Question NW2106 to the Minister of Social Development

Reply:

(a),

The National Department of Social Development did not pay any money to advertise on (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations (aaa) in the 2016-16 financial year and (bbb) since 1 April 2016.

(b),

This SASSA nationwide expenditure for the said financial years relates to the following:

• Ongoing beneficiary education regarding unauthorized deductions
• Radio advertisements on early grant payments before local government elections.
• Outside radio broadcast services during outreach programmes

Suppliers	Payment starting date: 01 Apr 2015- 31 Mar 2016	Payment starting date: 01 Apr 2016
(i) Africa News Network	R 000.00	R 000.00
(ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) Television channels (bb) Radio stations	R 4 839 403.60 R 000.00 R 4 839 403.60	R 192 227.41 R 000.00 R 192 227.41
(iii) National commercial radio stations	R 784 197.92	R 000.00
(iv)(aa) Community television	R 000.00	R 000.00
(bb) Community Radio Stations	R5 199 460.39	R 1 166 501.68
Total	R 10 823 061.91	R 1 358 729.09

The National Development Agency did not pay any money to advertise on (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations (aaa) in the 2016-16 financial year and (bbb) since 1 April 2016.