Question NW3447 to the Minister of Home Affairs

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28 November 2017 - NW3447

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Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)How many officials and/or employees in her department were granted permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings in the past three financial years; (2)Are any of the officials and/or employees that have permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings doing business with the Government; if so, (a) what was the purpose of each business transaction, (b) when did each business transaction occur and (c) what was the value of each business transaction?

Reply:

The following are the Departmental records as per the financial year:

For the 2014/15 financial year:

(1) Sixteen officials requested permission to conduct remunerative work outside their official employment. The permission was denied by the Head of Department.

For the 2015/2016 financial year:

Thirty three officials requested permission to conduct remunerative work outside the Department. Approval was not granted by the Head of Department.

For the 2016/2017 financial year

Thirty one officials requested permission to conduct remunerative work outside the Department, but the permission was not granted by the Head of Department.

(2)The Head of Department had not granted permission to any official to conduct remunerative work outside the Department. (a) The Department has no records of any official conducting or engaging in any business transaction. (b) The Department has no records of any business transactions by its officials. (c) The Department has no records of any business transactions and their value.

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