Question NW3947 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
19 November 2015 - NW3947
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(a) What steps have been taken to (i) identify and (ii) appoint suitably qualified persons to fill the five vacant Deputy Directors-General posts in his department and (b) when will permanent appointments be made to fill the specified vacancies?
Reply:
(a)(i-ii) Acting appointments have been approved for (5) five Chief Directors from the respective Branches against the 5 vacant Deputy Director-General (DDG) positions.
(b) The posts of DDG: ISAD (ICT Information Society Development and Research); DDG: ICT Enterprise Development and State-Owned Entity Oversight; and DDG: Administration, have been shortlisted and the Department is in the process of finalising the dates for the interviews.