(1) Whether any persons have been appointed to Statistics SA in the (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13 financial years without the posts being advertised; if so, (i) when, (ii) who are the persons concerned and (iii) what were the reasons for each person’s appointment; (2) whether any employees of Statistics SA have participated in the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (Cruise) programme of the University of Stellenbosch; if so, (a) what has been the cost to Statistics SA and (b) which members of the SA Statistics Council participated in the course; (3) whether Statistics SA carried the cost for the participation of the members of the SA Statistics Council?