NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
TUESDAY, 23 MARCH 2010
931. Mr N Singh (IFP) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and
Administration:
(1) (a) How many departments have officials in acting positions in
senior management bands and (b) what are the relevant details of
these specified officials and positions in each department;
(2) for how long have these acting positions been occupied in each
department;
(3) whether he will take steps to ensure that senior management
positions are filled permanently; if not, why not; if so, what
are the relevant details? NW1076E
REPLY
(1) (a) As at 1 May 2010, there are five (5) acting Directors-General
at national
level, and three (3) acting Directors-General at the
provincial level. There are twenty three (23) acting Heads
of Departments from Provincial Departments.
(b) The relevant details are as follows:
|NAME |POSITION |NATIONAL DEPARTMENT |
| | |DIRECTORS-GENERAL |
|1. Mr P Thabethe |Acting |Agriculture, Forestry and |
| |Director-General |Fisheries |
|2.Lt Gen TT |Acting |Correctional Services |
|Mathanzima |Director-General | |
|3.Adv S Coetzee |Acting |Public Enterprises |
| |Director-General | |
|4. Dr M Sibanda |Acting |Traditional Affairs |
| |Director-General | |
|5.Ms C Clark |Acting |Public Service and |
| |Director-General |Administration |
|NAME |POSITION |PROVINCIAL |
| | |DIRECTORS-GENERAL |
|1.Mr R Govender |Acting |KwaZulu-Natal |
| |Director-General | |
|2.Adv B Gerber |Acting |Western Cape |
| |Director-General | |
|3.Ms PMN Mokhali |Acting |Northern Cape |
| |Director-General | |
|NAME |POSITION |PROVINCIAL HODâs |
|1.Prof AE Nesamvuni |Acting Head of |Limpopo Department of |
| |Department |Agriculture |
|2.Mr S Thobakgale |Acting Head of |Limpopo Department of |
| |Department |Economic Development, |
| | |Environment & Tourism |
|3.Dr N Nyathikazi |Acting Head of |Limpopo Department of Health |
| |Department |and Social Development |
|4.Mr S Liebenberg |Acting Head of |Eastern Cape Department of |
| |Department |Economic Development and |
| | |Environmental Affairs |
|5.Mr Q Kalimashe |Acting Head of |Eastern Cape Department of |
| |Department |Finance |
|6.Mr H Strauss |Acting Head of |KZN Department of |
| |Department |Agriculture, Environmental |
| | |Affairs and Rural Development|
|7.Dr S Kabane |Acting Head of |Free State Department of |
| |Department |Health |
|8.Mr A Mabunda |Acting Head of |Northern Cape Department of |
| |Department |Environment and Nature |
| | |Conservation |
|9.Mr P Modise |Acting Head of |Northern Cape Department of |
| |Department |Sport, Arts and Culture |
|10.Ms B Mhaga |Acting Head of |Gauteng Department of |
| |Department |Economic Development and |
| | |Planning |
|11.Ms B Monama |Acting Head of |Gauteng Department of Roads &|
| |Department |Public Transport |
|12.Mr M Mnyani |Acting Head of |Gauteng Department of Local |
| |Department |Government and Housing |
|13.Mr G Martins |Acting Head of |Gauteng Department of |
| |Department |Infrastructure Development |
|14.Mrs N Tshabalala |Acting Head of |Gauteng Department of Finance|
| |Department | |
|15.Mr J Peters |Acting Head of |Western Cape Department of |
| |Department |Economic Development and |
| | |Tourism |
|16.Mr D Daniels |Acting Head of |Western Cape Department of |
| |Department |Local Government and Housing |
|17.Mr J Fourie |Acting Head of |Western Cape Department of |
| |Department |Transport and Public Works |
|18.Mr. M.C. Malaka |Acting Head of |North West Department of |
| |Department |Social Development |
|19.Mr. M.P. |Acting Head of |North West Department of |
|Motlogelwa |Department |Human Settlement |
|20.Mr. E.R. Gradwell |Acting Head of |North West Department of |
| |Department |Education |
|21.Ms. M. Ntshabele |Acting Head of |North West Department of |
| |Department |Public Works, Roads and |
| | |Transport |
|22.Mr. T.S. Mokaila |Acting Head of |North West Department of |
