Question NW2427 to the Minister of Transport
21 July 2015 - NW2427
2427 Mr K S Mubu to ask the Minister of Transport
What amount did (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to it spend on advertising in (i) The Sowetan and (ii) The Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years?
Reply:
Department
(a) (aa)
(bb) (i) R280 740.96
(ii) R32 864.83
(cc) (i) 0
(ii) 0
Air Traffic & Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)
I am imformed that ATNS has not advertised in any of the mentioned publications in the financial years indicated.
South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)
(a) I am informed that it is not applicable and (b) the South African Civil Aviation Authority’s advertising spend in the (i)(aa) Sowetan was R0 in the 2012-13, R72 368,04 in the 2013-14 and (i)(cc) R23 118,62 in the 2014-15 financial years and in the (ii)(aa)(bb)(cc) Daily Sun it was R0 during the same periods.
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
I am informed that, “ACSA does not procure its advertising services with these newspapers directly, but uses marketing agencies who then choose respective newspapers”. ACSA therefore does not have records of amounts spent per newspaper.
(b) Road Accident Fund (RAF) | (aa) 2012-13, | (bb) 2013-14, and | (cc) 2014-15 financial years: |
(i) The Sowetan and | R0.00 | R133 966.87 | R101 183.44 |
(ii) The Daily Sun | R0.00 | R111 398.97 | R269 472.04 |
(b) Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA) | (aa) 2012-13, | (bb) 2013-14, and | (cc) 2014-15 financial years: |
(i) The Sowetan and | R0.00 | R0. 00 | R0. 00 |
(ii) The Daily Sun | R0.00 | R0. 00 | R0. 00 |
(b) Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) | (aa) 2012-13, | (bb) 2013-14, and | (cc) 2014-15 financial years: |
(i) The Sowetan and | R0.00 | R0. 00 | R186 250.87 |
(ii) The Daily Sun | R0.00 | R0. 00 | R0. 00 |
(b) South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) | (aa) 2012-13, | (bb) 2013-14, and | (cc) 2014-15 financial years: |
(i) The Sowetan and | R64 943 | R2 061 673 | R1 565 367 |
(ii) The Daily Sun | R100 711 | R2 711 834 | R1 787 011 |
(b) Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) | (aa) 2012-13, | (bb) 2013-14, and | (cc) 2014-15 financial years: |
(i) The Sowetan and | R0.00 | R0. 00 | R 89 706.12 |
(ii) The Daily Sun | R0.00 | R0. 00 | R 63 635.04 |
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)
(b) I am informed that No payment was made to any of the newspapers for any of the period stated above.
(i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (cc) Falls away
Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)
- I am informed that Railway Safety Regulator has spent the following amounts on advertisement in The Sowetan (Times Media):
- 2012-13 R56 886, 00
- 2013-14 R0,00
- 2014-15 R132 481,68
- I am also informed that Railway Safety Regulator has not placed advertisements in The Daily Sun on the mentioned financial years.
Passenger Rail South Africa (PRASA)
- The Sowetan
- 2012-13 R0
- 2013-14 R0
- 2014-15 R104,470.71
- The Daily Sun
- 2012-13 R0
- 2013-14 R0
- 2014/15 R0