NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTENREPLY
QUESTION 1627
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 15/06/2012
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18/2012)
Mrs J D Kilian (Cope) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) How many employees in her department in the post level of deputy
director to director-general who have been appointed on a (a)
permanent and (b) contract basis (i) have been suspended on full
salary pending investigations or disciplinary action for periods
exceeding three months, (ii) have resigned before the relevant
investigations or disciplinary actions were concluded and
(iii)(aa) have been found guilty of gross financial misconduct
or negligence and dismissed and (bb) were dismissed following
due process and disciplinary hearings in the (aaa) 2009-10 and
(bbb) 2010-11 financial years;
(2) what total amount was paid in salaries and benefits to the
employees while they were suspended;
(3) whether her department has laid criminal charges against any
persons following investigations or disciplinary hearings where
fraud or corruption was found to have taken place; if not, why
not; if so,
(4) whether, subsequent to the specified findings of fraud and
corruption, any amounts have been recovered in terms of the
relevant provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1
of 1999; if so, what amounts; if not,
(5) how does she intend to comply with national legislation which
was promulgated to prevent corrupt practices and compel
authorities to report corrupt practices to law enforcement
agencies? NW1951E
REPLY
1) (a) and (b) (i) No employees in the Department of Basic
Education appointed on permanent and
contract basis have been suspended on full
salary pending investigations or
disciplinary action for periods exceeding three
months. However, when the former Department of
Education was split into the Departments of Basic
Education and Higher Education and Training, one
official, who was appointed on a permanent basis as
Chief Director, was on precautionary suspension, with
full pay. The officialâs suspension was carried over to
the DBE from April 2010 to 30 November
2010 when he was reinstated.
a) and (b)(ii) No employees in the Department have
resigned before the relevant
investigations or disciplinary actions were
concluded
a) and (b)(iii) (aa) and (bb)
No employees of the Department have been found
guilty of gross financial misconduct or
negligence and dismissed following due
process and disciplinary hearings in the
periods April 2010 and 2010-11 financial
years. With regard to the unidentified
officialâs case, the former DoE had no
substantive
evidence to charge the official with the alleged
misconduct.
2) The DBE paid a total amount of R536 635.36 in salaries and
benefits from the period 1 April 2010 to 30 November 2010.
3) Not Applicable. Refer to question one (1) above
4) Not Applicable. Refer to question one (1) above
5) Not Applicable. Refer to question one (1) above