 30

2017 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 23

2016 committee attendance as mp

71% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 24

2015 committee attendance as mp

91% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 23

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

88% attendance rate

Attended 14 meetings out of 16

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business Directorship/Partnership
Deregistered Marlynko Enterprises CC
Deregistered Befex CC
Deregistered Befco CC
Sport Body for Disabled Athletes. Deregistered DISSA
Elected Board Member of Sport Body SASCOC
Changed from NPC to NPO SASCOC (Pty)Ltd
LOC/Host for 2022 CWG. Deregistered 2022 Commonwealth Games - Durban

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Value Description Source
R500 Sport Attire SASCOC

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location Extent Description
Worcester, Cape Town Family Residence Private Home

TRAVEL

Sponsor Description
SASCOC Attend Board, Committee and other related meetings
SASAPD Attend NEC, Council and other related meetings

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer Approved Type of Business Name of Whip
SASCOC (Elected Board Member) Yes SA Sport Confederation; NOC Mr John Steenhuisen
SASAPD (Elected NEC Member) Yes SA Sport Association for the Physically Disabled Mr John Steenhuisen

TRUSTS

Registration Number Name Of Trusts Trustee/Beneficiary Details Of Benefits
IT 1055/98 Marais Family Trust SJF Marais (self) L Marais (Wife) T Marais (Disabled daughter) None (Intended to provide for disabled daughter after my wife and my deaths)

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
Marlynko Event CC Deregistered
DISSA Deregistered
Befcom Traders CC Deregistered
SASCOC Non-Executive Board Member of Sporting Admin Body

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source Description Value
SASCOC (Received over 12 Months period) Sport Attire R10 000 (non Commercial Value)

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Location
Primary Residence Worcester, Cape Town

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value Name of Company Nature
R1= Marais Family Trust Family Trust for Disabled Daughter

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Attend Board Obligations SASCOC
Attend 2016 Rio Paralympics Games SASCOC
Attend NEC Obligations SASAPD

BENEFITS

Source Description
SASCOC Flights and accommodation / Sports Attire

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer
DA Chief Whip Mr J Steenhuisen Sports Administration Yes SASCOC
DA Chief Whip Mr J Steenhuisen Sport Federation Yes SASAPD

TRUSTS

Trustee/Beneficiary Name Of Trusts Registration Number
T Marais (Disabled Daughter) Marais Family trust IT 1055/98

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits Trustee/Beneficiary Name Of Trusts
None [Trust for Disabled child] SJF marais, L Marais, T Marais, CJF Marais Marais Family Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
Family Home Normal Worcester

SPONSORSHIPS

Source Description Extent
SASCOC For official purposes representing members and athletes Accommodation, Clothign/Apparel; Flights
SASAPO Flights and acocmmodation In line with Elected Member representing the NF

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer
J Steenhuisen Sport Administration [Association] Yes SASCOC
SASAPD Sport Administration [Sport Federation] Yes SASAPD

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
Marlynco Ent. [Dissolved]
Befcom/Befex [Deregistered]
Marais Family Trust Family Trust
DISSA [Deregistered]
SASCOC Board Member [Non Executive]
SASAPD NEC Member

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
SASCOC [Elected Board Member] National Olympic and paralympic Committees
Befcom Traders [Final deregistration]
DISSA [Deregistration process]
Marlyn Traders [Final deregistration]
Marlynko Enterprises [Dissolved]
SASHOF Management Sports Hall of Fame [Resigned]
SASAPD SA Sport Association for Physically Disabled

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
Primary home Normal Worcester

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company Nature
Marais Family Trust Family Trust for disabled child
Befcom Traders [Final deregistration]
DISSA [Deregistration process]
Marlyn Traders [Final deregistration]
Marlynko Enterprises [Dissolved]
Sashof Management [Deregistration process]

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Attending Board SASCOC
Attending NED and Council meetings in Johannesburg SASAPD

BENEFITS

Source Description
SASCOC Clothes and accessories [Sport]

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer
J Steenhuisen Sport Administration [Elected Member] Yes SASCOC

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits Trustee/Beneficiary Name Of Trusts
Family Trust for disabled child SJF Marais Marais Family Trust

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company Nature
Marais Family Trust Trust
SASCOC - Elected Director [Section 21 Co.]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
SASCOC Section 21 Co - Elected Director of Sport Admin Body
SASAPD [Dep. President] Sport - Board Member

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
Dwelling Primary residence Worcester

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
Directorship SASCOC [National Olympic Comm]
[Non-Exec] NPCSA [National Parlympic Comm]

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source Description Value
SASCOC Sport related clothes and bags [Travel] R10 000

