Question NW1372 to the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
16 July 2020 - NW1372
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
What (a) amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him spend on (aa) legal and (bb) consultant fees (aaa) in each of the past three financial years and (bbb) since 1 april 2020 and (b) are the details of the services contracted in each case?
Reply:
a) (i) My department has spend:
|
(aa) Legal Fees |
(bb) Consultant Fees |
|
|
(aaa) 2017/18 |
R1 414 873.57 |
R37 281 073.12 |
|
(aaa) 2018/19 |
R5 436 310.34 |
R19 621 408.95 |
|
(aaa) 2019/20 |
R6 749 944.78 |
R35 649 806.82 |
|
(bbb) 2020/21 |
R1 316 551.90 |
R 972 206.69 |
b) Legal fees were for cases instituted against and by the Department and the details of the services were not contracted in each case. Consultants were appointed to assist the Department in among others, project management and other services and the details of the services were contracted in some cases.
a) (ii) My entities have spend:
Boxing South Africa (BSA)
|
(aa) Legal Fees |
(bb) Consultant Fees |
|
|
(aaa) 2017/18 |
R0.00 |
R0.00 |
|
(aaa) 2018/19 |
R0.00 |
R0.00 |
|
(aaa) 2019/20 |
R1 425 000.00 |
R0.00 |
|
(bbb) 2020/21 |
R0.00 |
R0.00 |
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)
|
(aa) Legal Fees |
(bb) Consultant Fees |
|
|
(aaa) 2017/18 |
R0.00 |
R0.00 |
|
(aaa) 2018/19 |
R576 000.00 |
R0.00 |
|
(aaa) 2019/20 |
R773 000.00 |
R0.00 |
|
(bbb) 2020/21 |
R0.00 |
R0.00 |
b) Legal fees were for cases instituted against and by my entities and the details of the services were not contracted in each case. Consultants were appointed to assist the entities in among others, project management and other services and the details of the services were contracted in some cases.