Question NW1495 to the Minister of Home Affairs
25 May 2023 - NW1495
Zungula, Mr V to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)What number of (a) foreign nationals have been appointed at the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) to date, (b) the specified foreign nationals possess scarce and critical skills that could not be found in the Republic and (c) foreign nationals have acquired permanent residence status in the Republic; (2) whether he has found that the process of acquiring permanent residence status of the foreign nationals at CGE was legitimate; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) how has he found (a) was a certain person (name and details furnished) appointed at the CGE in the first job which did not require scarce skills, for the specified person to end up being promoted to the position of chief executive officer and (b) did the person acquire the permanent residence status in the Republic?
Reply:
Honourable member you are asking us about the activities of a chapter 9 institution. I wish to refer you to Chapter 9, section 181 (4) and (5) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996.
181 (4) No person or organ of the state may interfere with the functioning of these institutions.
(5) These institutions are accountable to the National Assembly and must report on their activities and the performance of their functions to the Assembly at least once a year.
In my understanding Honourable Member, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) is accountable to you as a Member of the National Assembly and should report on their activities to you in the National Assembly.
I would humbly request you to follow that route.
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