Question NW2746 to the Minister of Home Affairs
19 September 2023 - NW2746
De Villiers, Mr JN to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What total amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him pay for printed copies of the integrated annual reports in the (aa) 2020-21, (bb) 2021-22 and (cc) 2022-23 financial years, (b) who were the suppliers in each case and (c) what total number of copies of the report were printed (i) in each case and (ii) in each specified financial year?
Reply:
The Department and entities have responded as follows:
(i) Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
(a)(aa) 2020-21: R340 400
(a)(bb) 2021-22: R309 350
(a)(cc) 2022-23: R222 710
(b) 2020-21: Government Printing Works
2021-22: Government Printing Works
2022-23: Makgoka Consulting provide the editing, layout and design while Government Printing Works provided the printing services.
(c) 2020-21: 1000
2021-22: 500
2022-23: Intended number to print is 100
(ii) Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
(a)(aa) 2020-21: R146 520
(a)(bb) 2021-22: R 97 128
(a)(cc) 2022-23: Still in progress
(b) 2020-21: Inside Data South (Pty) provided the service
2021-22: Fine Art Printers provided the service
2022-23: Still in progress
(c) 2020-21: 800
2021-22: 600
2022-23: Still in progress
(iii) Government Printing Works (GPW)
(a)(aa) 2020-21: The GPW Annual Report was designed internally and a PDF copy produced for tabling in Parliament and Publishing on the GPW’s website. No hardcopies of the Annual Report were printed.
(a)(bb) 2021-22: The GPW Annual Report has been designed internally and a PDF copy produced for tabling in Parliament and Publishing on the GPW’s website. No hardcopies of the Annual Report were printed.
(a)(cc) 2022-23: The 2022/23 Annual Report is not yet produced due to an audit that has just commenced in August 2023, by the Auditor General of South Africa.
(b) 2020-21: Annual Reports were designed internally by GPW and PDF copies produced.
2021-22: No hardcopies of the Annual Reports were printed as only PDF copies were produced.
2022-23: In progress
(c) 2020-21: GPW did not print any hard copies of its annual report except development of the PDF copy.
2021-22: GPW did not print any hard copies of its annual report except development of the PDF copy.
2022-23: Annual Report is not yet produced due to an audit by the Auditor General of South Africa that has just commenced in August 2023. that has just commenced in August 2023.
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