Question no

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 16 MAY 2008

Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development:

In respect of each of the past five years up to and including 2007, (a) how many posts existed at the office of the Public Protector, (b) how many of these posts were vacant, (c) for how long was each of these posts vacant, (d) what amount was allocated by her department for the operation of this Office and (e) what amount was actually spent?

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REPLY
(a)(b)(c) Details of the vacant posts in the office of the Public Protector for the past five years as well as the amount allocated by my Department for the operation of this office are indicated in the table below:-

Year	Total Establishment	Total No of Funded Posts	Total No of filled Posts	Total No of Vacant Funded Posts	Total Funds Available	Total Spent
2002/03	148	148	144	4	36,928,000	38,797,000
2003/04	161	161	156	5	44,628,000	44,126,000
2004/05	275	207	188	19	50,063,000	55,727,000
2005/06	348	228	192	36	59,258,000	58,899,000
2006/07	348	238	205	33	69,441,000	68,564,000

(a)(b)(c) Details of the vacancies in the office of the Public Protector from 2002 are indicated below:-

TOTAL NO OF POSTS	DESCRIPTION OF POSTS	VACANT FROM	TO
	New and Vacant positions 2002/ 2003: 4
3	Senior Personnel Officer	July 2002	April 2003
1	Senior Personnel Officer	November 2002	August 2003
4
	New and Vacant positions 2003/ 2004: 5	From	To
1	Chief Financial Officer	February 2004	2005
2	Chief Investigator	March 2004	2005
2	Admin Clerks/ Typists	June 2004	April 2004
5
	New and Vacant positions 2004/ 2005: 19	From	To
3	Senior Investigator	June 2004	2005
6	Investigator	April 2004	2005
4	Admin Clerks/Secretaries	April 2004	June 2004
1	Assist Manager : Provincial	January 2004	January 2004
1	Senior Manager : Comm	Feb-05	January 2004
1	Provincial Representative	April 2004	2005
1	Chief Financial Officer	April 2004	June 2004
1	SCM Manager	April 2004	May 2005
1	Deputy Public Protector	April 2004	December 2005
19
	New and Vacant positions 2005/ 2006: 36	From	To
1	Senior Manager: Comm	February 2005	January 2007
1	Chief Financial Officer	May 2006	Sept 2006
1	PA – Chief Executive Officer	1 March 2007	1 Nov 2007
1	Executive Manager : Provincial Co-Ordinator	13 Nov 2005	1 July 2006
1	Senior Manager : Provincial Co-Ordinator	June 2006	1 April 2006
1	Chief Investigator	June 2006	1 April 2006
1	Assistant Manager : Administration	4 June 2005	1 November 2005
2	Assistant Manager : Human Resources	23 February 2007	July 2007
2	Personnel Practitioner	1 June 2005	September 2007
1	Secretary : Human Resources	1 October 2005	August 2007
1	Manager : IT	1 April 2006	October 2007
1	Researcher	April 2005	October 2007
1	Network Administrator	1 April 2006	28 June 2005
1	Secretary : IT	1 April 2006	6 March 2007
1	Assistant Manager : Finance	1 November 2006	1 April 2008
1	Senior Manager : Admin Support	1 November 2006	Not yet filled
1	Secretary : Admin Support	April 2007	Not yet filled
1	Senior SCM Officer	13 Nov 2005	1 Jan 2006
2	Senior Investigator	2006	2007
1	Assistant Manager : Provincial Coordinator	1 April 2006	1 Jan 2008
9	Investigator	2006	2007
3	Messenger	2005	2006
1	PA to DPP	Oct 2005	1 Feb 2006
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	New and Vacant positions 2006/ 2007: 33	From	To
1	Manager : IT	September 2006	January 2008
1	Chief Executive Officer	April 2006	April 2007
1	Senior Manager : IT	April 2006	April 2007
1	Chief Financial Officer	May 2006	September 2006
1	Senior Manager : Admin Support	October 2006	Still vacant
1	Manager : Comm	2006	July 2007
2	Finance Manager	October 2006	November 2006
1	Manager : Human Resources	October 2006	March 2007
14	Investigators	2006	2007
10	Admin/Secretaries	2006	2007
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QUESTION 768
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 16 May 2008
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13 of 2008
Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
In respect of each of the past five years up to and including 2007, (a) how many posts existed at the Electoral Commission, (b) how many of these posts were vacant, (c) for how long was each of these posts vacant, (d) what amount was allocated by her department for the operation of this Commission and (e) what amount was actually spent?
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REPLY
(a)(b) & (c) The information is not readily available or determinable. However, statistics on

the number of posts and vacancies, as at the last day of the relevant financial

year, are given in the Commission’s annual reports to Parliament for the fina-

ncial years ending in March 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Similar statistics

were not given in the annual report for the year ending March 2007, as the

Commission’s structures were under review, and thus, in a state of flux, at

that time. Comparable statistics will be included in this year’s (2008) annual

report.
(d) & (e) The Department of Home Affairs does not allocate funds to the Electoral

Commission. Parliament votes for the Electoral Commission, and the

amount voted appears on the Home Affairs vote as a transfer amount. The

annual amounts voted by Parliament for the Commission are to be found in

the yearly budgets submitted by the Minister of Finance, and approved by

Parliament. The amounts received by the Commission as income, and spent

in each financial year can be found in the Commission’s Annual Reports to

Parliament containing the Commission’s financial statements, and the Auditor

-General’s reports on those financial statements.

QUESTION NO.: 769