Question NW2243 to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
03 July 2015 - NW2243
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 |
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(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 |
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Ncera Farms |
None |
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PPECB |
None |
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