(1) Whether a certain person (name furnished) has recently been appointed in any position in (a) the national office or (b) any of the regional offices of the Department of Water Affairs; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the (i) title of the position, (ii) annual salary package and (iii) date of appointment; (2) whether the said person was interviewed for any position; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the position was advertised; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details; (4) whether all the required steps of the recruitment process were followed in making the appointment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether her department has been informed that the said person is currently a co-accused in a high profile fraud trial in the Northern Cape; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?