Question NW2483 to the Minister of Women in the Presidency

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17 September 2018 - NW2483

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van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Women in the Presidency

(1)What is the total number of international trips that (a) she and (b) her department’s officials undertook since she took office on 26 February 2018; (2) what was the total costs of each international trip in terms of the airline used, class of travel, travel and subsistence budget and any other related cost; (3) what are the names and other relevant details of members of staff in her Office and other departmental officials who undertook each international trip; (4) what (a) was the purpose of each international trip, (b) were the expertise of the officials attending the international meetings or conferences, (c) value did the officials add to the conferences and (d) were the outcomes of each international trip undertaken; (5) will she provide Ms L L van der Merwe with a detailed report of each conference attended overseas? NW2634E

Reply:

a) The total number of international trips that were undertaken since the Minister took office on 26 February 2018 was five and the Minster attended one.

Refer to table below for response on bullet 2 & 3

No

Date

Destination

Purpose of trip

Officials

Air Travel

Accommodation

(all officials)

Travel and Subsistence

 

 

 

 

Name

Unit

Class

Cost

 

 

1

12 – 23 March 2018

New York

62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW62)

Minister BO Dlamini – (10-19 Mar 2018)

Ministry

Business

R91 351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R1 138 445

R30 475

Thokozani Dlamini - (10-19 Mar 2018)

Adult family member as per the Ministerial Handbook Chapter 6, 3.1

Business

R91 351

R27 712

Ms WR Tshabalala

DDG: Social Transformation & Economic Empowerment

Business

R153 359

R22 075

Ms A Griessel

DDG: Policy, Stakeholder Coordination & Knowledge Management

Business

R153 359

R22 075

L Oliphant

Ministry – Stakeholder

Business

R70 381

R22 075

Ms M Mefolo - (10-19 Mar 2018)

Ministry – Parliamentary Liaison Officer

Business

R118 799

R22 075

Ms E Maluleke

CD: Governance Transformation, Justice & Security

Business

R153 359

R22 075

Ms T Khosa

Dir: International Relations

Business

R153 359

R22 075

2

3 – 4 May 2018

Mauritius

Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Women’s Economic Empowerment Preparatory Workshop

Mr P Maponyane

Assistant Director: Economic Empowerment & Participation

Economy

R13 788

 

 

R8 400

RR2 726

Ms N Shitlhango

Senior Admin Officer: International Relations

Economy

R13 788

R2 726

3

7 – 9 May 2018

Addis Ababa

3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment

Ms XV Mathobela

CD: Office of the Director-General

Economy

R32 839

 

R31 000

R4 427

Mr B Thompson

Assistant Director: Strategic Management

Economy

R32 839

R3 830

4

10 – 11 May 2018

Addis Ababa

3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment - Minister’s Meeting

Ms E Maluleke

CD: Governance Transformation, Justice & Security

Economy

R32 425

R15 500

R2 947

5

27 – 28 June 2018

Kenya

UN Regional Consultation on the Progress to Localize Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Ms A Griessel

DDG: Policy, Stakeholder Coordination & Knowledge Management

Economy

R68 345

 

 

R0

Ms ER Mailula

Senior Admin Officer: Office of the DDG – Social Transformation & Economic Empowerment

Economy

R10 974

R4 303

 

 

Refer to table for response on bullet 4

No

Date

Destination

A - Purpose of trip

Official

B - Expertise of official

C – Value add of official

D – Outcome of trip

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 – 23 March 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister BO Dlamini

Executive Authority

Provided strategic direction and leadership at the conference

A CSW report has been compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders, and currently being shared with all relevant government clusters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thokozani Dlamini

Adult family member as per the Ministerial Handbook Chapter 6, 3.1

Adult family member as per the Ministerial Handbook Chapter 6, 3.1

Ms WR Tshabalala

Strategist in gender issues and policy matters

Provided strategic and technical support to the Minister, Deputy Ministers and MECs who attended

Supervised officials on the work programme, and managed content development led the SA negotiation team

Ms A Griessel

Policy developer, analyst and M& E expertise

Provision of technical and content support to the Minister and part of the negotiation team

L Oliphant

Media expertise

Served as media liaison officer in collaboration with GCIS and DIRCO

Ms M Mefolo

Secretarial expertise

Ministerial Aid

D – Outcome of trip

Ms E Maluleke

Gender expert and strategist on mainstreaming

Provided technical support on content development including side events and participated during negotiations

A CSW report has been compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders, and currently being shared with all relevant government clusters

 

 

 

Ms T Khosa

International relations expertise

Provided International relations expertise and liaison with Embassy

2

3 – 4 May 2018

Mauritius

Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Women’s Economic Empowerment Preparatory Workshop

Mr P Maponyane

An economist

Provided technical support on economic analysis regarding opportunities within the IORA region for women

Ms N Shitlhango

Support staff

Provided administrative support to the assistant director

3

7 – 9 May 2018

Addis Ababa

3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment

Ms XV Mathobela

Ensure the issues negotiated upon and agreed upon find expression in the strategic plan(s) of the department

A strategic officer responsible for strategic planning in the department

Mr B Thompson

Strategic Planning Officer

An officer responsible for strategic planning in the department

4

10 – 11 May 2018

Addis Ababa

3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment - Minister’s Meeting

Ms E Maluleke

Gender expert and strategist on mainstreaming

Provided technical support on content development including side events and participated during negotiations

A CSW/62 report has been compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders, and currently being shared with all relevant government clusters

 

5

27 – 28 June 2018

Kenya

UN Regional Consultation on the Progress to Localize Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Ms A Griessel

Policy developer, analyst and M& E expertise

Provision of technical and content support to the Minister and part of the negotiation team

Ms ER Mailula

Support staff

Provided administrative support to the Deputy Director General

Apart from the CSW/62 session there are international resolutions agreed upon on all sessions attended and negotiated upon, and are found on the web site of each conference/session.

Reply

 

 

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Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

 

 

 

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