Question NW2687 to the Minister of Home Affairs
18 August 2015 - NW2687
Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
Whether (a) he, (b) his Deputy Minister and (c) any officials in his department travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year; if so, what was the (i) purpose of each specified visit and (ii)(aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of such costs of each specified visit?
Reply:
(a-b) Neither the Minister nor Deputy Minister travelled to China during the 2014-15 financial year.
(c) The table below indicates the officials who travelled to China in the 2014-2015 financial year:
|
OFFICIAL |
|
(ii)(aa-bb) COSTS |
|
DDG: Immigration Services, JW McKay |
Study Tour on Integrated Border Management |
Total: R 115 845.02 Flight: R 90 626.50 S&T: R 4 048.52 Accommodation: R 7 806 Ground transport: R 13 364 |
|
Director: Core Business and Change Audits, LT Kgopane Assistant Director: Audits, NS Somdyala |
Audit of DHA services in SA mission in Shanghai |
Total: R 129 959.68 Flight: R 28 409.39 S&T: R 9 055.45 Accommodation: R 22 944 Ground transport: R 4 571 Flight: R 28 409.39 S&T: R 9055.45 Accommodation: R 22 944 Ground transport: R 4 571 |
|
OFFICIAL |
|
(ii)(aa-bb) COSTS |
|
DDG: Immigration Services, JW McKay Director: Corporate Accounts, IP Mbhele |
Bilateral discussions on immigration and official visit to SA missions in Beijing and Shanghai, respectively |
Total: R 161 444.82 Flight R 61 547.39 S&T: R 4 541.52 Accommodation: R 19 441 Ground transport: R 9 285 Flight: R 38 597.39 S&T: R 4 541.52 Accommodation: R 14 206 Ground transport: R 9 285 |
|
Senior Accounting Clerk: Foreign Revenue, V Andrews |
Accompanied Auditor – General officials to conduct regulatory audit of SA mission in Shanghai |
Total: R 89 766.64 Flight: R 54 165.22 S&T: R 8 520.42 Accommodation: R 17 106 Ground transport: R 9 975 |