Question NW2243 to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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03 July 2015 - NW2243

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Balindlela, Ms ZB to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether (a) his department and (b) any entities reporting to him has paid out the remainder of any employee’s contract before the contractually stipulated date of termination of the contract since the 2008 – 09 financial year up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (i) what amount has (aa) his department and (bb) entities reporting to him spent on each such payout, (ii) to whom were these payouts made and (iii) what were the reason for the early termination of the contracts in each specified case?

Reply:

(a) Yes

(b) Yes

(i) (aa) [Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries] (ii) and (iii)

SMS Members

Institution

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)

Amount paid out

To whom the payouts were made

Reason

DAFF

R 1, 105,073.17

Amount includes leave credits that had to be paid out.

Ms NJ Nduli (Former DG of DAFF).

Employment contract was re-determined.

DAFF

R 1, 649,076.54

Amount includes leave credits that had to be paid out.

Mr L Zita (Former DG of DAFF).

Employment contract was re-determined.

DAFF

R 750, 125.25

Amount includes leave credits that had to be paid out.

Ms B Thokoane (Former Special Adviser to the Minister).

Employment contract was terminated.

(i) (aa) [Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries] (ii) and (iii)

Non SMS Members

Institution

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)

Amount paid out

To whom the payouts were made

Reason

 

None

   
       
       

(i) (bb) [Entities] (ii) and (iii)

Entity

Amount paid out

To whom the payouts were made

Reason

Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP)

R 1, 195,918.28

Dr MM Dyasi

Breakdown of the employment relationship.

Agriculture Research Council (ARC)

R 260 311.35

Ms SL Ginindza

Termination of contract

Agriculture Research Council (ARC)

R 422 607.46

Ds ST Masia

Termination of contract

Agriculture Research Council (ARC)

R 849 646.39

Mr CL Matthews

Termination of contract

National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

None

   

Ncera Farms

None

   

PPECB

None

   
       

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