Question NW1740 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
31 July 2017 - NW1740
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Whether any staff of (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) professional designations of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department and entities reporting to me as follows:-
The Public Service Regulations, 2016 (Gazette no. 40167) which prohibits public service employees from doing business with the state were gazetted on 29 July 2016. These regulations are applicable to public service employees and not employees of state-owned entities.
a) No staff in the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services did business with the state.
b) The regulation is not applicable. However it is in the individual policies of the entities to regulate disclosure of conflict of interest and requirements for relevant authorisation.
APPROVED / NOT APPROVED
Dr SC Cwele, MP
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
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