Question NW913 to the Minister of Social Development

Reply:

1. Yes, the Minister retained some of the officials who served the previous / former Minister, but also released some of the officials in accordance with the Ministerial Handbook.

2. It is key to indicate that prior the introduction of Ministerial Handbook there were officials across Ministerial portfolios which were appointed permanently within Offices of different Ministers hence the below categories of staff compliments within Minister’s Office:

2.1 Permanent Contract:

The Accounting Officer is bound to accommodate officials with permanent contractual agreement. Furthermore they can be approached by considering the skills, competencies and qualifications they possess for correct placement in the vacant posts within the department by following due processes. The department has then placed the six (6) officials within the available vacancies in line with their expertise, competencies and skills.

The Minister retained an official whose contract was linked to the former Minister’s term of office. Minister needed the official’s skills and competencies to continue performing the work within her office;

The Minister did not have a vacancy for the Chief of Staff and the department found a placement in the department for the official. Transitionally the official is being managed by the Deputy Director-General: Corporate Support Services whilst finding a permanent placement. Furthermore the final placement will be addressed through the processes of organisational reconfiguration. Below is the list of officials redeployed within the department:-

a) Initials and surname	b) Redeployment	(c)(i)Current job description	(c)(ii) Current remuneration package
Ms SP Baninzi	Chief Directorate: Auxiliary Services	Administrative Assistant	R316,791.00 p.a.
Mr MM Koma	Office of the Director-General	Director: Stakeholder Management, Donor Funding and Coordination	R1,105,641.00 p.a.
Ms V Mangcu	Chief Directorate: Legal Services	Director: Legal Services	R1,245,495.00 p.a.
Ms M Nkone	Office of the Director-General (Cape Town Office)	Food Aid Service	R145,281.00 p.a.
Mr HLH Xaba	Office of the Director-General	Senior Administrative Officer.	R376,596.00 p.a.
Ms S Gola	Chief Directorate: Information Management Systems Technology	Administrative/secretarial Support	R470,040.00 p.a.
Ms TM Zabo	Branch Corporate Support Services	Providing support to the Deputy Director-General: Corporate Support services	R1,495,956.00 p.a.
Mr D Sambamba	Chief Directorate: Legal Services	Director: Legal Services	R1,245,495.00

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Approved by the Minister of Social Development

Date……………………….