Question NW345 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Reply:

The following details are available:

1. The (i) Minister, (ii) The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) (iii) and the officials of the department have not received any (a) sponsorships, (b) donations and (c) financial transfers provided for lawfare and/or any other purposes from the following:

(aa) Qatari organ of state, organisation and/ resident since 1 January 2021 up to date.

(bb) Iranian organ of state, organisation and/ resident since 1 January 2021 up to date.

2. (cc) The DPSA has received (a) a sponsorship worth R86 thousand rands in June 2023 from (cc) Russia organ of state (Tag A), the full details are as follows:

In 2020, the Russian Federation identified anti-corruption education and training as a priority of its Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Presidency and decided to host an “anti-Corruption tailor-made training for ethics and integrity officers in public administration”, in collaboration with the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA). As the sponsor of the training Russia insisted that the training be in-person. The training was held on the 19 to 23 June 2023 in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Russia sponsored the training through UNODC.

DPSA is the focal point for all activities of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and represents the countries in the Implementation Review Group (IRG) and the working Group on Prevention, four officials from each of the BRICS Countries were accommodated in the training. The Director General of DPSA nominated 2 officials to attend the training.

No (b) donations, (c) financial transfers provided for lawfare and/or any other purposes were received by the (i) Minister, (ii) The DPSA and (iii) and the officials of the department from (cc) Russian organ of state, organisation and/ resident since 1 January 2021 up to date.

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