Question NW269 to the Minister of Communications
19 June 2020 - NW269
Van Damme, Ms PT to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)What was the total amount that was spent on international travel by (a) her and (ii) her spouse and (b) the Deputy Minister and (ii) her spouse since 1 May 2019; (2) what was the (a)(i) purpose and (ii) breakdown of each trip undertaken in terms of the (aa) date on which the trip took place and (bb) total number of persons who were part of the delegation, (b) costs of flights, (c) cost of accommodation, (d) hotels used in each case, (e) total subsistence and travel allowance approved for each member of each delegation on each trip and (f) cost of special vehicles and/or chauffeur driven transport? NW357E
Reply:
I have been advised by the department as follows:
(1)(a) R1, 397,393.62
(1)(a)(ii) R212,236.93
(1)(b) R374, 413.28
(1)(b)(ii) R0.00
(2)(a)(i) Refer to the attached
(a)(ii)(aa) Refer to the attached
(a)(ii)(bb) Refer to the attached
(b) Total cost for flights – R3, 212,273.22
(c) Total cost for accommodation – R1, 435,681.07
(d) Refer to the attached
(e)Total subsistence and travel allowance – R506, 882.48
(f) Total cost for ground transport – R479, 949.64
MS STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES