a) The post became vacant on 14 December 2014.
b) In 2018, a moratorium was placed on the filling of posts due to financial constraints occasioned by a drastic cut to the Compensation of Employees (COE) budget The Department has commenced with the process of identifying and prioritising critical posts to be filled.
c) (i) Initially two Deputy Directors, namely Ms MG Keetse and Ms MN Maloba acted in the vacant post before it became unfunded.
(ii) 2 years and 5 months
d) Refer to (b)
e) The Department is currently prioritising posts that will give effect to the Departmental Strategy as required in the MTSF. While this process is under way, this function is currently performed by the four (4) Social Work Managers in the unit.