Premier
Whether his Department incurs any costs for the State if the Province Address; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what were the costs incurred in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022?
Yes.
[a] I hosted a dinner on the eve of the State of the Province Address (SOPA) for those Members and staff in attendance at the main SOPA venue. In 2021 SOPA was hosted in Genadendal in the Overberg District and in 2022 the venue was Velddrif in the West Coast.
The Corporate Communications and Strategic Communication Units in the Department of the Premier incur costs in relation to the advertisement and marketing of SOPA by the Premier.
[b][i] 2019
Dinner: None.
Communications: Total cost: R2 294 065.05
[b][ii] 2020
Dinner: None.
Communications: None.
[b][iii] 2021
Dinner plus accommodation: R20,556.00
Communications: R655,043.19
[b][iv] 2022
Dinner plus accommodation: R32,647.00
Communications: R999,112.44
