Question NW98 to the Minister of Basic Education
08 August 2024 - NW98
Pambo, Mr V to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) total number of claims are currently due and/or outstanding following court proceedings relating to all the offices of her department in respect of alleged recklessness, negligence and misconduct of her department’s officials and (b) is the full list of the total contingency liability in this regard?
Reply:
a) A total number of claims currently due and /or outstanding following Court proceedings in respect of alleged recklessness, negligence, and misconduct of the departmental officials.
ANSWER:
The Department of Basic Education does not have any claim that is due and/or outstanding following Court proceedings in respect of alleged:
- Recklessness;
- Negligence; and
- Misconduct of the department’s officials
b) Full list of total contingent liability
ANSWER:
The Department of Basic Education currently has twenty court cases on its (20) Contingent Liability Register to a total amount of R 173 744 000.00 (One hundred and seventy-three million seven hundred and forty-four thousand rand). None of these court cases involved departmental officials and these cases originated mainly in the provinces.