Question NW858 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
24 April 2017 - NW858
Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
What employment processes were followed to appoint a certain person (name and details furnished) in his department; (2) Did a certain person (details furnished) in his department formally recuse himself or herself from the interview process due to the nature of the relationship with the interviewee (details furnished); if not, why not?
Reply:
I have been informed by the Department as follows:
- The post was advertised, shortlisted, interviewed and approved in terms of the Public Service Regulations, 2001 relevant at the time.
- The former Acting Director-General was not present during the interview process of the specified person as he requested to leave and appointed another panelist to chair before the interview of the specified person started.