Question NW791 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
16 September 2019 - NW791
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)(a) What amount was spent on advertising by (i) her department and (ii) state-owned entities reporting to her in the (aa) 2016-17, (bb) 2017-18 and (cc) 2018-19 financial years; (2) what amount of the total expenditure incurred by (a) her department and (b) state-owned entities reporting to her went to (i) each specified black-owned media company and (ii) outdoor advertising in each specified financial year and (c) on outdoor advertising by her department and state-owned entities reporting to her went to each black-owned media company in each specified financial year?
Reply:
CASTLE CONTROL BOARD
1)(a)(ii): (aa) 2016/2017 – R 19 768.57
(bb) 2017/2018 – R 0.00
(cc) 2018/2019 – R 0.00
(2)(b): for (i) 2016/2017 – R 12 768.57 (Independent Newspapers) and
R 7 000.00 (Ruben Richards Foundation)
(ii) 2017/2018 – nothing spent
(iii) 2018/2019 – nothing spent
(2)(c): for (i) 2016/2017 – nothing spent
(ii) 2017/2018 – nothing spent
(iii) 2018/2019 – nothing spent
MILITARY OMBUD
The Office of the Military Ombud incurred the following expenditure:
|
Ser No |
Description |
FY2016 |
FY2017 |
FY2018 |
|
a. |
b. |
c. |
d. |
|
|
1. |
Advertisements: Recruitment |
R360000.00 |
- |
R480000.00 |
|
2. |
Marketing Adverts |
- |
- |
- |
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS
1 (a) Advertising Spent for Department of Military Veterans:
(aa) In 2016–17 was R 3 715 781, 51
(bb) In 2017-18 was R 2 626 847, 19
(cc) In 2018–19 was R 2 463 573, 20
REPLY:
DEFENCE FORCE SERVICE COMMISSION
1. (a)(ii): (aa) 2016/17 – Nothing spent
(bb) 2017/18 – nothing spent
(cc) 2018/19 – nothing spent
2. (b): (i) 2016/17 – Nothing Spent
(ii) 2017/18 – Nothing spent
(iii) 2018/19 – Nothing Spent
3. (c): (i) 2016/17 – Nothing spent
(ii) 2017/18 – Nothing spent
(iii) 2018/19 – Nothing spent
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
Costing of Advertorials, Publications, Awareness Campaigns
2016
350 Years of the Castle of Goodhope: A year-long commemoration of the History of the Castle.
Armed Forces Day - Port Elizabeth: February 21, 2016
Recruitment
R4,878,248.93
2017
Centenary of the sinking of the SS Mendi (100 Years)
Armed Forces Day – Durban/Pietermaritzburg: February 21, 2017
MSDS Recruitment
R8, 539,139.24
2018
Minister of Defence Budget speech 2018
United Nations Peacekeepers Day
Return of the SS Mendi Bell
Centenary of Battle of Squarehill (100 Years)
Armed Forces Day – Kimberley: February 21, 2018
Notices – July 2018
Calling on Nominees for Defence Force Service Commission
R4, 547,874.00
2019
Minister of Defence Budget Speech 2019
Armed Forces Day – Cape Town: February 21 2013
Notices – Repeat May 2019
Calling on Nominees for the Defence Force Service Commission
R7,941.180.43