Question NW3350 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
22 September 2015 - NW3350
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
Whether any (a) specified board member, (b) specified executive management member and (c) any other employee of any specified state owned entities travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year; if so, what was the (i) purpose of each specified visit and (ii)(aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of such costs of each specified visit?
Reply:
ALEXKOR:
Dates travelled: 28 March 2014 to 03 April 2014
(a) Chairperson
(b) Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer
(c) None
(i) To explore and source funding on a potential collaboration project relating to Alexkor’s
diversification strategy.
(ii) (aa) R231,475 TOTAL
(bb) R167,961 Flights
R 63,514 Accommodation
R NIL Allowance
DENEL:
Dates travelled: 01 to 07 December 2014
(a) None
(b) Group Executive Business Development
(c) None
(i) Represented Denel as part of Presidential visit, combined with a follow-up visit to
the UAE and Saudi Arabia on business projects.
(ii) (aa) R 69 300.00 TOTAL
(bb) R 45 000.00 (ESTIMATE) Flights
R 18 500.00 Accommodation
R 5 800.00 Allowance
Dates travelled: 27 to 29 August 2014
(a) None
(b) Group Executive Business Development
(c) None
(i) Represented Denel as part of the official Defence Committee meeting and to
meet on Denel business with Poly Technologies.
(ii) (aa) R 56 300.00 TOTAL
(bb) R 45 000.00 (ESTIMATE) Flights
R 8 500.00 Accommodation
R 2 800.00 Allowance
SAFCOL:
Dates travelled: 09 to 15 January 2015
(a) Chairperson
(b) Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer
(c) District Manager
(i) The purpose of the trip was to visit China FOMA, a Chinese State Owned
company with the aim of exploring mutually beneficial projects.
(ii) (aa) R200 654.46 TOTAL
(bb) R139 525.56 Flights
R NIL Accommodation
R 61 128.90 Allowance
SA EXPRESS:
a) None
b) None
c) None
(i) R0
(ii) (aa) R0
(bb) R0
TRANSNET:
Two members from the Acquisition and Disposals Committee (a sub-committee of the Board) accompanied by five members of Transnet’s Executive Management travelled to China to, inter alia, confirm the facilities of locomotive bidders, commission locomotive prototypes and meet Transnet employees who were spending long periods of time in training and capacity building initiatives in China in line with the skills transfer clauses in the contract.
Approximately 185 trainees have been exposed to the training as a consequence of the locomotive contracts in China.
All costs related to such travel are capitalised as per the contract and are included in the cost of the contracts as announced.
ESKOM:
(a) No board member travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year.
(a)(i) Not applicable.
(a)(ii)(aa) Not applicable.
(a)(ii)(bb) Not applicable.
(b) Yes, 1 executive member travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial years.
(b)(i) The executive member travelled to China to attend the Annual GO2015 (organization for
large power grid operators, in excess of 50GW).
(b)(ii)(aa) R42 658.83.
(b)(ii)(bb)
|
Flight ticket |
Transport |
Accommodation |
Meals |
|
R33 482.00 |
R0 |
R2 675.83 |
R6 501.00 |
(c) Yes, 23 employees travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial years.
(c)(i)
The following employees travelled to China for the following purpose:
|
Employee |
reason for trip |
|
1 |
Observe supplier audit |
|
2 |
Department of Trade and Industry(DTI) outward mission |
|
3 |
Factory evaluations |
|
4 |
Intergovernmental meeting |
|
5 |
Observe supplier audit |
|
6 |
Factory Acceptance Testing for equipment for Ingula |
|
7 |
Observe supplier audit |
|
8 |
Factory accreditation |
|
9 |
Attend DTI Nuclear Energy Investments |
|
10 |
Official Visit – Accompanying Minister of Energy |
|
11 |
Factory Acceptance Testing for equipment for Ingula |
|
12 |
Global efficiency lighting forum |
|
13 |
IMWA conference in China (sponsored) |
|
14 |
Factory accreditation |
|
15 |
High Voltage (HV) testing |
|
16 |
Executive Committee + Conference |
|
17 |
IHA board meeting |
|
18 |
Factory Evaluations |
|
19 |
Accompany Minister of Energy on an official visit |
|
20 |
Observe Supplier Audit |
|
21 |
Accompany Minister of Energy on an official visit |
|
22 |
Factory evaluations |
|
23 |
Accompany Department of Energy |
(c)(ii)(aa) R 552 254.44
(c)(ii)(bb)
|
No of Employee |
Flight ticket (R) |
Transport (R) |
Accommodation (R) |
Meals (R) |
Total (R) |
|
1 |
13 946.17 |
0 |
8 650.00 |
2 265.13 |
24 861.30 |
|
2 |
16 440.78 |
440.00 |
26 060.00 |
327.03 |
43 267.81 |
|
3 |
6 616.00 |
0 |
9 968.12 |
217.62 |
16 801.74 |
|
4 |
16 061.39 |
0 |
17 169.78 |
1 380.20 |
34 611.37 |
|
5 |
13 946.17 |
0 |
8 650.00 |
2 007.05 |
24 603.22 |
|
6 |
11 144.00 |
0 |
4 861.52 |
1 166.82 |
17 172.34 |
|
7 |
13 946.17 |
3 315.00 |
8 650.00 |
2 355.80 |
28 266.97 |
|
8 |
31 611.00 |
1 060.20 |
7 138.36 |
236.84 |
40 046.40 |
|
9 |
11 899.00 |
0 |
6 251.60 |
285.65 |
18 436.25 |
|
10 |
16061.39 |
0 |
4652.90*** |
0 |
20 714.29 |
|
11 |
10 706.00 |
0 |
8400.00 |
1 034.00 |
20 140.00 |
|
12 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
0 |
|
12 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
0 |
|
14 |
13 343.00 |
0 |
9560.00 |
0 |
22 903.00 |
|
15 |
6 616.00 |
4 635.60 |
7 112.54 |
743.69 |
19 107.83 |
|
16 |
9 177.00 |
396.94 |
10 596.68 |
815.35 |
20 985.97 |
|
17 |
13 528.00 |
0 |
22 881.99 |
0 |
36 409.99 |
|
18 |
6 616.00 |
0 |
8 605.35 |
535.68 |
15 757.03 |
|
19 |
16 061.39 |
0 |
17 169.78 |
1 436.93 |
34 668.10 |
|
20 |
13 946.17 |
0 |
8 650.00 |
0 |
22 596.17 |
|
21 |
16 061.39 |
0 |
17 169.78 |
1 596.20 |
34 827.37 |
|
22 |
6 616.00 |
1 095.72 |
9 579.60 |
5 415.70 |
22 707.02 |
|
23 |
16 061.39 |
0 |
17 169.78 |
139.10 |
33 370.27 |
|
TOTAL |
280 404.41 |
10 943.46 |
238 947.78 |
21 958.79 |
552 254.44 |
*Sponsored by UNEP
**Sponsored by UFS
***This amount was deducted from the employee’s salary.
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