Question NW1512 to the President of the Republic
01 June 2018 - NW1512
Maynier, Mr D to ask the President of the Republic
(1)Whether the former Minister of Finance, Mr K M N Gigaba, (a) requested and (b) received approval in writing from the President for each intended official trip undertaken by the former Minister of Finance from 1 April 2017 to 27 February 2018 as is required in terms of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, in each case, why not; if so, on what date was the request (i) made and (ii) approved in each case; (2) whether the former Minister of Finance (a) requested and (b) received approval in writing from the President for his spouse to accompany him on each specified official visit; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1. According to the information on record, the former Minister of Finance, Mr KMN Gigaba, undertook the following approved official travel abroad:
|
No. |
Date |
Country |
(i) Request made |
(ii) Travel approved |
|
1. |
19 – 26 Apr 2017 |
USA |
12 Apr 2017 |
18 Apr 2017 |
|
2. |
17 – 19 June 2017 |
China |
12 June 2017 |
15 June 2017 |
|
3. |
19 – 22 June 2017 |
England |
12 June 2017 |
15 June 2017 |
|
4. |
5 – 9 July 2017 |
Germany |
26 June 2017 |
27 June 2017 |
|
5. |
30 – 31 July 2017 |
Swaziland |
24 July 2017 |
26 July 2017 |
|
6. |
1 – 6 Sept 2017 |
China |
23 Aug 2017 |
28 Aug 2017 |
|
7. |
9 – 16 Oct 2017 |
USA |
28 Sept 2017 |
29 Sept 2017 |
|
8. |
7 – 17 Nov 2017 |
USA and Asia: Japan, China and Singapore |
2 Nov 2017 |
4 Nov 2017 |
|
9. |
21 – 28 Jan 2018 |
Switzerland |
7 Dec 2017 |
11 Dec 2017 |
(2) The Ministerial Handbook does not require the President to approve the travel of the Minister’s spouse.