NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 332
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES:
Ms Z Jongbloed (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries:
QUESTION
(1) What are the details of all flowers purchased by his department
for each year between 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified
date for which information is available;
(2) what are the details of (a)(i) the address and (ii) the name of
the office where the specified flowers were displayed, (b) for
whose benefit were the flowers purchased and (c) what was the
purchase value of the flowers for each office where it was
displayed;
(3) in respect of flowers purchased for individuals, (a) what is the
(i) name and (ii) relationship of the person to (aa) him and
(bb) the Ministry and (b) what is the cost of each purchase;
(4) what are the details of any (a) contractual arrangements and (b)
plans to purchase flowers in the future? NW413E
REPLY
QUESTION 1
2009/2010
NO ITEM DETAILS
AMOUNT
|1 |Flowers|Deputy Ministerâs thanks giving to the staff |R550.00 |
|2 |Flowers|From the Minister to the Deputy Minister: DPW |R150.00 |
| | |(National) | |
|3 |Flowers|From the Minister to D.G Nduli - DAFF |R160.00 |
|4 |Flowers|Sympathy flowers for Mr M. Booi - PCM |R300.00 |
|5 |Flowers|Sympathy flower from the Minster for the late |R456.00 |
| | |Ms Manto Tshabalala-Msimang | |
|6 |Flowers|Supply and delivery of fresh flowers to Dr Van |R627.00 |
| | |Niekerk (lost wife) from the Minister | |
|7 |Flowers|Sympathy flowers for the late Mr Tshwete from |R456.00 |
| | |the Minister to Mrs Pam Tshwete | |
|8 |Flowers|Flower plants for the Wellness centre block |R1 000.00 |
|9 |Flowers|Purchase of flowers for the late Deputy |R4 709.34 |
| | |Minister ADV. Du Toit - Agriculture(National) | |
|10|Flowers|Purchase of flowers for the Minsters office and|R1 000.00 |
| | |reception | |
|11|Flowers|Purchase of fresh flowers for the DGâs office |R140.00 |
| |R9 548.34 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
2010/2011
NO ITEM DETAILS
AMOUNT
|1 |Flowers|Get well soon flowers to the Minister (Groote |R300.00 |
| | |Schuur) from the Ministerâs office in Cape Town| |
|2 |Flowers|Sympathy flowers |R684.00 |
|3 |Flowers|Condolence flowers |R547.20 |
|4 |Flowers|Condolences for the Ministerâs accident |R340.00 |
| | |(Joemat-Petterson) | |
|5 |Flowers|Pot and Plant(flowers) rental displayed on the |R3 147.89 |
| | |fifth(5th) floor of the Waterbrom Building | |
| | |previously occupied by DWAF (Department of | |
| | |Water Affairs and Forestry) | |
|6 |Flowers|Fresh flowers for the Ministry |R500.00 |
|7 |Flowers|Hiring of pots and plants (Flowers) during the |R273.60 |
| | |exhibition at the Pretoria Show | |
|8 |Flowers|Purchase of flowers for the memorial service of|R179.95 |
| | |the late Tebogo Moduka (DAFF Official ) | |
|9 |Flowers|Sympathy flowers from the Minister |R1 333.80 |
| | |(Joemat-Petterson)to Minister Sbu Ndebele of | |
| | |Gemmel Plake- Durban and Mr Maarman of Zenza | |
| | |Laan 21 Malmesbury | |
|10|Flowers|Flowers for the Ministry office |R384.90 |
|11|Flowers|Office fresh flowers (Ministry Pretoria) |R2 000.00 |
|12|Flowers|Fresh flowers from Minister (Joemat-Petterson) |R729.60 |
| | |to Minister Naledi Pandor at Gardens Groote | |
| | |Schuur Estate | |
|13|Flowers|From Minister (Joemat-Petterson) to Minister |R729.60 |
| | |Van Schalkwyk for the speedy recovery of his | |
| | |mother | |
