Question NW30 to the Minister of Social Development
05 April 2017 - NW30
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)With reference to her replies to (a) question 1657 on 19 September 2016 and (b) oral question 107 on 31 August 2016, (i) how many work stream leaders have been appointed to ensure the effective takeover of the payment of social grants by the SA Social Security Agency, (ii) what is each of the specified leaders’ (aa) name and (bb) qualifications, (iii) under which portfolio will each of the work stream leaders fall, (iv) what is each leaders’ salary and (v) from which budget(s) will the salaries be paid; (2) Whether the positions for the work stream leaders were advertised; if not, why not; if so, who (a) interviewed and (b) appointed each of the leaders?
Reply:
1.
(i) The Ministerial Advisory Committee recommended the establishment of 6 workstreams. To date, three (3) work streams leaders have been appointed to ensure the effective takeover of the payment of social grants by the SA Social Security Agency,
(ii) (aa) & (bb) Mr Tim Sukazi, Mr Patrick Monyeki and Ms Tangkiso Pakkies.
Mr Tim Sukazi qualifications are: B. Proc, LLB and LLM (Commercial Law).
Mr Patrick Monyeki qualifications are: BSC, Higher Education Diploma, BSC Honours and MBA.
Ms Tangkiso Pakkies qualifications are: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours in Sociology), and Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management.
Ms Dumisile Ndlovu: Human Resource management (Internal SASSA official responsible for Corporate Services)
Communication and change management team is supported by Mr Sgwili Gumede and the internal SASSA staff.
(iii) Mr Tim Sukazi: Legislative and Policy Requirements Management. Ms Tangkiso Pakkies: Benefits and Local Economic Development. Mr Patrick Monyeki: Business information, Banking Services and Project Management.
(iv) SASSA procured the services of these work stream leads through their companies therefor the agency has no knowledge what their respective companies are paying them:
- Patrick Monyeki (Rangewave) = R 35 879 645.01
- Tim Sukazi (Tim Sukazi inc)= R7 620 227.40
- Tangkiso Parkies = R4 381 726.00
The budget(s) for services rendered by the work stream has been sourced from the retained surplus budget;
2. (a) and (b) The services required were not advertised. The services were procured through a supply chain management deviation in terms of Section 16 (A) of the Treasury Regulations. The nature of the service and deliverables required dictated a need for retainment of collective knowledge and institutional memory of the key members from the Ministerial Advisory Committee discharged in December 2014.