Question NW1108 to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

Reply:

In my previous response I advised that all travel in the department has been considered in line with internal policies of the department as well as National Treasury’s Instruction Note No. 04 of 2017/2018 on cost containment related to travel and subsistence.

National Treasury’s Instruction Note No. 04 of 2017/2018 allows for the following air travel arrangements for departments and constitutional institutions:

“5.7.3.2 For flights that are five (5) hours or less, business class tickets may only be purchased for:

1. Director- Generals or persons holding equivalent ranks in departments;
2. Persons appointed on grounds of policy considerations in terms of Section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994 (i.e. advisors to exceutive authorities); and
3. Accounting officers of constiutional institutions

5.7.3.3 For flights exceeding five (5) hours, business class tickets may only be purchased for:

1. Directors- General or persons holding equivalent ranks in departments;
2. Deputy Directors-General and Chief Directors or persons holding equivalent ranks in the department;
3. persons appointed on grounds of policy considerations in terms of Section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994 (i.e. advisors to exceutive authorities);
4. accounting officers of constitutional institutions;
5. employees at the level of management that report directly to the accounting officer of a constitutional institution;
6. employees at the level of management that report directly to the officials referred to in paragraph (e) above and
7. non-executive members serving on any governance committee of a department or constitutional institution.
8. any other employee to whom authority was granted as indicated in 5.3.7.1.

5.7.3.4 Notwithstanding the provisions of 5.3.7.1, 5.3.7.2 and 5.3.7.3 above, accounting officers or delegated officials of departments and constiutional institutions may approve the purchse of business class tickets:

1. for employees with disabilities,
2. for employees with special needs,
3. in cases where economy class flights are not available, or
4. where the business class ticket is the same price or cheaper than the economy class ticket to the same destination.

In line with the above provisions, the Director-General, Deputy Directors-General, Chief Directors and officials with disabilities and special needs have travelled business class. The names of persons below the level of DDG who travelled business class, as provided by the Department, is submitted below:

Passenger	Job Title
Moosa Ebrahim	Chief Director
Molefane Maoto	Chief Director
Kruger Niki	Chief Director
Jensma Stieneke	Chief Director
Medupe Moloantoa Sidwell	Chief Director
Le Roux Adriaan	Chief Director
Mene Wamkele	Chief Director
Osman Shareen	Chief Director
Hudson Daryl	Director
Xulu Noziphozandile	Director
Mogashoa Ephraim	Deputy Director
Padayachy Meshendri	Deputy Director
Skosana Vusumuzi Jeffrey	Deputy Director
Ndikandika Nangamso	Executive Assistant
Mkhwebane Precious Nthabeleng	Personal Assistant

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