Question NW3182 to the Minister of Small Business Development
08 January 2024 - NW3182
Luthuli, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Small Business Development
Whether her department has purchased any new vehicles since her appointment to Office; if not, why not; if so, what (a) did each vehicle cost and (b) is the (i) make and (ii) model of each new vehicle?”
Reply:
Yes the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) purchased new vehicles during the Minister’s appointment to office. To note however, when the Minister was appointed in the department there was a procurement process already underway for one (1) vehicle for the previous Minister was later transferred to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.
Therefore, in total Eight (8) vehicles were purchased since the Minister was appointed in the department.
To avoid the cost of hiring vehicles within the department five (5) vehicles were purchased and the details of the vehicles purchased are provided below.
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Detail |
Breakdown |
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Total cost |
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Eight (8) vehicles were purchased: three (3) for Minister of Small Business Development and five (5) for departmental pool purposes. |
One (1) vehicle was procured in 2021/2022 financial year and was transferred to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies |
2021/22: Audi Q5: 1 @ R726 469.25 |
R 726 469.25 |
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Five (5) departmental pool vehicles Nissan Almera 1.5 procured in 2022/2023 financial year |
2022/23 Nissan Almera: 5 @ R242 955.03 each |
R1 214 775.15 |
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Two (2) vehicles were procured in 2023/2024 financial year and allocated to DSBD Pretoria and Cape Town Offices. |
2023/24: Audi Q5: 2 @ R790 000.00 each |
R1 580 000 |
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R3 521 244.40 |
(b) Make and model of each vehicle:
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Year |
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2021/2022 financial year |
Transferred to DCDT: Audi Q5 |
Model: FYGCFY-E00, Audi Q5 40 TDI 140KW quattro S line tronic, and Paint & Trim |
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2022/23 financial year |
Five (5) X Nissan Almera |
Model: Nissan Almera 1.5 Acenta MT |
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2023/2024 financial year |
Audi Q5 |
Cape Town: Model: FYGAFY-E00 Audi Q5 40 TDI 140KW quattro S tronic. |
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Audi Q5 |
Pretoria: Model: FYGAFY-E00 Audi Q5 40 TDI 140KW quattro S tronic |