|14|Flowers|Purchase of fresh flowers for the memorial |R150.00 |
| | |service of the late Mr Molose Derrick Mashi | |
| | |(DAFF Official) | |
|16|Flowers|Purchase of fresh flowers for the memorial |R210.00 |
| | |service of the late Ms Linda Madge Kwamongwe | |
| | |(DAFF Official) | |
|17|Flowers|Purchase of fresh flowers for the Ministerâs |R365.00 |
| | |office in Cape Town | |
|18|Flowers|Purchase of flowers for the Memorial service of|R150.00 |
| | |the late Marcia Mngxekeza (DAFF Official) | |
|19|Flowers|Purchase of flowers for the Memorial service of|R150.00 |
| | |the late Grace Buyile Setshedi (DAFF Official) | |
|20|Flowers|Rental of pot and plants (flowers) displayed at|R638.12 |
| | |the Waterbrom Building previously occupied by | |
| | |DWAF (Department of Water Affairs and Forestry | |
|21|Flowers|Purchase of fresh flowers by the Ministry for |R500.00 |
| | |Bafedile Bopape (Cosmin) (Faerie Glen) | |
| |R13Â 313.66|
|SUBTOTAL | |
2011/2012
NO ITEM DETAILS
AMOUNT
|1 |Flowers|Fresh flowers for the Ministerâs office |R1 275.00 |
|2 |Flowers|Fresh flowers from the Minister |R825.00 |
| | |(Joemat-Petterson) to the Deputy Minister | |
| | |(Mulder) | |
|3 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R150.00 |
| | |the late Mr Alex Serumula (DAFF Official) | |
|4 |Flowers|Rental of pot plants and flowers for the |R410.00 |
| | |exhibition decoration | |
|5 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R150.00 |
| | |Norah Mokgatlhane (DAFF Official) | |
|6 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R150.00 |
| | |the late James Skosana and Joyce Tshitimbi | |
| | |(DAFF Official) | |
|7 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R150.00 |
| | |the late Nomathamsanqa Cleopatra Bobelo (DAFF | |
| | |Official) | |
|8 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R160.00 |
| | |the late Ms Eunice Masete (DAFF Official) | |
|9 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R150.00 |
| | |the late Ms Lindiwe Mashiane (DAFF Official) | |
| |R3 420.00 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
2012/2013
NO ITEM DETAILS
AMOUNT
|1 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R150.00 |
| | |the late Mr Michael Mxolisi Mhlanga (DAFF | |
| | |Official) | |
|2 |Flowers|Purchased flowers for the memorial service of |R150.00 |
| | |the late Ms Magdeline Vembane (DAFF Official) | |
|3 |Flowers|From Chief Director: Vutula to Director |R49.90 |
| | |International Trade as a gift | |
|4 |Flowers|Rental of pot plants (flowers) which were |R1 603.98 |
| |(April |displayed on the 5th floor of the Old Mutual | |
| |2012) |Building in Pietermaritzburg (KZN). This | |
| | |building was previously occupied by the | |
| | |Department of Water Affairs and Forestry | |
| | |(DWAF). The fifth (5th) floor was occupied by | |
| | |the Forestry section which is now part of | |
| | |Department of Agriculture, Forestry and | |
| | |Fisheries (DAFF) | |
|5 |Flowers|Rental of pot plants (flowers) which were |R1 603.98 |
| |(May |displayed on the 5th floor of the Old Mutual | |
| |2012 |Building in Pietermaritzburg (KZN). This | |
| | |building was previously occupied by the | |
| | |Department of Water Affairs and Forestry | |
| | |(DWAF). The fifth (5th) floor was occupied by | |
| | |the Forestry section which is now part of | |
| | |Department of Agriculture, Forestry and | |
| | |Fisheries (DAFF) | |
| |R3 557.86 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
2013/2014
NO ITEM DETAILS AMOUNT
