Department
There were no services procured from Sihlesive Trading, Rally Business Consulting and Siyakhula Forestry Contractors JV Zumda Trading during the 2018/2019 to 2021/2022 financial year.
According to the information received from Alexkor
According to the information received from Denel
According to the information received from Eskom
According to the information received from SAFCOL
1. Yes, SAFCOL procured services from the three companies:
Service Provider |
a) Services Procured |
Sihlesive Trading |
Provision of silviculture services |
Rally Business Consulting |
Provision of silviculture services |
Siyakhula Forestry Contractors JV Zumda Trading |
Provision of silviculture services |
b) Total Amount Paid
Service Provider |
Amount inclusive of VAT |
Sihlesive Trading |
R73 434 659 |
Rally Business Consulting |
R76 294 287 |
Siyakhula Forestry Contractors JV Zumda Trading |
R101 795 895 |
2. Whether the amounts paid to the three service providers were found to have resulted in irregular expenditure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what total amount was declared and/or disclosed in each case;
a) Yes
b) Disclosed Irregular Expenditure Amounts: 2018-2019 to December 2021:
Service Provider |
Amount inclusive of VAT |
Sihlesive Trading |
R73 434 659 |
Rally Business Consulting |
R76 294 287 |
Siyakhula Forestry Contractors JV Zumda Trading |
R101 795 895 |
3. Whether any investigations were conducted to identify employees responsible for irregular expenditure; if not, why not; if so, what total number of times were the investigations conducted;
SAFCOL carried out and finalized an investigation in accordance with the prevailing irregular expenditure framework, in relation to the financial years 2015-16 up to and including 2021-22.
4. Whether investigations were conducted in-house or outsourced; if outsourced, what total amount was paid in each case since the 2018-19 financial year;
The investigation was outsourced to be carried out by an external service provider at a cost of R344, 850 inclusive of VAT.
5. Whether any members of the board and/executive were held accountable for irregular expenditure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the names of such members and (b) will furnish Mr S Tambo with the investigation report with its recommendations?
The company is currently in the process of implementing consequence management based on the external service provider’s report in preparation for submission for condonation where applicable. None of the members of the Board and/or Executive were implicated in the irregular expenditure report.
According to the information received from SAA
According to the information received from Transnet
Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Jacky Molisane PJ Gordhan, MP
Acting Director-General Minister
Date: Date: