(1)With reference to SA Express’ frequent use in 2016 of chartered planes provided by Solenta Aviation and SKA Aircraft Leasing amongst others to cover its route between (a) Bloemfontein and Johannesburg, (b) George and Johannesburg and (c) Kimberley and Johannesburg, what is the total amount of chartering a flight to cover an ordinary route that is supposed to be operated by SA Express; (2) Whether there is a service level agreement in place between SA Express and the specified companies; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

What total amount has (a)(i) Eskom, (ii) the SA Airways and (iii) Transnet lost due to (aa) corruption, (bb) fraud and (cc) bribery in the past five years and (b) been recovered in each case?

(1) How did a certain person (name furnished) get to be part of the Takatso deal when he is a lead shareholder in Lift, a direct competitor; (2) (a)(i) how and (ii) why did he approve the deal and (b) on what merit did he agree on R51; (3) whether he, on the benefit of hindsight, has found that he did not act in the best interest of the Republic as this is a major conflict of interest and seriously undermines the findings of the State Capture Report; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what was learned from there?

Considering that the term of the current administration is coming to an end, what total amount has (a) the SA Airways, (b) Eskom, (c) Transnet, (d) the SA Forestry Company SOC Limited, (e) Alexkor and (f) Denel received in (i) bailouts and (ii) paid out in dividends over the past 5 years since May 2019?

What total amount has (a)(i) Denel, (ii) the SA Forestry Company SOC Limited and (iii) Alexkor lost due to (aa) corruption, (bb) fraud and (cc) bribery in the past five years and (b) been recovered in each case? NW1060E

By what date will the sale of Denel owned non-core assets used by Rheinmettall Denel Munition and Hensoldt SA be finalised?

With reference to the reply by the Minister in the Presidency for Electricity to question 263 on 14 March 2024, in terms of the investment in new generation capacity which came on the grid since 22 May 2019, how many megawatts of the capacity was installed annually since the specified date by (a) private sector investment, (b) his department and/or (c) any state-owned companies; (2) for the same time frame, (a) what total amount in funding, loans and grants has been acquired and (b) from which other states and international organizations were the specified amounts required, stating in each case (i) the purpose and/or projects the funds were specified for, (ii) what total amount of the budget has been spent, (iii) on what it was spent and (iv) how far each project has progressed?

Considering that Eskom has been increasingly reliant on diesel to power its Open Cycle Gas Turbines to plug the electricity generation gap, what (a) total amount of money has the power utility spent on diesel for each of the past 5 years since May 2019 and (b) are names of the major suppliers of the diesel stock to the power utility?

With reference to the VGBe consortium Report that was commissioned by the National Treasury and delivered to him in September 2023, what were the reasons that he kept the report out of the public domain until 1 March 2024; (2) (a) which recommendations has Eskom and/or his department implemented since the finalisation of the Report in September 2023 and (b) on what date will Eskom and/or his implement all the recommendations contained in the Report. (3) Whether, in light of the findings and recommendations of the Report, his department will review its Energy Action Plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

What steps is Denel taking or has taken to restart Project Hoefyster? NW1014E