Official reply: 22 June 2010
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 1872
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 4 June 2010
Internal question paper no:
Mrs S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
Whether the current chief executive officer (CEO) of the National
Development Agency (NDA) is serving in an acting capacity; if not, (a) why
not, (b) when was the acting CEO removed from office, (c) why was the
acting CEO removed from office, (d) who is in that position currently, (e)
when was this individual appointed, (f) on what basis was the person
appointed and (g) what process was followed with the (i) removal of the
acting CEO and (ii) appointment of the current individual on the position;
if so, (aa) why, (bb) on what basis was this individual appointed in an
acting capacity and (cc) when will this position be filled permanently?
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REPLY:
The Board Authority is the current Chief Executive Officer of the NDA
serving in an acting capacity pending the appointment of the CEO.
a) The appointment of the CEO was awaiting the Ministerâs approval and
endorsement by Cabinet.
b) The Acting CEO was relieved of her duties effective from 31st March
2010.
c) The Acting CEO was relieved of her duties as she would have been in an
acting capacity for a period of 12 months at the end of March 2010.
The Board had envisaged a shorter acting period for the acting CEO.
d) Anticipating that a new CEO will be named soon, the NDA Board
established a Board Authority to oversee the executive management of
the NDA and maintain institutional stability before the permanent CEO
is in place. The Board Authority comprises three persons: Ms Marcia
Manong, Deputy Chairperson of the Board and Chair of the Board Human
Resources & Remuneration Committee; Prof. Thokozile Mayekiso,
Chairperson of the Projects and Programme Screening Committee and Mr.
Muthuhadini Madzivhandila, Chairperson of the Research and Development
Committee.
e) The Board Authority was appointed with effect from 1st April 2010.
f) The three members of the Board Authority were appointed on the basis
that they are chairing three Board Sub-Committees, namely, Human
Resources and Remuneration Committee; Projects and Programmes
Screening Committee and Research and Development Committee, and are
therefore familiar with the core business of the organisation.
g) (i) And (ii) The process followed in terminating the services of the
Acting CEO and the appointment of the Board Authority was a MANCO
resolution of 26th March and was supported by a Board resolution on
29th March 2010. A letter of post implementation of this decision
was sent to the Minister by the Chairperson of the Board on 31st March
2010.
(aa) and (bb) See point c and d above.
(cc) On the 19th of April 2010, Cabinet concurred with the
recommendation by the Minister of Social Development to appoint Ms
Vuyelwa Nhlapo as the CEO of the NDA. It is expected that she will
assume duty as the Chief Executive Officer of the NDA with effect from
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