DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 450
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 4 July 2014
Mr N Singh (IFP) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1) What is (a) the list of management vacancies and (b) the timeline for
the filling of the specified vacancies at (i) Transnet, (ii) Eskom,
(iii) Broadband Infraco, (iv) SA Airways (SAA), (v) SA Express, (vi)
SA Forestry Company Ltd (SAFCOL), (vii) Denel and (viii) Alexkor;
(2) Whether all these state-owned enterprises currently employ their full
quota of senior management; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details;
(3) What is the total cost to company of the senior management of these
state-owned enterprises? NW533E
Response:
For purposes of consistency reference to senior management means the
highest level of the Executive Management Committee of the SOC.
(1) (a)(b) (i) The following positions within the Group Executive Committee
of Transnet are vacant: Group Executive: Transnet Property and the Group
Executive: Legal Services and Compliance. The positions will be filled once
the restructuring of the Property Division, which is currently underway,
has been finalized.
(ii) The following positions in the Group Executive Committee of Eskom are
currently vacant: Chief Executive: Human Resources, Group Executive:
(Group) Capital as well as Group Executive: Customer Services. The process
of appointing a new Chief Executive is at an advanced stage. Other
vacancies at Executive level will be filled following the appointment of
the new Chief Executive.
(iii) There are two vacancies at Executive Management Committee of
Broadband Infraco which are the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief
Marketing and Sales Executive. The Board has concluded the recruitment
process for the CFO and submitted the nomination to the Shareholders for
concurrence. The position of Chief Marketing and Sales Executive will be
filled within the next three months.
(iv) There are four vacancies within the Group Executive Management of
South African Airways which are General Manager: Stakeholder Management,
Chief Financial Officer: SAA Technical, Chief Executive Officer: Airchefs
and Chief Financial Officer: Airchefs. SAA estimate that it will take them
approximately six months to fill the vacancies.
(v) There is one vacancy within the Executive Management Committee of SA
Express, being the Chief Financial Officer. The position is expected to be
filled by 31 September 2014.
(vi) SAFCOL has no vacancies within the Executive Management Committee.
(vii) Denel has no vacancies within the Group Executive Management
Committee.
(viii) Alexkor has no vacancies within the Executive Management Committee.
(2) No. No extraordinary reason. As with any business, posts fall vacant
and are filled.
(3)
Transnet:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which has been tabled in Parliament.
Eskom:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which has been tabled in Parliament.
Broadband Infraco:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which will be tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2014.
South African Airways:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which will be tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2014.
South African Express Airways:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which will be tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2014.
SAFCOL:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which will be tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2014.
Denel:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which will be tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2014.
Alexkor:
This information is included in the companyâs 2013/2014 Integrated Report
which will be tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2014.