| |Department |Sports, Arts and Culture |
|23. Ms O |Acting Head of |North West Office of the |
|Bodibe-Dibetso |Department |Premier |
(2) From the information available, the following can be deducted in
relation to the duration of acting in each Department:
|NAME |COMMENCEMENT DATE |DEPARTMENT |
|1.Mr P Thabethe |31 December 2009 |Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
|2.Lt Gen TT |01 March 2010 |Defence |
|Mathanzima | | |
|3.Adv S Coetzee |01 December 2009 |Public Enterprises |
|4.Dr M Sibanda |01 March 2010 |Traditional Affairs |
|5.Ms C Clark |01 February 2010 |Public Service and Administration |
|NAME |COMMENCEMENT DATE |PROVINCE |
|1.Mr R Govender |01 June 2009 |KwaZulu-Natal |
|2.Adv B Gerber |02 May 2009 |Western Cape |
|3.Ms PMN Mokhali |01 March 2010 |Northern Cape |
|NAME |COMMENCEMENT DATE |PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT |
|1.Prof AE Nesamvuni |01 November 2009 |Limpopo Department of Agriculture |
|2.Mr S Thobakgale |01 August 2009 |Limpopo Department of Economic |
| | |Development, Environment & Tourism |
|3.Dr N Nyathikazi |01 December 2009 |Limpopo Department of Health and |
| | |Social Development |
|4. Mr S Liebenberg |19 August 2009 |Eastern Cape Department of Economic |
| | |Development and Environmental |
| | |Affairs |
|5.Mr Q Kalimashe |01 December 2008 |Eastern Cape Department of Finance |
|6.Mr H Strauss |01 January 2010 |KZN Department of Agriculture, |
| | |Environmental Affairs and Rural |
| | |Development |
|7.Dr S Kabane |17 August 2009 |Free State Department of Health |
|8.Mr A Mabunda |15 March 2010 |Northern Cape Department of |
| | |Environment and Nature Conservation |
|9.Mr P Modise |01 March 2010 |Northern Cape Department of Sport, |
| | |Arts and Culture |
|10.Ms B Mhaga |01 September 2009 |Gauteng Department of Economic |
| | |Development and Planning |
|11.Ms B Monama |01 August 2009 |Gauteng Department of Roads & Public|
| | |Transport |
|12.Mr M Mnyani |01 August 2009 |Gauteng Department of Local |
| | |Government and Housing |
|13.Mr G Martins |01 July 2009 |Gauteng Department of Infrastructure|
| | |Development |
|14.Mrs N Tshabalala |01 September 2009 |Gauteng Department of Finance |
|15.Mr J Peters |01 September 2009 |Western Cape Department of Economic |
| | |Development and Tourism |
|16.Mr D Daniels |17 June 2009 |Western Cape Department of Local |
| | |Government and Housing |
|17.Mr J Fourie |24 June 2009 |Western Cape Department of Transport|
| | |and Public Works |
|18.Mr. M.C. Malaka |04 November 2009 |North West Department of Social |
| | |Development |
|19.Mr. M.P. |01 August 2009 |North West Department of Human |
|Motlogelwa | |Settlement |
|20.Mr. E.R. Gradwell |06 October 2009 |North West Department of Education |
|21.Ms. M. Ntshabele |15 December 2009 |North West Department of Public |
| | |Works, Roads and Transport |
|22.Mr. T.S. Mokaila |10 November 2009 |North West Department of Sports, |
| | |Arts and Culture |
|23.Ms. O. Bodibe- |01 February 2010 |North West Office of the Premier |
|Dibetso | | |
(3) In terms of regulation 1/VII/C.1A.2, read with regulation 4/1/C.3 of
the Public Service Regulations, all funded SMS posts must be
advertised within six (6) months after becoming vacant and be filled
within twelve (12) months after becoming vacant. Regulation
1/VII/C.1A.3 of the Public Service Regulations further provides that
if a department does not comply with the timeframes for filling funded
vacant posts the reasons for non-compliance must be recorded in
writing.
We wrote to these individual Departments calling on them to effect
the appointments latest by September 2010, failing which we will
process the matter through the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
process.
We are also developing a mechanism in terms of which all Acting
appointments for the Senior Executives will be subjected to DPSA
approval, and to be granted only on meeting certain requirements.