NA QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 877 ADVANCE NOTICE NO:
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER:
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER: NW1026E
Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
(1) Whether his department or the entities reporting to him provides
any type of sponsorships; if not, what is his departmentâs
position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the details of each
sponsorship, (b) what is the value of each sponsorship, (c) when
were each of these sponsorship deals undertaken and (d) when
will each of the sponsorship deals end;
(2) whether his department or any of the entities reporting to him
intends to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract
in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years; if not, why
not; if so, (i) with whom will each sponsorship deal or contract
be made, (ii) what will the terms of each of the sponsorship
deals or contracts be, (iii) when will each of the sponsorship
deals or contracts (aa) commence and (bb) end and (iv) what is
the value of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts? NW1026E
REPLY
1. The Department of Mineral Resources, Mine Health and Safety Council
(MHSC), State Diamond Trader (SDT), Council for Geoscience (CGS) and
South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) did not
provide any sponsorship. The Departmentâs policy and that of the MHSC
and CGS does not make provision for sponsorships. Mintek did provide
the following sponsorships during the 2014/2015 financial year.
|Recipient |Details |Value (R)|When were the deals |When will the |
| | | |undertaken |deal end |
|THE MINERALS EDUCATION TRUST |Annual Contribution | |Jan-15 |This was a |
|FUND | |39 392 | |once-off |
|SA INSTITUTE OF MINING AND |Sponsored a table at the | |Jan-15 |This was a |
|METALLURY |annual banquet |12 540 | |once-off |
|NATIONAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |Sponsored a table at the | |Jun-14 |This was a |
|FUND |annual banquet |30 000 | |once-off |
|CORROSION INSTITUTE OF SOUTH |Sponsored a table at the | |Sep-14 |This was a |
|AFRICA |annual banquet |9 649 | |once-off |
2. (a & b) No, the Department, MHS, CGS and SDT have not planned to enter
into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the 2015 - 16 and
2016 â 17 financial years. The Departmentâs policy and that of the
MHSC and CGS does not make provision for sponsorships. The SADPMR does
not intend to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in
2015-16 and 2016-17 financial years as they do not budget for any type
of sponsorship as per National Treasury Practice note 4 of 2006/07.
Yes, Mintek does intend to enter into sponsorship deals similar to the
deals mentioned in number 1 above. These sponsorships are for professional
bodies and are assessed on a case-by-case basis taking into account
affordability and benefit into consideration. They are of a once-off nature
and there is no obligation to Mintek to continue with these sponsorships.