Question NW199 to the Minister of Public Enterprises

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28 February 2017 - NW199

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

Whether any State Owned Companies (a) procured any service and/or (b) made any payments to (i) a certain person (name furnished) and/or (ii) a certain organisation (name furnished); if not, in respect of each specified State-owned Company, why not; if so, in respect of each specified State-Owned Company, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total payments and (ee) the detailed breakdown of such payments?

Reply:

SOUTH AFRICAN EXPRESS AIRWAYS SOC LTD

(a) No

(b) (i) No, South African Express Services SOC Ltd has never engaged with Mr. Manyi.

(ii) South African Express Services SOC Ltd has never engaged with the Progressive Professionals Forum.

(aa) Not Applicable

(bb) Not Applicable

(cc) Not Applicable

(dd) Not Applicable

(ee) Not Applicable

ALEXKOR SOC LTD

  1. No
  2. (i) No

(ii) No. Alexkor is currently in a cost-saving drive and cannot commit to foreseeable, new services for the company. No services have been procured by Alexkor.

(aa) No services have been procured by Alexkor.

(bb) Not Applicable

(cc) Not Applicable

(dd) Not Applicable

(ee) Not Applicable

DENEL SOC LTD

  1. No
  2. (i) No
  3. No

(aa) No services have been procured by Denel.

(bb) Not Applicable

(cc) Not Applicable

(dd) Not Applicable

(ee) Not Applicable

SAFCOL SOC LTD

  1. No
  2. (i) No
  3. No

(aa) No services have been procured by SAFCOL.

(bb) Not Applicable

(cc) Not Applicable

(dd) Not Applicable

(ee) Not Applicable

ESKOM SOC LTD

Background

Eskom has not procured any services from Mr Mzwanele Manyi or the Progressive Professionals Forum. Eskom has paid R440 000 to the Progressive Professionals Forum consequent to a sponsorship decision, strictly considered against our sponsorship policy to ensure alignment with the objectives of the business.

a) (i) No, Eskom has not procured any services from Mr Mzwanele Manyi.

(ii) Eskom has not procured any services from the Progressive Professionals Forum.

The business has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from this supplier. However, had there been a business requirement for services offered by this supplier; an open tender process would have been followed to satisfy such a need.

b) (i) No, Eskom has not made any payments to Mr Mzwanele Manyi.

   (ii) Yes, Eskom has paid R440 000 to the Progressive Professionals Forum consequent to a sponsorship decision, strictly considered against our sponsorship policy to ensure alignment with the objectives of the business.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Total payment is R440 000.

(ee)

Description

Amount

Two corporate tables at PPF Summit and Gala Dinner, Nov 2015

R40 000

Platinum sponsorship for PPF Summit and Gala Dinner, Nov 2016

R400 000

TRANSNET SOC LTD

a) No, Transnet has not procured any services.

(b) (i) Transnet has not made any payments to Mr Mzwandile Manyi.

(ii) Transnet has sponsored the Progressive Professional Forum.

(aa) Sponsored the Progressive Professional Forum conference entitled “Does Corruption undermine services delivery” as a platinum sponsor.

(bb) Total cost is R400 000.

(cc) Breakdown sponsorship:

        • Branding at the Summit and Gala
        • 2 seats at the main table with the keynote speaker
        • Opprtunity for a Senior Transnet Executive to deliver and address at the Gala dinner
        • 4 tables at the Gala dinner
        • 6m x 6m exhibition stand
        • Ticktes for 8 delegates to attend the Summit
        • Logo inclusion on all event collateral
        • Logo placement on the PPF website for the event

(dd) A single payment was made to the Progressive Professional Forum for the event.

(ee) R400 000. And no further payment has been made.

REMARKS REPPLY: APPROVE / NOT APPROVED

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

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