I have been informed by the Entities reporting to me as follows:
1. The State Informational Technology Agency (SITA); National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA); Sentech; Broadband Infraco (BBI); Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA); and the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), do not have vacant positions as indicated above.
The South African Post Office (SAPO) COO position is currently vacant since 01 December 2015 due to a resignation.
2. SAPO indicated that the position of COO was advertised internally and externally on 18 October 2015, with a closing date of 27 October 2015. This process did not yield suitable candidates, hence a headhunting process was undertaken. Interviews have taken place and SAPO has identified suitable candidates for recommendation to the Minister subject to verification of qualifications.
3. SAPO indicated that no one is acting in the position of COO and all Executives that report directly to the COO are currently reporting directly to the Group CEO.