Question NW1813 to the Minister of Social Development
11 August 2017 - NW1813
Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Which entities reporting to her (a) have a board in place and (b) do not have a board in place, (i) of those that have a board, (aa) when was each individual board member appointed and (bb) when is the term for each board lapsing and (ii) how many (aa) board members are there in each board and (bb) of those board members of each entity are female; (2) with reference to entities that do not have boards in place, (a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed?NW2021E
Reply:
1(a) National Development Agency as per the NDA Act (Act No. 108 of 1998)
(b) DSD and SASSA
(i) (aa) 4 January 2016
(bb) 31 December 2019 (3 years as per the provision of the NDA Act)
(ii) (aa)ten
(bb) 7
2 (a) The establishment of the Board is provided for in the Act itself. It is not a matter that the Executive Authority decides on his/her own. As it currently stands, the NDA Act provides for the establishment of the Board whereas the SASSA Act does not make the same provision, hence there is no board for SASSA.