(1) What are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c ) year of manufacture,
(d) cost and (e ) purchase date of all official vehicles purchased for (i) him, (ii) the former Minister, (iii) the Deputy Minister and the (iv) former Deputy Minister of his Department since 1 June 2019? (NW99E)
Since 1 June 2019, the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture has Minister EN Mthethwa and Deputy Minister N Mafu.
For the Minister.
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Vehicle
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Minister
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(a) Make
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No vehicles purchased.
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(b) Model
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N/a
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(c ) Year
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N/a
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(d ) Price
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N/a
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(e ) Purchase date
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N/a
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For the Deputy Minister
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Vehicle
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Deputy Minister
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(a) Make
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BMW
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(b) Model
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520
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(c ) Year
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2020
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1. (a) What (i) total number of employees of his department are currently working from home, (ii) number of such employees have special permission to work from home and (iii) are the reasons for granting such special permission and (b) on what date will such workers return to their respective offices.
2. Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
1. (a) (i) The Department have nil employees working from home.
(ii) Nil employees with such special permission to work from home and
(iii) Not applicable
(b). As stated above (1) (a) (i, ii &iii).
2. Not necessary as all employees are back at their workstations.
What is the (a) make, (b) model, (c ) year of manufacture, (d) price and (e) purchase date of each vehicle purchased for use by (i) him and (ii) the Deputy Minister since 29 May 2019? (NW602E)
The Minister inherited this car from the former Department of Sport and Recreation.
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Vehicle
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Minister
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a) Make
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Audi
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(b) Model
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Q7
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(c ) Year
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2017
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(d ) Price
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N/a
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(e ) Purchase date
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N/a
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For the Deputy Minister
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Vehicle
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Deputy Minister
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(a) Make
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BMW
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(b) Model
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520
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(c ) Year
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2020
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(d ) Price ... |
With reference to the Iziko Museum, (a) how long has the Michaelis Collection been stored, (b) where is it stored and (c) what is it worth?
(a). The Collection has been in storage since 31 December 2015.
(b). The Michaelis Collection is stored in the Iziko storerooms for security reasons.
(c). For security reasons, the Iziko Museums would not like to disclose the value of the said Collections.
(1). With reference to the Iziko Museum, (a) what are the relevant details of the Court Yard project, (b) on what date was the project approved, (c) what was the budget allocation, (d) what work needed to be done, (e) on what date was it supposed to be completed and (f) what is the total amount that has been spent;
(2). whether the project (a) has been completed and (b) is currently in use; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1). (a).
Project Name : COURTYARD PROJECT
Public Entity : IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM
Location : The Company Gardens, Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, Western Cape.
The Museum building complex is sited within the Company Gardens and comprises several interlinked buildings which range from the historically significant, main entrance building, (Block A), through the various infill additions and extensions to the early 1980’s, ...
1. Given his decision to remove retired judge Zak Yacoob as Chairperson of the interim board of Cricket South Africa, what reasons motivated him to appoint Dr Stavros Nicolaou as his replacement;
2. what expertise has he found will Dr Nicolaou bring to his department, after he has been appointed for a third term by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, to the board of Brand South Africa, and appointed by the Minister of Public Enterprises as Chairman of the Board of SA Express
1. In appointing Dr Stavros Nicolaou as a replacement for Judge Zak Yacoob to chair the Cricket SA Interim Board, the Minister took the following facts into consideration, amongst others: -
- A replacement coming from Interim Board, for continuity purposes
- business acumen of the incumbent
- interpersonal skills
- his active supportive role when Judge Yacoob was still the Chairperson.
- His acumen in Corporate governance issues ...
(1). What is the total amount of Iziko Museum budget that has been (a) allocated to upgrade and maintain infrastructure over the past five financial years and (b) actually spent on maintenance and infrastructure of each building under the care of Iziko;
(2). What are details of (a) the persons who are responsible for maintenance and upgrading of all infrastructure and (b) maintenance and upgrading that has been done on each of the buildings under the care of Iziko?
1.(a). In terms of Section 4 of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA), 2007 (Act No. 19 of 2007) as amended, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), the Executive Authority of Iziko Museums of South Africa (Iziko Museums), is the user of the following buildings that are occupied by Iziko Museums:
- Bertram House and Bertram House Annexe, (early 19th century)
- Bo-Kaap ...
1. What is the total number of meetings of the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture which took place since 1 January 2020 and total number of the specified meetings did he attend;
2. what were the three main reasons why he did not attend the specified committee meetings;
3. whether he received any communication from the Chairperson of the committee regarding action to be taken to address the issue of his non-attendance; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what action has the Chairperson of the committee proposed?
(1) (a) The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture, has got all the records of meetings that were held in 2020, (b) as well as the apologies that I tendered in my absence and there is no stage that I could not attend the meeting without a reason. The Member should appreciate the fact that I had always shown high regard for the ...
(1) Whether he has been informed by the Office of the Public Protector that she is currently investigating the failure of the National Arts Council (NAC) to pay beneficiaries; if not, why not; if so, what are the reasons for the non-payment;
(2) whether the recommendations of the former Public Protector, Adv. T N Madonsela, against the Chief Executive Officer of the NAC have been implemented; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. The NAC has been informed by the office of the Public Protector for the non-payment of beneficiaries. Some beneficiaries had disputed 25% because of poor understanding and/ or lack of communication either the part of the NAC or beneficiaries as to whether their project would be able to continue during lockdown. The funding has subsequently been approved to be disbursed to the affected ...
(1). Whether conference attendance and fieldwork of staff members employed by the National Museum in Bloemfontein have been put on hold until a new Head of Department is appointed at the museum; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how will this affect the performance agreements of the staff members;
(2). whether the museum conducted an organisational review and job grading in 2018; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) review and (b) outcomes of the review?
(1). No conference attendance and fieldwork of staff members were placed on hold.
(2)(a). The Museum commenced with an organisational review process in 2018. Phase 1 has been completed, and Council approved that the Museum will use the DPSA grading. This entailed aligning the defunct Museum Grading System with DPSA grading which was completed and approved by the Council of the Museum.
(b). Treasury has recently approved the use ...
