QUESTIONS IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 68
R. Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Veterans:
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 IN EACH CASE,
2. Whether there were any related costs for 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,
is so, (a) who, (b) in what capacity and (c) why? NW72
REPLY
QUESTION 1 (a)
(a) Yes. The Minister of Defence hosted Six (6) Imbizo.
|S/No |Imbizo |Province |Date |Amount spent |No of guests |
|1 |Focus week |Free State |12 April 2007 |Nil | 150 |
|2 |Focus week |Limpopo |7 April 2008 |R 57 900 | 400 |
|3 |Focus week |Mpumalanga |11 April 2008 |Nil |1 500 |
|4 |Departmental |North West |28 August 2008 |R 11 400 | 400 |
|5 |Focus week |Eastern Cape |10 November 2008 |Nil | 250 |
|6 |Departmental |Gauteng |24 July 2009 |R 28 500 | 190 |
(iii) What is the breakdown of the cost in each case?
|S/NO |PROVINCE |AMOUNT SPENT |BREAKDOWN |
|1 |LIMPOPO |R 57 900 |HIRING OF TENT R 10 000 |
| | | |BREAKFAST R 3 250 |
| | | |LUNCH R 26 250|
| | | |DRINKS R 1 400|
|2 |NORTH WEST |R 11 400 |FINGER LUNCH |
|3 |GAUTENG |R 28 500 |FOOD/REFRESHMENTS |
QUESTION 1 (b)
(B). YES. THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE HOSTED TEN (10) SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA
|S/No |Seminars/Symposia |Province |Date |Amount Spent |Breakdown |No of |
| | | | | | |guests |
|1 |Defence Intelligence |North West|2006 |R 140 000 |R 50 000 (S & T) | |
| | | | | |R 90 000 (ACCOMMODATION) | |
|2 |DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE |NORTH WEST|2007 |R 152 000 |R 56 000 (S & T) | |
| | | | | |R 96 000 (ACCOMMODATION) | |
|3 |DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE |NORTH WEST|21 JUL â 01 |R 159 250 |R 63 000 (S & T) | |
| | | |AUG 2008 | |R 95 500 (ACCOMMODATION) | |
|4 |DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE |NORTH WEST|19 â 21 AUG |R 188 792 |R 71 392 (S & T) | |
| | | |2009 | |R 115 400 (ACCOMMODATION) | |
| | | | | |R 100 000 (ACC FOR 2X | |
| | | | | |GUESTS) | |
|5 |TRAINING WORKGROUP |GAUTENG |24 â 26 AUG |R 36 000 |R 36 000 FOR REFRESHMENTS |400 |
| | | |2009 | | | |
|6 |MANAGEMENT SEMINAR |GAUTENG |2007 |R 30 000 |CATERING |26 |
|7 |MANAGEMENT SEMINAR |GAUTENG |2008 |R 25 000 |CATERING |15 |
|8 |BALANCED SCORECARD |GAUTENG |2009 |R 25 000 |CATERING |15 |
| |PLANNING | | | | | |
|9 |SA JOINT AIR DEFENCE |GAUTENG |30 â 31 MAY |R 50 000 |CATERING |200 |
| |SYMPOSIA | |2007 | | | |
|10 |SA JOINT AIR DEFENCE |GAUTENG |13 â 14 OCT |R 50 000 |CATERING |200 |
| |SYMPOSIA | |2009 | | | |
QUESTION 1 (c)
C. WHETHER HER DEPARTMENT ORGANISED OR HOSTED A CONFERENCE FROM 1 JANUARY
2006?
|S/NO |CONFERENCE |PROVINCE |DATE |AMOUNT SPENT|BREAKDOWN |NO OF|
| | | | | | |GUEST|
| | | | | | |S |
|1 |INFANTRY |FREE STATE |12 â15 JUNE 2006 |R 360 000 |R 60 000 (DAILY ALL) |120 |
| |COMMAND CADRE| | | |R 300 000 (ACCOMMODATION AND | |
| |(ICCC) | | | |MEALS) | |
|2 |ICCC |WESTERN CAPE |23 â 28 OCTOBER 2006|R 120 000 |R 120 000 (ACCOMMODATION AND | 80 |
| | | | | |MEALS) | |
|3 |ICCC |WESTERN CAPE |21 â 27 MAY 2007 |R 120 000 |R 120 000 (ACCOMMODATION AND | 80 |
| | | | | |MEALS) | |
|4 |ICCC |WESTERN CAPE |22 â 27 OCTOBER 2007|R 120 000 |R 120 000 (ACCOMMODATION AND | 80 |
| | | | | |MEALS) | |
|5 |ICCC |WESTERN CAPE |25 â 31 MAY 2008 |R 120 000 |R 120 000 (ACCOMMODATION AND | 80 |
| | | | | |MEALS) | |
|6 |ICCC |WESTERN CAPE |26 OCT â 01 NOV 2008|R 120 000 |R 120 000 (ACCOMMODATION AND | 80 |
| | | | | |MEALS) | |
|7 |ICCC |WESTERN CAPE |25 â 30 MAY 2009 |R 120 000 |R 120 000 (ACCOMMODATION AND | 80 |
| | | | | |MEALS) | |
QUESTION 1 (d)
(D) WHETHER ANY FUNCTIONS WERE HOSTED DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2006 UP
TO THE LATEST SPECIFIED DATE?
|S/NO |FUNCTION |PROVINCE |DATE |AMOUNT |BREAKDOWN |NO OF GUESTS |
|1 |NAVY GALA DINNER|GAUTENG |OCTOBER 2006 |R 100 000 |CATERING |1 000 |
|2 |PRESTIGE EVENING|GAUTENG |2006 |R 108 000 |CATERING | 600 |
|3 |NAVY GALA DINNER|GAUTENG |2006 |R 100 000 |CATERING |1 000 |
|4 |AAD GALA DINNER |GAUTENG |SEPTEMBER 2006 |R 37 500|CATERING | 250 |
|5 |NAVY GALA DINNER|GAUTENG |OCTOBER 2007 |R 100 000 |CATERING |1 000 |
|6 |AAD GALA DINNER |GAUTENG |SEPTEMBER 2008 |R 37 500|CATERING | 250 |
QUESTION 2
NO
QUESTION 3
NO