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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION FOR THE MINISTER
QUESTION 3272 (QUESTION PAPER NO 41 OF 2012) FOR WRITTEN REPLY
INTRODUCTION
1. The above-mentioned question appears on the Internal Question Paper of
the National Assembly
2. A draft reply to the question is included in pocket 2 for the
consideration of the Executive Authority (EA).
RECOMMENDATION
3). It is recommended that the EA approves the reply, should he/she concur
with its contents.
MS S. KHAN
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
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MR M.E. MOEMI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
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QUESTION 3272 (QUESTION PAPER NO 41 OF 2012) FOR WRITTEN REPLY
MR G. OOSTHUIZEN
DEPUTY MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA
DATE:
DECISION
Reply approved/amended.
MINISTER F.A. MBALULA
MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA
DATE:
QUESTION 3272 (QUESTION PAPER NO 41 OF 2012) FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:
(1) Whether
(a) his department or
(b) any entity reporting to him, placed any advertisements in
The New Age since the inception of the newspaper up until the
most recent date for which information is available; if not, in
each case, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(i) which entity placed the advertisements,
(ii) on what date was each advertisement placed,
(iii) what was the nature of each advertisement and
(iv) what amount was spent on each advertisement;
(2) whether any of these advertisements were placed through the
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS); if not,
what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the
relevant details of the advertisements placed through the GCIS;
(3) whether an independent analysis was conducted by his department
prior to placing advertisements to ascertain whether The New Age
is read by the intended target market; if not, why not; if so,
(a) who conducted the analysis and
(b) what were the main
(i) findings and
(ii) recommendations of said analysis;
(4) whether any independent studies of said advertisements were
conducted to ascertain whether they were effective within the
relevant target market; if not, why not; if so,
(a) who conducted the analysis and
(b) what were the main
(i) findings and
(ii) recommendations of said analysis?
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REPLY
MINISTER F.A. MBALULA
MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:
(1) No advertisements were placed by the department and any of the
entities reporting to me.
(2) Not applicable, as no advertisements were placed by the department.
(3) Not applicable, as no advertisements were placed by the department.
(4) No t applicable, as no advertisements were placed.
MINISTER F.A. MBALULA
MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA
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