Question NW2657 to the Minister of Trade and Industry
05 September 2017 - NW2657
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Whether any official from his department attended a certain political party’s (name furnished) Study Group on Trade and Industry in 2017, if so, what (a) was the reason and (b) costs were incurred for attending each meeting?
Reply:
As mentioned previously the dti officials, including role-playing staff in the Ministry have attended study group meetings of the African National Congress. The participation of officials from the dti were limited to responding to technical queries e.g related to legislation. Upon invitation, officials only attended when they were in Cape Town for other purposes.