PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 32
Mr J Selfe (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:
Whether there are any delays in the appointment of additional community
members of Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPBs); if so, (a)
in respect of which CSPBs, (b) for what period have appointments been
outstanding in each case, (c) for what reason and (d) what steps are being
taken to make such permanent appointments?
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REPLY:
(1) Yes. The details are as follows:
|REGION |MANAGEMENT AREA |NUMBER OF |DATE OF VACANCY |
| | |VACANCIES | |
|Free state and |Bizzah Makhate |2 |01 May 2014 |
|Northern Cape | | | |
| |Colesburg |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Groenpunt |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Grootvlei |1 |01 May 2014 |
| |Kimberley |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Upington |1 |01 May 2014 |
|Limpopo, Mpumalanga |Barberton |2 |01 July 2012 |
|and North West | | | |
| |Bethal |2 |01 May 2012 |
| |Klerksdorp |2 |01 May 2012 |
| |Polokwane |2 |01 August 2014 |
| |Rooigrond |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Rustenburg |2 |01 May 2012 |
| |Thohoyandou |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Witbank |2 |01 May 2012 |
|Gauteng |Boksburg |1 |01 May 2014 |
| |Johannesburg |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Modderbee |2 |01 May 2014 |
|Eastern Cape |Amathole |2 |01 May 2014 |
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|Eastern Cape | | | |
|(continued) | | | |
| |Cradock |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Kirkwood |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Lusikisiki |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Mthatha |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |Sada |2 |01 May 2014 |
| |St Albans |2 |01 May 2014 |
|Western Cape |Allandale |1 |01 December 2011 |
| |Brandvlei |2 |01 December 2011 |
| |Breede River |2 |01 December 2011 |
| |Drakenstein |2 |01 December 2011 |
| |Goodwood |2 |01 December 2011 |
| |Overberg |1 |01 April 2012 |
| |Pollsmoor |2 |01 December 2011 |
| |Southern Cape |2 |01 December 2011 |
| |Voorberg |1 |01 April 2012 |
| |West Coast |2 |01 December 2011 |
|Kwa-Zulu Natal |Glencoe |2 |01 February 2014 |
|TOTAL VACANCIES | 64 |
(c) As a result of various challenges associated with the HR benefits of
Parole Board members, the department suspended the advertising and
filling of these posts on 05 November 2014. It is also important to
note that the Department, after obtaining guidance from the Department
of Public Service and Administration as well as National Treasury, is
in the process of appealing an arbitration award in the Labour Court.
The award relates to the payment of 37% in lieu of benefits to Board
member, which will have enormous financial implications for the
organization.
(d) A Ministerial Task Team has been established to address the various
challenges and are working closely with the Department of Public
Service and Administration (DPSA) and National Treasury. As an interim
measure, authority has been granted for the extension of the contract
of Board members, whose contract has expired, on a month to month basis
until further notice. The Department has also allowed that existing
Board members function in nearby management areas where vacant posts
exist.