1. No tender was advertised for the services of (name furnished) but a single source deviation was approved.
2. The certain person (name furnished) was appointed as a consultant on 1 August 2011.
3. I refer the Honorable Member to my response to Hon Dlamini (EFF) question number 1080 (NW1172E) dated 20 April 2018, where I responded to a similar question in great detail. The process to appoint the consultant for two contracts followed all the supply chain rules for a single source technical assistance contracting process, so no tender was advertised.
4. The amounts were progressive based on the DPSA scale rate increment.