Question NW3888 to the Minister of Tourism
01 December 2023 - NW3888
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism
With regard to forensic audits undertaken by her department (a) in the past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2023, (i) which audits have been (aa) initiated and (bb) concluded in each month, (ii) what were the outcomes of each audit, (iii) what was the monetary value of each audit, (iv) what was the nature of each audit, (v) who conducted the audits in each case and (vi) what was the outcome of each audit in each case?
Reply:
The Department put in a request to the Portfolio Committee on Tourism to present these details at a closed session, given the sensitivity of the matters as some of these are currently before the police and in courts in some cases.
The BRRR report, dated 20 October 2023, and tabled in Parliament on the same date (ATC no. 142) states on page 13:
“The guidance from the minister and the deputy Minister was that the Committee may consider having a closed session. The Committee agreed to a closed session meeting which was scheduled but had to be postponed. A new date for the meeting has not been received.”
We are currently awaiting the Portfolio Committee to arrange the meeting.