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 Human Rights 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

Details of the vacant posts at the South African Human Rights Commission for the past five years as well as the budget allocated by my Department for the operation of this office are indicated in the table below:-

Year	Total Establishment	Total Nr of Funded Posts	Total Nr of filled Posts	Total Nr of Vacant Funded Posts	Total Funds Available	Total Spent
2002/03	85	85	85	0	27,401,000	28,201,016
2003/04	114	114	95	19	32,728,000	29,458,174
2004/05	120	120	106	14	37,653,000	38,827,409
2005/06	138	138	108	30	41,774,000	42,392,847
2006/07	135	135	104	31	49,220,000	45,574,082

The table below indicates the period which each vacant post remained unfilled:-

TOTAL NUMBER OF POSTS	DESCRIPTION OF POSTS	VACANT FROM	TO
	New and Vacant positions 2004 (19)
1	Education Officer: Mpumalanga Provincial Office	February 2004	March 2005
1	Legal Officer: Mpumalanga Provincial Office	February 2004	March 2005
1	Admin Secretary: Mpumalanga Provincial Office	February 2004	April 2005
1	Provincial Manager: Mpumalanga Provincial Office	February 2004	March 2005
1	Housekeeper: Mpumalanga Provincial Office	February 2004	March 2005
2	PAIA Researchers x2	April 2004	August 2004
5	ESR Researchers x 5	May 2004	September 2004
1	Deputy Director: Equality	May 2004	October 2004
1	Deputy Director: Media & Communications	June 2004	December 2004
1	Legal Officer	July 2004	September 2004
1	Secretary: PEPUDA	July 2004	October 2004
1	Legal Secretary	July 2004	September 2004
1	Legal Practitioner	August 2004	December 2004
1	Deputy Director: Administration	October 2004	March 2005
19
	New and Vacant positions 2005 (14)	From	To
1	Head of Programme: Finance & Administration	January 2005	May 2005
1	Head of Programme : Legal Services	March 2005	November 2005
1	Legal Officer	March 2005	August 2005
1	Legal Officer	March 2005	August 2005
1	Deputy Director: PAIA	March 2005	August 2005
1	Legal Officer	March 2005	Abolished
1	Legal Officer	April 2005	Abolished
1	Deputy Director:PEPUDA	April 2005	November 2005
1	Deputy Director: Media & Communications	April 2005	October 2005
1	Researcher:PEPUDA	April 2005	December 2005
1	Researcher ESR	May 2005	Abolished
1	Deputy CEO: Operations	May 2005	August 2006
1	Deputy Director: Finance	July 2005	December 2005
1	Legal Practitioner	November 2005	July 2006
14
	New and Vacant positions 2006 (30)	From	To
1	Deputy Director: ESR	January 2006	Abolished
1	Communications Officer	January 2006	Upgraded
1	PA to CEO	February 2006	August 2006
1	Education Officer: Northern Cape Provincial Office	January 2006	September 2006
1	Provincial Manager: Eastern Cape Provincial Office	February 2006	January 2007
1	Education Officer	March 2006	September 2006
1	Legal Officer	March 2006	September 2006
1	Admin Secretary: Free State Provincial Office	March 2006	August 2006
1	Employee Relations Manager	April 2006	May 2006
1	Head of Programme: Human Resources	April 2006	August 2006
1	Provincial Manager: North West Provincial Office	April 2006	September 2006
1	Legal Officer: North West Provincial Office	April 2006	June 2007
1	Administrative Secretary	April 2006	June 2007
1	Office Assistant	April 2006	January 2008
1	Deputy Director: Child rights	April 2006	June 2007
1	Deputy Director: HIV/AIDS	April 2006	September 2006
1	Deputy Director: Older persons	April 2006	September 2006
1	Deputy Director: Non-nationals	April 2006	September 2006
1	Legal Officer	April 2006	September 2006
1	Compliants Administrator	July 2006	October 2006
1	Legal Assistant	July 2006	October 2006
1	Secretary	July 2006	July 2006
1	Education Officer: Northern Cape Provincial Office	July 2006	Outstanding
1	Legal Officer	April 2006	June 2007
1	Head of Programme: NACHRET	August 2006	April 2007
1	Human Resources Practitioner	August 2006	September 2006
1	Legal Practitioner	September 2006	February 2007
1	Education Officer: Mpumalanga Provincial Office	November 2006	July 2007
1	Education Officer: Western Cape Provincial Office	November 2006	June 2007
1	Education Officer	March 2006	July 2006
30
	New and Vacant positions 2007 (31)	From	To
1	Admin Assistant: Human Resources	July 2007	August 2007
1	Chief Internal Auditor	April 2007	November 2007
1	Parliament: Administrator	April 2007	November 2007
1	Deputy Director: Disability	April 2007	September 2007
1	Deputy Director: Crime & Human Rights	April 2007	September 2007
1	Deputy Director: Business & Human Rights	April 2007	September 2007
1	Archivist	April 2007	September 2007
1	IT Help Desk Administrator	April 2007	September 2007
1	Deputy Director: Equality	April 2007	November 2007
1	Office Manager	April 2007	September 2007
1	Senior Researcher	April 2007	September 2007
1	Head of Programme: Finance	April 2007	September 2007
1	Senior Assistant Accountant	April 2007	October 2007
1	Head of Programme: Human Resources	May 2007	November 2007
1	Deputy Director: E-Learning	July 2007	December 2007
1	Provincial Manager: Eastern Cape	July 2007	Outstanding
1	Researcher Parliament	July 2007	December 2007
1	Provincial Manager: Western cape Provincial Office	July 2007	Outstanding
1	Provincial Manager: Mpumalanga Provincial Office	August 2007	Outstanding
1	Head of Programme: Legal Service	November 2007	December 2007
1	Administrative Secretary	November 2007	February 2008
1	Administrative Secretary	November 2007	February 2008
1	Head of Programme: Research	November 2007	June 2008
1	Travel & Events Manager	November 2007	January 2008
1	Legal Officer- Northern Cape Provincial Office	November 2007	Outstanding
1	Legal Assistant	November 2007	Abolished
1	Records Clerk	November 2007	April 2008
1	Human Resources Manager	November 2007	Outstanding
1	Accounts Clerk	November 2007	April 2008
1	Deputy Director: Monitoring and Evaluation	October 2007	Abolished
1	Education Officer: Northern Cape Provincial Office	May 2008	January 2008
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