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
House Normal Worcester

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Attending meetings SASAPD
Attending Board, Council SASCOC

SPONSORSHIPS

Source Description Extent
SASCOC Travel As offical Sport Administrator and Elected Representative

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer
A. Watson SASAPD Yes SASAPD[Vice President]
A. Watson SASCOC [Board Member] Yes SASCOC

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Attending SASCOC functions SASCOC

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
House Normal Worcester

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer
Not Supplied Board fees No SASCOC

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source Description Value
Judo SA Clothes R3 000
SASCOC Clothes R1 000

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
SASCOC Sport Administration
Marais Family Trust Family Trust for disabled daughter

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company
SASCOC
NPCSA
APC [Anglo]
Marlynko Ent. CC

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Travel & Accommodation SASCOC- Board Member

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
SASCOC Sport Administration
NPCSA Sport Administration
APC {anglo] Sport Administration
Maarlynko ent. CC Dormant

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source Description Value
SASCOC Clothes R300
IOC Sponsor [Samsung] Cellphone R3 000
IOC Sponsor [Samsung] Cellphone [July 2011] R4 000

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
House Residential Worcester

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
SASCOC Sport Confederation
Marlynko Ent. CC Dormant
Befcom Consultancy Dormant Consultancy

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source Description Value
SASCOC Clothes R5 000
Various sport body organisations Clothes R1 000

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
House Normal Worcester

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Attending sport functions and SASCOC Board meetings SASCOC
Attend Exco Meetings APC

BENEFITS

Source
SASAPD - NFC Member

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer
Not Supplied Sport Confederation [Board member] No SASCOC

Committee appearances

  • Election of Co-Chairperson; Employment of members of SANDF in service in co-operation with SAPS 25 Jul 2019

    Mr S Marais (DA) wanted to know to what extent the Defence Act and Constitutions are in conflict at times because one has to look at practical examples. In the Defence Act, it is much clearer when deployments can happen but it seems it depended on who is reading and ...

  • Defence and Military Veterans Budget: Committee Report 10 Jul 2019

    Mr S Marais (DA) concurred with the Members on the outstanding quality of the draft report. In his view, the report captured exactly what it was set to. He also asked the staff to submit two different reports - one for the DOD and the other for the DMV - for the ...

  • Department of Defence, DMV, Armscor & Castle Control Board 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan 3 Jul 2019

    Mr S Marais (DA) said there was legislation which clearly stated the criteria for qualification as a military veteran, and that the problem actually lay in the cut-off age for such qualification, so he would like more clarification in this regard. He also enquired about the progress of the database ...

  • Election of Chairperson 2 Jul 2019

    Mr S Marais (DA) said Members must learn what is expected of them in terms of oversight. Members must be informed in terms of what the Committee's programme needs to be and the needs to be concentrated on in the work of the Committee. He suggested the Committee should ...

  • Department of Defence Quarter 3 performance 6 Mar 2019

    Mr S Marais (DA) said the Committee would not be present to evaluate the fourth quarter, so he requested an expectation of the strategic overview of the last quarter, as it may highlight possible concerns for a realistic view of performance.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

  • Questions asked to the Minister of Energy 15 Mar 2019

    What (a) is the name of each independent power producer (IPP) that holds a contract with his department’s IPP Office, (b) amount of energy that each IPP is contracted for, (c) price that each IPP is contracted for, (d) type of energy does each IPP provide, (e) are the ...

  • Questions asked to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans 12 Dec 2018

    (1)(a) What was the basis of the 23,1 % increase in the salaries of employees of the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) in the 2017-18 financial year, (b) how were the specified salary increases justified against a lower budget and (c) why are there no correlations between internal ...

  • Questions asked to the Minister of Energy 11 Dec 2018

    (a) on what date did his department last conduct an audit of artwork owned by Government which is under his department’s curatorship and (b) what are the details of each artwork under the curatorship of his department according to the Generally Recognised Accounting Practice 103; (2) Whether any artworks ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

  • NOTICES OF MOTION 26 Feb 2015

    Deputy Speaker, on the next sitting day of the House I shall move: That the House debates how the increase in the minimum wage of farm workers has contributed to these households being disqualified from the housing subsidy scheme and what can be done to remove the unfair, discriminatory consequences.

  • Public Administration Management Bill (Second Reading Debate) 12 Mar 2014

    Adjunkspeaker, die meerderheid van die DA het uitgeloop as protes teen hierdie ondermyning van die parlementre proses wat vandag hier aan die gang is. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.)

    [Mr S J F MARAIS: Deputy Speaker, the majority of the DA walked out as a token of protest against this ...

All Plenary Appearances