1. In response to the above-mentioned questions, it should be mentioned that the last permanent HOD left the Department in February 2013. From 2013/14 to 2014/15, i.e. for these two financial years, the Department did not have a permanent HOD, except several tenures of acting appointments.
The next permanent HOD, Mr PG Selepe, was appointed on 25 February 2015 (i.e. one month before the end of the 2014/15 performance cycle).
Mr PG Selepe has signed his Performance Agreement for 2015/16 on 30 June 2015 instead of 31 May, the Performance Agreement was submitted to the Public Service Commission on 30 June 2015 as a requirement for all the permanent HODs.
(a) For 2016/17, Mr PG Selepe did not sign the Performance Agreement by 31 May 2016.
(b) Mr PG Selepe was put on special leave with effect from 3 May 2016 until to date (i.e. few weeks before the due date of 31 May 2016).
(c) Not applicable, due to response in (b).
(d) A consequence for not signing Performance Agreement will result in forfeiture of performance incentives including pay progression for the 2015/16 performance cycle in line with the DPSA directive of 31/07/2012. In this case it will not be applicable due to response in (b).
(1)(i) The then HOD, Mr PG Selepe, did not comply in submitting the 2015/16 Half Yearly Review and 2015/16 Annual Performance Assessment.
(1)(ii) In view of the above, this is not applicable.
(2) For the past two consecutive performance cycles (i.e. 2013/14 and 2014/15), there was no HOD, hence there was no reporting. Therefore a response to this question is not applicable.
(3) Not applicable due to the reasons given above.