Question NW3406 to the Minister of Social Development

(a)

DSD (i)

SASSA (ii)

NDA (iii)

9 senior managers were appointed to act in vacant position in terms of the Public Service Regulations

There were forty (40) acting appointments at Senior Management level at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) over the past two years.

The following positions have had acting appointments within the past 2 years:

1. Chief Executive Officer
2. Company Secretary

(b)

1.Director-General: Social Development

2.Chief Financial Officer

3.Deputy Director-General: Welfare Services

4.Deputy Director-General:  Strategy and Organisational Transformation

The four vacant SMS posts have been job evaluated as per the DPSA prescripts and will be advertised and filled before the end of the current financial year.

The filling of the remaining five (5) SMS positions will be informed by the finalisation of the organizational structure and based on available budget for Compensation of Employees

The status with regard to acting appointments and or permanent appointments at the Senior Management System (SMS)category is as follows:

• Twenty-three (23) positions have been filled;
• Seventeen (17) positions remain vacant of which five (5) of these positions are prioritised for filling by 31 March 2024;
• There are currently four (4) acting appointments and due to budgetary constraints and cost containment measures re-emphasized by National Treasury, in the current financial year (23/2024 FY);
• Twelve (12) of these positions are not prioritized for filling in this financial year therefore, acting appointments have been terminated.

The positions are to be filled on a permanent basis on the following dates:

1. Chief Executive Officer – interviews finalised and Cabinet Memo en route for Cabinet approval
2. Company Secretary post is now filled