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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 503
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 NOVEMBER 2010
Mr K A Sinclair (COPE-NC) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:
Whether, with reference to the 2009-10 Annual Report, his department was
adequately staffed to deliver on its mandate for this period; if not, why
not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY
The Economic Development Department was established during the period
covered by the question. By May 2009 it had no staff. By the end of the
period it had 19 staff members. Currently EDD has 54 staff and will achieve
its full staff complement by the end of the current MTEF.
As staff capacity expanded, the Department has been able progressively to
carry out more of its mandate. The core tasks in the establishment phase
were carried out successfully as indicated in the Annual Report.