Question NW188 to the Minister of Home Affairs
24 February 2022 - NW188
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him for more than (aa) 30 days, (bb) 60 days, (cc) 90 days and (dd) 120 days, (b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case and (c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled?
Reply:
The department and entities responded as follows:
(i) Department of Home Affairs
|
Details |
Quantity (a) |
Amount (b) |
Anticipated date of Payment (c) |
|
(aa) 30 days, |
1 |
R5 120.51 |
18 February 2022 |
|
(bb) 60 days, |
0 |
R0.00 |
|
|
(cc) 90 days |
0 |
R0.00 |
|
|
(dd) 120 days, |
0 |
R0.00 |
The above report is for the Department of Home Affairs as at 15 February 2022.
(ii) Government Printing Works
(a&b) At the Government Printing Works (GPW), which is a Government Component, reporting directly to the Minister of Home Affairs there are 68 invoices still unpaid:
|
Details |
Quantity (a) |
Amount (b) |
Anticipated date of Payment (c) |
|
(aa) 30 days, |
67 |
R38 150 550.17 |
Within 30 days |
|
(bb) 60 days, |
0 |
R0 |
|
|
(cc) 90 days |
0 |
R0 |
|
|
(dd) 120 days, |
1 |
R1 814 509.82 |
GPW envisages settling the amount at the end of March 2022, due the ongoing discussion between GPW and the Service Provider to resolve the disagreement |
(ii) Electoral Commission
a) There are 358 supplier invoices that still need to be paid.
|
Details |
Quantity (a) |
Amount (b) |
|
(aa) 30 days, |
102 |
R6 982 726.00 |
|
(bb) 60 days, |
20 |
R331 331.00 |
|
(cc) 90 days |
31 |
R395 181.00 |
|
(dd) 120 days, |
205 |
R1 325 335.00 |
(c) Most of the outstanding payments relate to service providers who are experiencing challenges with the National Treasury prescribed Central Supplier Database (CSD). Supplier registration and the updating of banking details on CSD appear to be the predominant challenges. The mandatory use of the CSD, inter alia, obviates fraudulent payments. Once the suppliers’ status on CSD is compliant, the Electoral Commission stands ready to immediately make payments.
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