Question NW3943 to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
11 December 2023 - NW3943
Faber, Mr WF to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Whether (a) she, (b) the Deputy Ministers and (c) any other official in her department attended the Rugby World Cup final in France in October 2023; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the relevant details of each person in her department who attended the Rugby World Cup, (ii) is the total number of such persons and (iii) were the total costs of (aa) travel, (bb) accommodation and (cc) any other related costs that were incurred by her department as a result of the trip(s)?
Reply:
Neither (a) Minister Dr GNM Pandor, nor (b) Deputy Ministers KC Mashego-Dlamini and A Botes attended the Rugby World Cup final while (c) three (3) Departmental officials namely the Chief of State Protocol and two Protocol Officials provided support to the President during his attendance of the Rugby World Cup final. The costs for the Department were as follows namely (aa) R146, 714.86 (bb) R 327, 271.75 and (cc) R 213, 873.92