|1 |Flowers|Condolence flowers to the Minister |R1 000.00 |
| | |(Joemat-Petterson) from Deputy Minister | |
| | |(Mulder) | |
|2 |Flowers|Purchase of fresh flowers as a gift to |R350.00 |
| | |Jessie Duarte from Ministry | |
|3 |Flowers|Purchase of flowers for the memorial |R200.00 |
| | |service of the late Mr F.T Maveleke (DAFF | |
| | |Official) | |
|4 |Flowers|Purchase of flowers by Chief Director: |R500.00 |
| | |Legal Services (Khanti) to Head of State | |
| | |Attorney: | |
|5 |Flowers|Purchase of flowers for the memorial |R200.00 |
| | |service of the late T.T Moola (DAFF | |
| | |Official) | |
|6 |Flowers|Purchase of flowers for Ministry Pretoria |R400.00 |
| | |office | |
|7 |Flowers|DAFFâs contribution towards the provision |R49 136.19|
| | |of flowers for the unveiling ceremony of | |
| | |the statue of Dr Nelson Mandela on | |
| | |21/09/2013 (Washington, USA) | |
| |R51Â 786.19|
|SUBTOTAL | |
QUESTION 2
2009/2010
|DETAILS |2 (a) (i) |2 (a) (ii) |2 (b) |2 (c) |
| |Address |Name of |Beneficiary|Value |
| | |office | | |
|Flower plants |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R1 000.00|
|for the Wellness|Street, |Place, | | |
|centre |Arcadia, |Wellness | | |
| |Pretoria |Block | | |
|Purchase of |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R1 000.00|
|flowers for the |Street, |Place, Block| | |
|Ministerâs |Arcadia, |DA, First | | |
|office and |Pretoria |Floor | | |
|reception | | | | |
|Purchase of |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R140.00 |
|flowers for the |Street, |Place, Block| | |
|Director-General|Arcadia, |B, First | | |
|âs Office |Pretoria |Floor | | |
| |R2Â 140.00|
|SUBTOTAL | |
2010/2011
|DETAILS |2 (a) (i) |2 (a) (ii) |2 (b) |2 (c) |
| |Address |Name of |Benefi|Value |
| | |office |ciary | |
|Pot and plants |Schoeman |Waterbron |DAFF |R3 147.89|
|(Flowers) for |Street, |Building, | | |
|display |Pretoria |Fifth floor | | |
|Fresh flowers for |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R500.00 |
|the Ministry |Street, |Place, Block | | |
| |Arcadia, |DA, First | | |
| |Pretoria |Floor | | |
|Hiring of pots and |Church Street, |Pretoria |DAFF |R273.60 |
|plants (Flowers) |Pretoria West |Showgrounds | | |
|during the | | | | |
|exhibition at the | | | | |
|Pretoria Show | | | | |
|Flowers for |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R384.90 |
|Ministry |Street, |Place, Block | | |
| |Arcadia, |DA, First | | |
| |Pretoria |Floor | | |
|Fresh flowers for |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R2 000.00|
|Ministry (PTA) |Street, |Place, Block | | |
| |Arcadia, |DA, First | | |
| |Pretoria |Floor | | |
|Fresh flowers for |First floor, |Parliamentary|DAFF |R365.00 |
|Ministry (Cape Town|120 Plein |Building | | |
|Office) |Street, Cape | | | |
| |Town | | | |
|Pots and Plants |Schoeman |Waterbron |DAFF |R638.12 |
|(Flowers) for |Street, |Building, | | |
|display |Pretoria |Fifth floor | | |
| |R 7 |
|SUBTOTAL |309.51 |
2011/2012
|DETAILS |2 (a) (i) |2 (a) (ii) |2 (b) |2 (c) |
| |Address |Name of |Beneficiary|Value |
| | |office | | |
|Fresh flowers |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R1 275.00|
|for Ministry |Street, |Place, Block| | |
| |Arcadia, |DA, First | | |
| |Pretoria |Floor | | |
|Hiring of pots |Church |Pretoria |DAFF |R410.00 |
|and plants |Street, |Showgrounds | | |
|(Flowers) during|Pretoria West| | | |
|the exhibition | | | | |
|at the Pretoria | | | | |
|Show | | | | |
| |R1 685.00|
|SUBTOTAL | |
2012/2013
