Question NW3446 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
01 December 2017 - NW3446
Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)How many officials and/or employees in his 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:
Department of Cooperative Governance
1. Officials granted permission to have businesses and/or to do business dealings:
- 2014 – 2015 2
- 2015 – 2016 4
- 2016 – 2017 9
2. Officials granted permission to have businesses and/or to do business dealings and doing business with Government:
- 2014 – 2015 0
- 2015 – 2016 1
- 2016 – 2017 1
(a) The employee was working as an Online and Face-to-Face Tutor at the University of South Africa (UNISA)
(b) She worked for eight months from February 2016 to September 2016
(c) Approximately R5 000 per month.