(1)(a). The annual fieldwork project 385, Historical Archaeology was not rejected.
(b). the applicant’s performance agreement will not be affected as the above-mentioned project is not aligned to her job description.
(c)(i)(ii). No money, resources or time has been lost on the project 385.
(2). The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) did not make any decision to reject project 385. This was a project which expired in 2011.
(a). The Council of the Museum did not make a decision to reject project 385. This was a project which expired in 2011.
(3). The Museum does not keep consolidated fieldwork records which are more than 10 years old at its premises, the archived records will be retrieved from the National Archives in Pretoria and made available to the Honourable member at a later stage.
(4) The National Museum has set up a committee to investigate the barriers experienced by our Black Female researchers in the archaeological fieldwork.