(1) (a) (b) and (c) (i, ii and iii).
Given the Department’s responsibility in terms of Section 14 of the Constitution which protects the applicant’s right to privacy, the Department is unable to share the details as requested above. The Department however does acknowledge the requirements stipulated in Section 195 of the Constitution stating that state institutions are accountable to Parliament.
(2) (i) Director-General: 37 applicants,
(ii) Chief Procurement Officer: 78 applicants; and
(iii) Head of Government Technical Advisory Centre: 71 applicants.