NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 764
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 9-2009]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 AUGUST 2009
764. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land
Reform:
(1) Whether any (a) vacancies exist and (b) skills are needed in his
department to ensure that the department performs its duties; if so, (i)
how many vacancies exist and (ii) what type of skills are needed;
(2) whether any action has been taken to remedy the current situation; if
not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW893E
THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM
(1)(a) & (b) It would be premature to answer yes/no to this question.
i) The Department is undergoing a restructuring process in order
to align it with the new mandate of Rural Development and Land
Reform. The Department has also started the process of
integrating employees from the Commission on Restitution of
Land Rights into the Department, such as the Regional Land
Claims Commission: Gauteng where all land claims have been
settled. It is therefore not possible to provide a conclusive
number of vacancies at this stage.
(ii) Falls away.
(2) Falls away.