Question NW35 to the Minister of Social Development
17 October 2017 - NW35
Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Social Development
With reference to the 2015-16 annual report of her department, (a) what was the cost of each venue and/or facility that was hired by her department, (b) for what event(s) was each venue and/or facility hired, (c) in which province did each event take place, (d) which (i) contractor, (ii) hotel and/or (iii) event planner(s) provided the specified venues and/or facilities in each case and (e) what is the total number of guests who attended each event?
Reply:
(a)(b)(c)
- The annual Golden Games for active ageing was held in the Northern Cape Province.
- The national Youth camp event was held in the Northern Cape Province.
- Child Protection week awareness events were held in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng.
- National Children’s Parliament and National Children’s day were held in Mpumalanga.
- Crime Prevention Awareness campaigns were held in all provinces.
- Mikondzo community and stakeholder engagements took place in all the Provinces.
(d)(i)(ii)(iii) Please note that no contractor or event planner were used.
(e) The department is unable to provide the exact number of people attending in each event but it can be estimated to be between 100 to 5000 people.