DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO.: 3096

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 October 2010

3096. Mr P D Dexter (Cope) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

(1) Whether the head office of Alexkor mine is situated on the mine premises; if not, where is it situated; if so,

(2) whether she can furnish supporting travel and access documentation confirming when the chief executive officer [Khetiwe Maseko-McClain: Salary R2,34m per annum] was present and on duty at the mine; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether the CEO has spent on average two weeks per month at work at the mine; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?         NW3822E

REPLY

(1) The Alexkor head office is not situated on the mine premises. It is located in Johannesburg.

(2) Annexure A (see below) indicates the dates when Alexkor's CEO was present at the mine during the period January 2008 to November 2010.

(3) The CEO does not necessarily spend two weeks a month at the mine. She has to attend to other strategic matters which are coordinated from the head office in Johannesburg for logistical ease. Operational managers including the Mine Manager, the Mine Engineer and the Chief Financial Officer are on site at the mine at all times.

Annexure A: PQ 3096

Table 1 indicates dates and days that Alexkor's CEO spent in the mining in January 2008 - December 2008

Table 2 indicates dates and days that Alexkor's CEO spent in the mining in January 2009 - December 2009

Table 3 indicates dates and days that Alexkor's CEO spent in the mining in January 2010 - November 2010

Issued by Parliament, November 19 2010

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