Question NW2752 to the Minister of Public Enterprises

Reply:

Department of Public Enterprises

(a)

(i) (aa) The cost for Annual Report 2020-21 F/Y was R62 504.80. This amount was for design, layout, editing, proofreading and printing of 100 copies as well as 2 USB format.

(b) Fineart Printers

(c) 100 printed copies

(bb) The cost for Annual Report 2021-22 F/Y was R 69 080.00. This amount was for design, layout, editing, proofreading and printing of 100 copies as well as 2 USB format.

(b) PulseMag

(c) 100 printed copies

(cc) The cost for Annual Report F/Y 2022-23 F/Y is an estimate at +R70 000. 00. As the number of pages and print run has not yet been finalized.

(b) Pulsemag

(c) 100 printed copies

According to Information Received from SOCs

ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED:

(a)(ii)(aa) 2021-22: The integrated report (IR) was printed in-house for AGM attendees only.

(bb) 2021-22: The external audit was delayed due to the decision to request the AGSA to opt-in. The audit opinion for this reporting period was presented to the Board on 31 August 2023 and the IR will be printed in-house for AGM attendees before the end of September 2023.

(cc) 2022-23: An extension was granted for the submission of the AFS and IR for external audit to 31 August 2023. The IR will be printed for AGM attendees upon completion of the external audit.

(b)(aa) 2020-21: Nexus Sustainability (Pty) Ltd provided editing services to Alexkor SOC for R81 909.00 which was not inclusive of printing.

(bb) 2021-22: The IR will be printed in-house.

(cc) 2022-23: The IR will be printed in-house.

(c)(aa) 2020-21: 10 copies were printed.

(bb) 2021-22: Not yet printed.

(cc) 2022-23: Not yet printed.

DENEL SOC LIMITED:

(a)

(ii) Kindly note that the finalisation of Denel SOC Ltd Annual Reports has been delayed due to liquidity constraints. No Integrated Annual Reports for the said financial periods have been finalised and printed yet.

(b) The supply chain process to appoint a service provider is still underway.

(c) No Integrated Annual Reports for the said financial periods have been finalised and printed yet.

ESKOM SOC LIMITED:

a) (ii) Eskom has incurred the following costs for printed copies of its annual reports for the financial years shown below:

 

Annual reports for the year ended	31 March 2021 Actual (aa)	31 March 2022 Actual (bb)	31 March 2023 Budgeted (cc)
Integrated Report	R91 517.64	R96 554.61	R107 070.30
Annual Financial Statements	R73 892.94	R91 672.39	R78 602.40
Sustainability Report	R17 966.67	R19 142.44	R23 054.40
Total cost (excluding VAT)	R183 377.25	R207 369.44	R208 727.10

Note: In each case, the annual reports are printed and published in the subsequent financial year (i.e., annual reports for the year ended 31 March 2022 were printed and published in the 2023 financial year).

Eskom has not yet published its annual reports for the year ended 31 March 2023 and therefore has not incurred any related printing costs. The budgeted amount has been shown instead.

b) The supplier contracted for design, typesetting, proofreading, and printing of the annual reports for the years ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022 was HKLM Hlapa JV (Pty) Ltd. The printing services were subcontracted to Law Printing (Pty) Ltd (Lawprint).

The reports for the year ended 31 March 2023 will be produced by Ince (Pty) Ltd.

c) The total number of copies printed for the annual reports are as follows:

Annual reports for the year ended	31 March 2021 Actual	31 March 2022 Actual	31 March 2023 Budgeted
Integrated Report	205	205	200
Annual Financial Statements	210	210	200
Sustainability Report	55	55	50
Total number of copies	470	470	450

SAFCOL SOC LIMITED:

a) The total amount by entity

	(aa) 2020-21	(bb) 2021-22	(cc) 2022-23
(i) N/A
(ii) SAFCOL	R46 806,88	R51 134,29	R54 713,69 (estimate)

The service provider was appointed for a period of three years; the total contract value is R1 457 775,82. The Financial year 2022-23 amount is an estimate because page numbers are not finalised nor has the print run been confirmed but it’s included based on last year's amount. The integrated report is being prepared for finalisation soon.

b) Suppliers per financial year

2020 -21	2021-2022	2022-23
SILVAPOD (PTY) LTD	SILVAPOD (PTY) LTD	SILVAPOD (PTY) LTD

c) Total number of copies of the report printed per financial year

2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
200	200	200

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS SOC LIMITED

For the period 2020 to date, South African Airways (SAA) are still having its final statements audited, as such the airline did not print copies, nor procured the services of a printing company for the printing of its integrated annual reports.

TRANSNET SOC LIMITED

The table below indicates the amounts paid by Transnet for the printed copies of the integrated annual reports and the number of copies printed in each of the financial years under question.

Year	Service Provider (b)	Number of copies (c)	Amount (a)
(i)and(ii)
(aa) 2020-21	Magnific	490	R225,693
(bb) 2021-22	Magna Carter Corporate Advisory Services	490	R295,693
(cc) 2022-23	Ince	260	R169,636

Remarks: Approved / Not Approved

Jacky Molisane PJ Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date: