Question NW211 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
08 January 2024 - NW211
Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What are the details of the (a) destination and (b) total costs for (i) accommodation, (ii) travel and (iii) any other costs incurred for international travel of each (aa) Minister and (bb) Deputy Minister of her department since 1 June 2019; (2) what is the total cost incurred for domestic air travel for each (a) Minister and (b) Deputy Minister of her department since 1 June 2019?
Reply:
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
(1)(a) Please refer to the table below.
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(1)(a) |
Reason for travel |
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Minister |
July/August 2019 |
Johannesburg/ Addis Ababa/ Cook Islands/ Lome (Togo)/Porto Novo, Benin / Cook Islands/ Lome (Togo)/ Lagos/ Johannesburg |
Attended a conference on Songhai farming methods and protecting Natural Resources. |
|
Minister |
September 2019 |
Johannesburg/ Accra Ghana/ Johannesburg |
Attended 2019 African Green Revolution Forum |
|
Minister |
Oct/Nov 2019 |
Johannesburg/ Addis Ababa/ Johannesburg |
Attended High level Food Security & Nutrition Conference |
|
Minister |
November 2019 |
Johannesburg / Addis Ababa/ Abidjan/ Entebe Uganda |
Attended Land Policy Conference in Africa |
|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Johannesburg / Lome (Togo)/Addis Ababa/ Dubai |
Attended State visits to Guinea Conakry, Ghana and Togo |
|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Lome (Togo)/Addis Ababa/ Pekoa |
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|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Addis Ababa/ Dubai |
|
|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Pekoa /Addis Ababa/Johannesburg/ Johannesburg |
|
|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Dubai/ Wuhan/ Sanya (China) |
Attended state visit to China |
|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Pekoa/ Doha/ Johannesburg |
|
|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Pekoa / Sanya /Pekoa |
|
|
Minister |
December 2019 |
Sanya /Pekoa |
|
|
Minister |
December 2021 |
Abidjan/Accra |
Attended State Visit to Abidjan, Cote D”Ivoire and Ghana |
|
Minister |
March 2022 |
Dubai: United Arab Emirates, |
Commemoration of the South African National Day of the Dubai Expo |
|
Minister |
June 2022 |
Johannesburg / Berlin – Germany / Johannesburg |
Ministerial Conference on Food Insecurity |
|
Minister |
June 2022 |
Johannesburg /Addis/ Geneva / Addis / Johannesburg |
Attended WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference |
|
Minister |
October 2022 |
Johannesburg / Jeddah / Johannesburg |
Attended State visit to Saudi Arabia |
|
Minister |
October 2022 |
Johannesburg / Paris / Johannesburg |
Attended the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting of agriculture ministers |
|
Minister |
October 2022 |
Johannesburg / Addis Ababa/ Johannesburg |
Attended the High Level Food and Security and Nutrition Conference. |
|
Minister |
November 2022 |
Nairobi Kenya |
Attended state visit |
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BY DM CAPA
|
DM |
Date |
Destination |
Reason for travel |
|
DM Capa |
February 2023 |
Cape Town / Johannesburg / Addis Ababa/ Cape Town |
Attended the investors’ roundtable common African Agro Park (CAAPs) programme held on the margins of the 36th Ordinary session of the African Union (AU) assembly. |
|
DM Capa |
Sept/October 2022 |
Johannesburg / Indonesia/ Johannesburg |
G20 Agriculture Ministerial meeting |
|
DM Capa |
November 2022 |
Johannesburg / Muscat: Oman / Johannesburg |
Attended the Third Global High Level Conference on Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR). |
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BY DM SKWATSHA
|
DM |
Date |
Destination |
Reason for travel |
|
DM Skwatsha |
November 2021 |
Cape Town / Johannesburg / Geneva/ Johannesburg / Cape Town |
Cancelled due to COVID 19 travel restrictions (12th WTO Ministerial Conference) |
|
DM Skwatsha |
September 2022 |
Cape Town / Johannesburg / Cairo/Johannesburg / Cape Town |
Attending COP 27 |
|
DM Skwatsha |
November 2022 |
Cape Town / Johannesburg/ Entebbe/ Johannesburg/ Cape Town |
12th Conference of Ministers of Agriculture |
(1)(b),(i),(ii),(iii),(aa),(bb) Please refer to the table below
|
Financial year |
Minister accomodation (b)(i)(aa) |
Minister travel cost (b)(ii)(aa) |
Minister other costs (b) (iii)(aa) |
Deputy Minister(s) accommodation (b) (i)(bb) |
Deputy Minister(s) travel costs (b)(ii)(bb) |
Deputy Ministers other costs (b)(iii)(bb) |
|
2019/2020 |
R 12,800.00 |
R - |
R - |
R98,163.00-DM- Skwatsha |
R381,803.00-DM Skwatsha |
R8,875.00-DM Skwatsha |
|
2020/2021 |
R - |
R - |
R - |
R - |
R - |
R3,836.00-DM Skwatsha |
|
2021/2022 |
R - |
R29,426.00 |
R - |
R - |
R 91,287.00-DM Capa |
R - |
|
2022/2023 |
R66,581.00 |
R570,445.00 |
R - |
R92,722.00-DM Capa |
R185,059.00-DM Capa |
R9,431.00-DM Capa |
|
Total |
R79,381.00 |
R699,871.00 |
R - |
R 190,885.00 |
R658,149.00 |
R22,142.00 |
(2)(a),(b) Please refer to the table below.
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Total Cost Domestic Air |
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|
Financial Year |
(a) Minister |
(b) Deputy Minister-Skwatsha |
(b) Deputy Minister-Capa |
|
2019/2020 |
R32464.8 |
R377519.44 |
0 |
|
2020/2021 |
R132408.29 |
R74372.76 |
R9777.45 |
|
2021/2022 |
R219798.87 |
R233453.98 |
R247203.55 |
|
2022/2023 |
R91277.44 |
R527487.61 |
R3209.51 |
|
Total |
R475949.4 |
R1 212833.79 |
R260190.51 |