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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 1858
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: WEDNESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2011
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 29 JULY 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 20 â 2011)
Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:
(1) Whether, upon his leaving his position as Premier of KwaZulu-Natal to
take up office as Minister of Transport, any officials of the office
of the Premier were appointed within his department; if so, (a) which
officials, (b) why were they appointed and (c) on what conditions were
they moved from the office of the Premier to his department;
(2) whether the positions of these officials are subject to the
designation of a certain person (name furnished); if so, what are the
reasons for this? NW2095E
REPLY:
The Minister of Transport:
(1) (a) Officials transferred from the Office of the Premier: KwaZulu
Natal to this Departmentâs Transport Ministry upon the Ministerâs
appointment:
⪠Mr N Bhikshu, Chief of Staff: Transport Ministry, (Salary level
14);
⪠Ms P A Ntshangase, Receptionist/Secretary (Pretoria), (Salary
level 6)
⪠Ms N P S Mdletshe, Private Secretary to the Minister, (Salary
level 13);
⪠Mr M N Mbokazi, Driver/Body Guard, (Salary level 8);
⪠Ms S V Ngubane, Assistant Private Secretary to the Minister,
(Salary level 12);
⪠Mr S Maistry, Director: Media Liaison, (Salary level 14);
⪠Ms Z F Maseko, Private Secretary to the Special Advisor and
Project Leader, (Salary level 13);
(b) Bhikshu: Appointed as Chief of Staff: Transport Ministry - to
provide a support service to the Minister, ensuring an efficient and
dynamic interface between the Ministries, Department and promoting
a sound understanding of the policies and performance of the
Minister and the Department;
Ntshangase: Appointed as Receptionist/Secretary (Pretoria) - to
render a reception and general administrative support service to the
Ministry in Pretoria;
Mdletshe: Appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister â to manage
all matters pertaining to the Ministerâs executive obligations;
Mbokazi: Appointed as Driver/Body Guard - to provide a driver and
security service to the Minister of Transport;
Ngubane: Appointed as Assistant Private Secretary to the Minister -
to manage all matters pertaining to the executive obligations of the
Minister;
Maistry: Appointed as Director: Media Liaison - to promote and
enhance communication between all structures in Parliament and the DoT
and deal with media liaisons in the Office of the Deputy Minister;
Maseko: Appointed as Private Secretary to the Special Advisor and
Project Leader - to manage all matters pertaining to the Ministerâs
executive obligations;
(c) All the above officials are appointed in terms of Chapter 8 of
the Ministerial Handbook which serves as a guide on the establishment
of private offices for Members of the Executive. It stipulates that
the core staff be determined by the relevant Executive Authorities,
who may decide on the creation and grading of posts as identified in
their structure based on proven needs and sufficient funds. The
Executive Authority has the option of appointing staff â
⢠on a contract linked to the political term of Office of the Executive
Authority concerned;
⢠as full-time public servants, provided that the job evaluation system
is applied and there are sufficient funds on the approved budget of
the department; or
⢠may second personnel from components within the department to the
Office of the Political Bearer.
All the above-mentioned officials were transferred in their permanent
capacities.
(2) The positions of the officials in Ministry are subject to the
designation of the Minister in terms of the provisions of the
Ministerial Handbook, to provide support services to ensure an
efficient and dynamic interface between the various Ministries and
Departments, and promoting a sound understanding of the policies and
performance of the Minister and the Department of Transport.