Question to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture - NW1706

09 December 2019 - NW1706

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture”

1. With reference to the payments of claims made to the Department of International Relations and Cooperations for the 2018-19 financial year, (a) what is the official status of each traveler, (b) in what capacity did each person travel, (c) what is the total breakdown of the travel fee and accommodation, (d) was each person travelling on business and/or economy class, (e) what was car rental cost in respect of each traveler, (f) what type of vehicles were booked for each traveler, (g) how did the travel undertaken by each person contribute to the economy and/or advancement of the Republic and (h) on what date will the reports of each trip that was undertaken be available? (NW3102E)

Source
Link

Reply:

1. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for the response to the question above.

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MADE TO DIRCO 2018 -2019 FINANCIAL YEAR

With reference to the payments of claims made to the Department of International Relations and Cooperations for the 2018-19 financial year, (a) what is the official status of each traveler, (b) in what capacity did each person travel, (c) what is the total breakdown of the travel fee and accommodation, (d) was each person travelling on business and/or economy class, (e) what was car rental cost in respect of each traveler, (f) what type of vehicles were booked for each traveler, (g) how did the travel undertaken by each person contribute to the economy and/or advancement of the Republic and (h) on what date will the reports of each trip that was undertaken be available? (NW3102E)

Kenya 1 – Ministerial Working Visit on 26 – 29 October 2018

Meeting or Event

Status of traveller

Capacity of traveller

Breakdown of Fee and Accommodation

Business or Economy class

Car rental costs

Type of Vehicle Hired

Contribution to the

economy or advancement

of the Republic

Availability of the report

Meeting

Official

Director Africa and the Middle East

R42 000.00

Economy Class

R20 000.00

Sedan standard (shared)

The South African

participation was to

advance the objectives

of the Charter for

African Cultural

Renaissance and

creating of markets for

industries.

Report available on request

Events / Meetings	Status of traveller	Capacity of traveller	Breakdown of Fee and Accommodation	Business or Economy class	Car rental costs	Type of Vehicle Hired	Contribution to the economy or advancement of the Republic	Availability of the report
Meeting	Official	Deputy Director	Paid by AU	Economy Class	R10 000.00	Sedan (shared)	The South African participation was to advance the objectives of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance.	Report is available for viewing
	Expert	Independent Black Filmmakers Collective (IBFC)	R16 000.00	Economy Class

Official

Deputy Director

Economy Class

Official

Assistant Director Creative Industries

Economy Class

Ethiopia – 5th Pan African Cultural Congress – 5 – 7 September 2018

Events / Meetings	Status of traveller	Capacity of traveller	Breakdown of Fee and Accommodation	Business or Economy class	Car rental costs	Type of Vehicle Hired	The South African participation was to advance the objectives of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance and creating of markets for industries.	Availability of the report
Meeting	Executive Authority	Deputy Minister	Hosted by Algeria	Business Class	N/A	Hosted by Algeria	The South African participation was to advance the objectives of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance	Report is available for viewing
	OFFICIAL	PA to Deputy Minister	Hosted by Algeria	Business Class	N/A	Hosted by Algeria
	Official	Director Africa and the Middle East	R 10 000	Economy Class	R20 000.00	Sedan standard
	Official	Director Libraries	R10 000.00	Economy Class		Sedan standard
	Expert	President of AFLIA	Paid by AFLIA	Economy Class		Sedan standard
	Expert	Executive of AFLIA	Paid by AFLIA	Economy Class		Sedan standard

Algeria - AU Specialised Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports 22 – 25 October

Kenya – Technical Visit for Cultural Seasons on 02 – 05 October 2018

Meeting or Event	Status of traveller	Capacity of traveller	Breakdown of Fee and Accommodation	Business or Economy class	Car rental costs	Type of Vehicle Hired	Contribution to the economy or advancement of the Republic	Availability of the report
Meeting	Official	Director Africa and the Middle East	R42 000.00	Economy Class	R20 000.00	Sedan standard (shared)	The South African participation was to advance the objectives of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance and creating of markets for industries.	Report available on request
	Official	Assistant Director Events Management		Economy Class
	Official	Assistant Director Creative Industries		Economy Class

Kenya - Hosting South African Cultural Seasons in Kenya – 28 February – 2 March 2019

Events / Meetings	Status of traveller	Capacity of traveller	Breakdown of Fee and Accommodation	Business or Economy class	Car rental costs	Type of Vehicle Hired	Contribution to the economy or advancement of the Republic	Availability of the report


Event Service Provider	Officials	DDG	R175 605.66	Economy Class	R54 521.60		The South African participation was to advance the objectives of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance and creating of markets for industries.	Report is available for viewing
		Director		Economy Class
		Deputy Director		Economy Class
		3 x Assistant Director		Economy Class
		Events Management company		Economy Class
		2x Exhibition Curator / Coordinator		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Chef		Economy Class	R277 048.34	2 x Sedan (shared) 15 Seater (shared)
	Expert	1x Journalists		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Photo journalist		Economy Class
	Expert	7 x Musician for the opening banquet and the band		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Sound engineer / technical		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Creative Director		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Poet		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Muralist		Economy Class
	Expert	15x Dancers		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Craft presenter (workshop)		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Design presenter (workshop)		Economy Class
	Expert	1x Dance choreographer		Economy Class
	Expert	7x Band		Economy Class
	Expert	3x Backup singers		Economy Class
	Expert	3x Musicians		Economy Class

