a) There are 20 curatorial positions. There are 5 vacancies
b) (i) One position since 2016 and four since 2020 to date
(ii) There have been retirements and resignations. The institution was in the process of filling some of these positions with the limited funding it had but the global pandemic struck and financial austerity measures were imposed by National Treasury. This has severely affected the recruitment of staff at the Iziko Museums of South Africa.