|DETAILS |2 (a) (i) |2 (a) (ii) |2 (b) |2 (c) |
| |Address |Name of |Beneficiar|Value |
| | |office |y | |
|Pots and Plants |P/Bag X9029,|Old Mutual |DAFF |R1 |
|(Flowers) for |Pietermaritzb|Building, | |603.98 |
|display. April |urg |Fifth Floor | | |
|2012 |3200 | | | |
|Pots and Plants |P/Bag X9029,|Old Mutual |DAFF |R1 |
|(Flowers) for |Pietermaritzb|Building, | |603.98 |
|display. May |urg |Fifth Floor | | |
|2012 |3200 | | | |
| |R3 |
|SUBTOTAL |207.96 |
2013/2014
|DETAILS |2 (a) (i) |2 (a) (ii) |2 (b) |2 (c) |
| |Address |Name of |Beneficiar|Value |
| | |office |y | |
|Purchase of |20 Beatrix |Agriculture |DAFF |R400.00 |
|flowers for |Street, |Place, Block| | |
|Ministry Pretoria|Arcadia, |DA, First | | |
|office |Pretoria |Floor | | |
|DAFFâs |Embassy of |Embassy of |Republic |R49Â 136.|
|contribution |South Africa |South Africa|of South |19 |
|towards the |in |in |Africa | |
|provisioning of |Washington, |Washington | | |
|flowers for the |4301 |D.C | | |
|unveiling |Connecticut | | | |
|ceremony of the |Avenue, NW | | | |
|statue of DR |220 | | | |
|Nelson Mandela |Washington | | | |
| |D.C USA | | | |
| |R49Â 536.|
|SUBTOTAL |19 |
QUESTION 3
2009/2010
|DETAILS OF FLOWERS|(i) |(ii) |(bb) |(b) |
|PURCHASED FOR |NAME |Relationship |THE |COST |
|INDIVINDUALS | |of person to |MINISTRY | |
| | |(a) Minister | | |
|Deputy Minister |Deputy |- |Deputy |R550.00 |
|thanks giving to |Ministry Staff| |Ministry | |
|the staff | | |Staff | |
|Purchase of |Deputy |Colleague |- |R150.00 |
|flowers by |Minister: | | | |
|Minister for |Department of | | | |
|Deputy Minister : |Public Works | | | |
|Department of | | | | |
|Public Works | | | | |
|Purchase of |Nonjabulo |DAFF |- |R160.00 |
|flowers by |Ntuli |Director-Gene| | |
|Minister for | |ral | | |
|Director-General | | | | |
|Sympathy flowers |Mr M. Booi |Portfolio | |R300.00 |
|for Mr M.Booi | |committee | | |
| | |member | | |
|Sympathy flowers |Ms Manto |Colleague | |R456.00 |
|for the late |Tshabalala-Msi| | | |
|Minister of |mang | | | |
|Health: Manto | | | | |
|Tshabalala-Msimang| | | | |
|Sympathy flowers |Dr Van Niekerk|Former | |R627.00 |
| |(Lost his |Minister of | | |
| |wife) |the | | |
| | |Department of| | |
| | |Agriculture | | |
|Sympathy flowers |Mrs Pamela |Colleague | |R456.00 |
|for the late |Tshwete | | | |
|Stephen Tshwete | | | | |
|Flowers for the |Advocate Du |Colleague | |R4 709.34 |
|memorial service |Toit | | | |
|of the late Deputy| | | | |
|Minister- Advocate| | | | |
|Du Toit | | | | |
| |R7Â 408.34 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
2010/2011
|DETAILS OF FLOWERS|(i) |(ii) |(bb) |(b) |
|PURCHASED FOR |NAME |Relationship |THE |COST |
|INDIVINDUALS | |of person to |MINISTRY | |
| | |(a) Minister | | |
|Get-Well-Soon |Ms | |DAFF |R300.00 |
|flowers |Joemat-Petters| |Minister | |
| |on | | | |
|Sympathy flowers |Minister |Colleague | |R684.00 |
| |Stella Sgcawu | | | |
|Condolences |Marilin Brandt|Acting Chief | |R547.20 |
|flowers | |of Staff | | |
|Condolences to the|Minister | |DAFF |R340.00 |
|Ministerâs family |Joemat-Petters| |Minister | |
|(accident) |on | | | |
|Condolences |Late Tebogo |Employee of | |R179.95 |
|flowers |Moduka |DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late Molose |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Derrick Mashi |DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late Linda |Employee of | |R210.00 |
