Question to the Minister of Home Affairs - NW1142

20 July 2020 - NW1142

Mulder, Mr FJ to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)Whether his department purchased any goods and/or services below the amount of R500 000 connected to the Covid-19 pandemic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) is the name of each company from which the specified goods and/or services were purchased, (b) is the amount of each transaction and (c) was the service and/or product that each company rendered; (2) whether there was any deviation from the standard supply chain management procedures in the specified transactions; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the relevant details in each case; (3) what were the reasons that the goods and/or services were purchased from the specified companies; (4) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

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Reply:

Yes. The names of the suppliers, the specified goods and or services, the amount of each transaction, and the specified goods and or services are listed on the attached EXCEL spreadsheet.
Yes, some of the goods and services were procured in accordance with the prevailing emergency procurement instruction notes issued by National Treasury. The detail of each case is listed on the attached EXCEL spreadsheet.
To provide the officials of the Department and clients visiting its offices with the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) and to sanitize offices where cases of Covid 19 were reported.
No.

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