DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NCOP
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.:440
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05 November 2010
440. Mr D B Feldman (COPE-Gauteng) to ask the Minister of Public
Enterprises: [(89]
Whether, with reference to his departmentâs 2009-10 Annual Report, his
department is experiencing a high turnover of staff; if not, what is the
position in this regard; if so, what initiatives his department and its
entities have to attract and retain capable and experienced staff? CW517E
Reply:
No, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is not experiencing a high
staff turnover. However, there were officials that resigned from the DPE in
the 2009/2010 financial year. DPE is currently in the process of reviewing
its internal policy tools to ensure that skilled people are retained. State
Owned Enterprises (SOE) have Retention Strategies which are reviewed
regularly accept Broadband Infraco which is currently developing its own
retention strategy.