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NATIONAL ASSEMBLYÂ
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 2228
DATE OF QUESTION: 19 AUGUST 2011
2228.    Mr J Selfe (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional
Development:
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Whether (a) he, (b) his deputy minister, (c) any specified
officials and (d) any other persons have been issued with a government
or official credit card during the period 1 April 2010 up to the
latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what
are the relevant details for him, his deputy minister and each holder
of a credit card in respect of the (i) name, (ii) job title, (iii)
credit limit, (iv) outstanding amount as at the latest specified date
for which information is available, (v) monthly expenses incurred for
each month since receiving the credit card, (vi) reason for such
persons being issued with a credit card and (vii) uses that such a
credit card is intended for;
(2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â whether any such credit cards are over their credit limit; if
so, (a) whose credit cards are over the limit and (b) what is the
reason for the credit cards exceeding the limit;
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â whether any action has been taken against such persons for
exceeding their credit card limits; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details?        Â
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REPLY:-
1) I wish to inform the Honourable Member that my Department has issued
credit cards to the Deputy Minister, Mr. A C Nel and the Director-
General Ms. N Sindane.
(1)(a)Â Â Â Â None
(1)(b)(i) Mr. A C Nel
        (ii) Deputy Minister
       (iii) R 25,000
       (iv) NIL
     (v) April 2010                              R3,763.91
           May 2010                              R  855.00
           June 2010                             R2,971.00
           July 2010                               R1,585.00
           August 2010                         R1,396.35
           September 2010                  R1,502.00
           October 2010                       R  710.00
           November 2010                   R  510.00
           December 2010                   R4,403.76
           January 2011            R  945.00
           February 2011                      R8,262.20
           March 2011                          R1,865.50
           April 2011                             R  795.00
           May 2011                              R1,052.00
           June 2011                             R2,600.55
           July 2011                               R1,238.95
(vi) Â Â For official purposes as and when required, such as official
meetings with guests and other dignitaries, in South Africa and
abroad, as well as the payment of travel, accommodation and related
expenditure, the procurement of stationary, literature etc.
(vii)Â See (vi) above.
(1)(c)(i)Â Ms. N Sindane.
       (ii) Director-General
       (iii) R20,000
       (iv) NIL     Â
  (v) There are no expenses incurred on this card since issued to my
Department other than bank charges of R75 per month.
      (vi) The card was issued to the Director-General on behalf of the
Minister.
     (vii) The card was issued to cover the Ministerâs emergency expenses.
2) (a)Â Â There are no credit cards that are over their limit.
2) (b) Â Â Not applicable.
3) Not applicable.