Question NW3468 to the Minister of Science and Technology
15 November 2017 - NW3468
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
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 if the officials and/or employees that have permission to have businesses and/or do business dealings doing business with 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:
1. The Department granted permission to employees as follows:
- 2015-2016 = 01 employee
- 2016-2017 = 07 employees
- 2017-2018 = 09 employees
2. Only 1 employee was doing business with the government.
(a) Cleaning and vegetation with Eskom
(b) 2014-2016;
(c) R35 506,95 payable every second or third month. The employee has since resigned from company.