Question NW2409 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Reply:

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development spent the following amounts on advertising: Publication (aa) 2012/2013 (bb) 2013/2014 (cc) 2014/2015 Sowetan N.A. R1,899,151.22 R2,207,842.37 Daily Sun N.A. R2,184,923.24 R1,894,286.46 (i)Legal Aid SA: Publication (aa) 2012/2013 (bb) 2013/2014 (cc) 2014/2015 Sowetan R60,374.40 R154,967.04 R90,944.64 Daily Sun R112,039.20 R186,732.00 R149,385.60 (iii) National Prosecuting Authority: Publication (aa) 2012/2013 (bb) 2013/2014 (cc) 2014/2015 Sowetan R28,892.16 R18,374.76 R275,193.26 Daily Sun N. A. N.A. R59,635.68   (ii) Special Investigation Unit: The SIU has reported that they have not spent on advertising in the Sowetan and Daily Sun newspapers in the period in question.

Department of Correctional Services

The details pertaining to amount spent on advertising are as follows:

(i) The Sowetan

(aa) 2012-13 financial year : None

(bb) 2013-14 financial year : None

(cc) 2014-15 financial year : R59 540.83

(ii) The Daily Sun

(aa) 2012-13 financial year : None

(bb) 2013-14 financial year : None

(cc) 2014-15 financial year: None

Office of the Chief justice and judicial administration

The Office of the Chief Justice did not place any advertisements in the (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun newspapers in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years, consequently no monies were spent towards advertising.