Question NW1482 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
20 July 2017 - NW1482
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger (Company Name) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such?
Reply:
(a)(b)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd)(ee)(ff)
The Department and its Entities did not procure any services from and/or made any payments to Bell Pottinger or any other public relations firms, as the services were not required by the Department.