NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 2204
DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2009 [IQP No 28 -2009]
FIRST SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT
Question 2204 for Written Reply, National Assembly: Mr. L Ramatlakane
(COPE) to ask the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
(1) Whether she has reviewed her departmentâs performance with regard to
the Public Service Commission report on the noncompliance with the Public
Service regulation that compels Senior Management Service (SMS) to declare
all interests yearly; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many did not declare
their interest and (b) what are the (i) names and (ii) ranks of the
noncompliant members of the SMS;
(2) whether senior managers who failed to declare the interests have been
charged with misconduct; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details;
 (3) whether she has found that where senior managers failed to declare
their interests it was as a result of hiding any business interest with any
department; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether any investigation will be undertaken in order to root out
corruption in her department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details? NW2780E
REPLY:
(1) Yes
(1)(a) Out of the 60 Senior Managers on the establishment of the
Department of Agriculture, one (1) Senior Manager did not declare
her financial interests. Ms. L.M. Moahloli was on disability leave
from 17 May 2008 until 31 August 2009, when she retired due to ill-
health.
(1)(b)(i) Ms. L. M. Moahloli
(1)(b)(ii) Chief Director: Trade and Marketing Development
(2) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
(4) Yes, should the need arise.