Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development:
(1) What position does a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, hold in his Department;
(2) with regard to the position held by a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, in his Department, (a) when (i) was the position advertised and (ii) did applications for the position close, (b) where was the position advertised, (c) what is the number of applications received, (d) what are the details of the qualifications and experience for each applicant, (e) what are the details of shortlisted applicants, including (i) details of their (aa) qualifications and (bb) experience and (ii) what were the scores received by each applicant;
(3) (a) what are the details of the officials who formed part of the shortlisting and interview process and (b) what positions do they occupy in his Department;
(4) how does his Department deal with cases of conflict of interest in filling senior management positions?
17.1 Head of Ministry to the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.
17.2 [a]
[i] the post was advertised on 12 November 2021 and;
[ii] the closing date of the advertisement was 13 December 2021
2 [b] the position was advertised on the western Cape Government Jobs Portal, the CSC vacancy Circular, the DPSA Vacancy Circular, the Sunday Times and Western Cape Government Social Media Platforms. Subsequent to the position being advertised, a headhunting process was followed due to no suitable candidates being identified and Mr A Barnes withdrew his application.
The headhunted candidates were:
- Mr Gerhard Gerber
- Mr JD Lodi
- Mr O Asmal
- Mr S Boshoff - declined
[c] the advertisement received 96 applicants
[d] please refer to attached spreadsheet
[e],[i),[aa],[bb], [ii] please refer to attached spreadsheet highlighting the shortlisted applicants in yellow
3 [a] & [b]
Premier AR Winde [Observer)
Mr AW Bredell [Chairperson) [Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning)
Dr IH Meyer [Minister of Agriculture)
Mr DG Mitchell [Minister of Transport and Public Works)
Dr HC Malila [Director-General)
4. Panel members sign a declaration form which binds them to disclose any conflict of interest that may arise in any way to the full selection committee without delay should they become aware of an application by a family member or close friend, or any other possible conflict. They further undertake to abide by the decision of the selection committee in this regard.
