Question NW3186 to the Minister of Home Affairs
03 January 2023 - NW3186
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1) On what date did he attend the last meeting of any structure outside the Government in order to receive recommendations on the deployment of personnel in his department and/or entities reporting to him; (2) whether any appointments to his department and/or entities reporting to him were discussed during his attendance at any private forum and/or external structures to the Government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the details of appointments that were discussed and recommendations received and (b) other Government matters were discussed during the last meeting of any such forum? NW3903E
Reply:
(1) I did attend a meeting of the deployment committee of the ANC at the end of 2019 to brief them on the process I was going to follow in the appointment of the Director General of the Department and the CEO of Government Printing Works. I did not go there to receive any recommendations about who to appoint.
(2) As I said I briefed them on my processes and they agreed with me (a) I discussed the appointment of the Director General and the CEO of Government Printing works. I never received any recommendations as the Committee agreed with what I had outlined to them. From there I followed all the public service prescripts on the appointment of such positions until the Cabinet made the final decision on whom to appoint.
(b) No other Government matters were discussed.