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MINISTER
QUESTION NO. 829 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
A draft reply to Mr T Z Hadebe (DA) to the above-mentioned question is
enclosed for your consideration.
MR ALF WILLS
DIRECTOR-GENERAL (ACTING)
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For written reply)
QUESTION NO. 829
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 8 of 2015 {NW977E}
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 March 2015
Mr T Z Hadebe (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs:
How many (a) horns and (b) kilograms of horns have been registered by (i)
private owners, (ii) SA National Parks, (iii) Ezemvelo and (iv) other
provincial conservation authorities? NW977E
829. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS REPLIES:
As Hon Member is aware, due to security risks associated with this matter,
I am unable to make such information publically available. We currently
have full record of the stock piles of rhino horn that are in the asset
register of National and Provincial Governments. Even as we have these
records, we are conducting a verification exercise. This we do as a normal
audit and re-audit process to check accuracy. We are also in the process of
auditing the rhino stock-piles that are in the hands of private sector.
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