Question NW263 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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06 March 2019 - NW263

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Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) his department and (ii) each of the entities reporting to him and (b) what number of the specified briefings were compulsory?

Reply:

(i) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) conducted nine (9) tender briefing sessions in 2018 and seven (7) were compulsory tender briefings.

(ii) The entities under the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services informed me as follows:

A. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)

The NPA advertised 16 tenders in 2018. Of these, there were 10 compulsory briefing sessions. Six (6) tenders did not require briefing sessions.

B. Legal Aid South Africa

The Legal Aid SA held 52 briefing sessions in the 2018 calendar year and only two (2) required compulsory tender briefings.

C. Special Investigating Unit (SIU)

The SIU advertised 38 tenders during the period, 1 April 2018 to date, and none required briefing sessions.

The Department of Correctional Services number of tender briefings were held in 2018 are as follows:

(a) Tender briefings held in 2018

(b) Number of briefing sessions compulsory

(i) His Department; and

(ii) Entities Reporting to him

Number of briefing sessions held in 2018

 

Head Office

5

5

Eastern Cape

7

7

Free State and Northern Cape

16

16

Gauteng

2

2

Kwazulu Natal

4

4

Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West

26

26

Western Cape

15

15

Total

75

75

The Office of the Chief Justice:

1. (a) Three (3) tender briefings were held during the 2018/2019 financial year;

(i) by the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ).

(b) Three (3) briefing sessions were compulsory.

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