|flowers |Madge Kwamonge|DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late Marcia |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Mngxekeza |DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late Grace |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Buyile |DAFF | | |
| |Setshedi | | | |
|Sympathy flowers |Mr Sbu Ndebele|Colleagues | |R1 333.80 |
|from Minister |and Mr Maarman| | | |
|Joemat- Petterson | | | | |
|Get-Well-Soon |Ms Naledi |Colleague | |R729.60 |
|flowers from |Pandor | | | |
|Minister | | | | |
|Joemat-Petterson | | | | |
|Flowers for speedy|Minister Van |Colleague | |R729.60 |
|recovery Minister |Schalkwyk | | | |
|Joemat-Petterson | | | | |
|Get-Well-Soon |Ms Bafedile | |DAFF- Chief|R500.00 |
|flowers by |Bopape | |of Staff | |
|Ministry | | | | |
| |R6Â 004.15 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
2011/2012
|DETAILS OF FLOWERS|(i) |(ii) |(bb) |(b) |
|PURCHASED FOR |NAME |Relationship |THE |COST |
|INDIVINDUALS | |of person to |MINISTRY | |
| | |(a) Minister | | |
|Fresh flowers from|Mr Pieter |DAFF Depuity | |R825.00 |
|the Minister: |Mulder |Minister | | |
|Joemat âPetterson | | | | |
|to Daff Deputy | | | | |
|Minister | | | | |
|Condolences |Late Alex |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Serumula |DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late Norah |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Mokgatlhane |DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late James |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Skosana and |DAFF | | |
| |Late Joyce | | | |
| |Tshitimbi | | | |
|Condolences |Late |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Nomathamsanqa |DAFF | | |
| |Cleopatra | | | |
| |Bobelo | | | |
|Condolences |Late Eunice |Employee of | |R160.00 |
|flowers |Masete |DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late Lindiwe |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Mashiane |DAFF | | |
| |R1Â 735.00 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
2012/2013
|DETAILS OF FLOWERS|(i) |(ii) |(bb) |(b) |
|PURCHASED FOR |NAME |Relationship |THE |COST |
|INDIVINDUALS | |of person to |MINISTRY | |
| | |(a) Minister | | |
|Condolences |Late Michael |Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Mxolisi |DAFF | | |
| |Mhlanga | | | |
|Condolences |Late Magdeline|Employee of | |R150.00 |
|flowers |Vembane |DAFF | | |
| |R300.00 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
2013/2014
|DETAILS OF FLOWERS|(i) |(ii) |(bb) |(b) |
|PURCHASED FOR |NAME |Relationship |THE |COST |
|INDIVINDUALS | |of person to |MINISTRY | |
| | |(a) Minister | | |
|Condolence flowers|Minister |Colleague |DS |R1 000.00 |
|from the Deputy |Joemat-Petters| |Colleague | |
|Minister (Mr |on | |DAFF | |
|Mulder) to | | |Minister | |
|Minister (Joemat | | | | |
|âPetterson) | | | | |
|Fresh flowers from|Ms Jessi | |Senior |R350.00 |
|Ministry |Duarte | |Official | |
| | | |from the | |
| | | |Presidency | |
|Condolences |Late F.T |Employee of | |R200.00 |
|flowers |Maveleke |DAFF | | |
|Condolences |Late T.T Moola|Employee of | |R200.00 |
|flowers | |DAFF | | |
| |R1Â 750.00 |
|SUBTOTAL | |
QUESTION 4
Details of any
a) Contractual arrangements â None
b) Plans to purchase flowers in the future â Non-Contractual
NOTE
There are twelve (12) payment batches for payments made by KZN: Forestry
Region for the financial year 2011/2012 which we could not access, where
flowers might have been purchased. The batches in question have been
requested from the archives which are not managed by the department.