(1)(a-d) The HOD (Director-General) was appointed on a 5 year contract with effect from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2015 and at the end of his contract the Minister took a decision to reappoint the Director-General (DG) for another 5 years. In terms of the SMS Handbook HOD’s / DG’s are required to sign an annual performance based agreement for the performance cycle (financial year) 1 April – 31 March. To date, DG has complied with this requirement. DG’s last performance assessment was for the financial cycle 2014/15 and was conducted and finalized on 02 December 2015.
(2) Not applicable.
(3)(a-b) DG (HOD) received a performance bonus for the financial year 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011. DG received a category B outcome at a rate of 8% which was in line with the department’s performance in accordance with the SMS Handbook.