Event/Meeting	Status of traveller	Capacity of traveller	Breakdown of Fee and Accommodation	Business or Economy class	Car rental costs	Type of Vehicle Hired	Contribution to the economy or advancement of the Republic	Availability of the report
36th Session of WIPO SCCR - Geneva	Official	DD/IR DD/Cultural Development	Accommodation – R43 875	Economy	None - Public transport is free in Geneva	N/A	The benefit of SA participation in the SCCR is to ensure that our national policies are aligned with global practices to ensure that our creatives can benefit both economically and morally from their Intellectual Property and that their IP rights are protected from unauthorised used at the international level.	Yes, available on request
37th WIPO IGC on Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions - Geneva	Official Official	DD/IR Director:Living Heritage	Accommodation – R92 000	Economy	Travel agency - Amount not available at time of report	Standard car	The contribution to the economy is to ensure that once a legal binding instrument is adopted, traditional communities can share the benefit that derives from their IP that emanated from their traditional knowledge be it medicinal, innovation, designs, etc. and that their IP is protected from international misappropriation.	Yes, available on request
WIPO Assemblies of Member States - Geneva	Official Official	CD/IR DD/CD	Accommodation R110 000	Economy	None - public transport is free in Geneva	N/A	The General Assembly is the main decision making body of WIPO and meets annually to take stock of progress on the organisations of the work of WIPO and to discuss future policy direction in the field of IP globally. Our participation is to take note and endorse future policy direction of WIPO to be in line with our national development priorities as outlined in the NDP.	Yes, available on request
World Conference on Creative Economy	Official Technical Experts Official Official	DG CD/IR SACO Rep DD/IR DD/CD	Accommodation and transport cost – R140 000	DG – Business class 4 x Officials - Economy	Amount not available at time of report	Standard car – Toyota Camry	South Africa shared with the global community how the creative and cultural economy is often connected with other development priorities, such as poverty alleviation, basic infrastructure sustainable development, gender equality, social inclusion and global partnerships. We also provided statistical data to show the contribution of culture to the GDP.	Yes, available on request
37th Session of WIPO SCCR - Geneva	Official Official	DD/IR DD/Cultural Development	Accommodation – R67 000	Economy	Public transport is free in Geneva	N/A	Discussion continued from the 36th Session. The benefit of SA participation in the SCCR is to ensure that our national policies are aligned with global practices to ensure that our creatives can benefit both economically and morally from their Intellectual Property and that their IP rights are protected from unauthorised used at the international level.	Yes, available on request
38th WIPO IGC on Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions - Geneva	Official Official	DD/IR Director/Living Heritage	Accommodation – R76 703	Economy	Travel agency - Amount not available at time of report	Standard car	Discussions continued from the 37th Session. The contribution to the economy is to ensure that once a legal binding instrument is adopted, traditional communities can share the benefit that derives from their IP that emanated from their traditional knowledge be it medicinal, innovation, designs, etc. and that their IP is protected from international misappropriation.	Yes, available on request
12th Ordinary Session of the IGC for the 2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity - Paris	Official Official	CD/IR DD/CD	Accommodation – R52 000	Economy	R 3600 (R1 800 p/p)	Taxi – Standard car	The New Growth Path, the National Development Plan, the White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage and the Mzansi Golden Economy Strategy is aligned to the principles of the 2005 Convention. All these strategies are geared towards unlocking the growth potential of the cultural and creative industry, to maximise economic growth and job creation, especially in the informal sector.	Yes, available on request
39th WIPO IGC on Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions - Geneva	Official Official	DD/IR Director/Living Heritage	Accommodation – R67 852	Economy	Travel agency – Amount not available at time of report	Standard car	Discussions continued from the 38th Session. The contribution to the economy is to ensure that once a legal binding instrument is adopted, traditional communities can share the benefit that derives from their IP that emanated from their traditional knowledge be it medicinal, innovation, designs, etc. and that their IP is protected from international misappropriation.	Yes, available on request
UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture - Turkey	Official Official Official Official Official	DG D/Heritage DD/IR DD/Stakeholder Liaison Mr S Ntombela – DD/MGE	Accommodation and transport – R370 000	DG – Business class 4 x Officials – Economy class	Amounts not available at time of report	DG – Luxury Car Officials – Standard car	Tourism is a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability. Through our participation we learn and share global best practices on how cultural tourism can make an important contribution to poverty reduction, fighting inequality and promoting inclusive growth for the implementation of the SDGs.	Yes, available on request
Nelson Mandela Statue in New York: New York travel for the Minister to view the site for the statue in New York, USA August 2018.	Executive Official Official Official Official	Minister Minister’s Advisor DD/HPP Min’s PA DD/IR	Accommodation and local transport – R830 000	Minister – Business class travel Minister’s Advisor – Business class travel 3 x Officials – Economy class	Breakdown of amounts for transport not available at time of report	Minister - Luxury Car Officials - Standard	The Statue of Nelson Mandela was a gift donated to the United Nations during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit as a result of the United General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 72/243 which was adopted in Dec ember 2017. A communications strategy was developed for the branding of SA during the Peace summit, including the unveiling of the statue of former President Mandela.	Yes, available on request
Unveiling Ceremony of Nelson Mandela Statue at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, September 2018	Executive Official Official Official Official	Minister Mr M Nkomo – Minister’s Advisor DD/HPP Min’s PA DD/IR	Accommodation and local transport - top up amount as a balance was still at DIRCO from travel in August 2019 - R240 000	Minister – Business class travel Minister’s Advisor – Business class travel Officials – Economy class	Breakdown of amounts for transport not available at time of report	Minister - Luxury Car Officials - Standard	The Statue of Nelson Mandela was a gift donated to the United Nations during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit as a result of the United General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 72/243 which was adopted in Dec ember 2017. A communications strategy was developed for the branding of SA during the Peace summit, including the unveiling of the statue of former President Mandela.	Yes, available on request

Source file

RNW1706-191209.docx

09 December 2019 - NW1706

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture”

Reply:

Source file

What's wrong with this page?