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WHEN THE SUN RISES WE WORK HARD TO DELIVER PRESENTATION FOR POTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION FILLING OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENT POSITIONS AND COMPLIANCE TO THE POLICY ON HEADS OF DEPARTMENT FOR THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM 1

PRESENTATION LAY-OUT 1. Purpose of the Presentation 2. Background Information 3. Status on filled and vacant HOD positions • Filled HODs’ positions in the MPG • Vacant HODs’ positions in the MPG 4. HOD compliance on PMDS 5. Summary 5. Conclusion 2

PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION To brief the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on filling of Heads of Department positions and compliance with the Policy of Heads of Department for the Performance Management Development System in the Mpumalanga Provincial Government. 3

BACKGROUND INFORMATION • The Mpumalanga Provincial Government comprised of twelve Departments. is • Currently five HOD positions are filled and seven are vacant including the Office of the Premier. • Vacancies are as per the result of the expiry of the employment contracts of the incumbents. 4

BACKGROUND INFORMATION DEPARTMENTS WITH FILLED HODs DEPARTMENTS WITH ACTING HODs • • • Agriculture, Rural Dev, Land Admin and Environmental Affairs • Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs • Education • Provincial Treasury • Office of the Premier • Public Works, Roads and Transport • Economic Development and Tourism Health; Human Settlements; Social Development Culture, Sport and Recreation; Community Safety, Security and Liaison. 5

STATUS ON FILLED HODs POSITIONS DEPARTMENT DG/HOD PERIOD TERM DATE OF TERM FROM TO Community Safety, Ms BE Nkuna Security and Liaison Culture, Sport and Mr GS Ntombela Recreation Health Dr S Mohangi 3 years 01/03/2020 28/02/2023 3 years 01/03/2021 29/02/2024 3 years 01/08/2019 31/07/2022 Human Settlements Mr K Masange 2 years Social Development Mr SM Mtsweni 3 years 6 01/01/2020 01/11/2019 31/12/2022 31/10/2022

VACANT HOD POSITIONS DEPT ACTING DG/HOD DATE POST BECAME VACANT DATE OF TERM FROM TO PROGRESS TO FILL POST Agriculture, Rural Dev, Land Admin and Environmental Affairs Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr MC Dagada 31/05/2018 01/05/2021 31/07/2021 Executive Council to consider recommendations of the panel. Mr S Ngubane 29/02/2020 01/03/2021 31/05/2021 Executive Council to consider recommendations of the panel. Economic Development and Tourism Ms G Mashiteng 30/11/2020 01/02/2021 31/07/2021 Post to be advertised in the first quarter of 2021/22 Education Ms LH Moyane 01/05/2021 31/07/2021 Executive Council to consider recommendations of the panel. 31/08/2019 7

STATUS ON VACANT HOD POSITIONS Continue………. . DEPT Office of the Premier ACTING DG/HOD Mr TP Nyoni Public Works, Mr MC Morolo Roads and Transport Provincial Treasury Ms G Mashiteng DATE POST BECAME VACANT DATE OF TERM FROM 01/02/2021 TO PROGRESS TO FILL POST 31/07/2021 Post of Director. General was advertised in February 2021 01/02/2021 31/05/2021 Executive Council to consider recommendations of the panel. 01/12/2020 30/11/2021 Post was advertised and the selection was finalised. However, the recommended candidate is engaging the EA for the better offer. 31/01/2021 31/10/2019 1/03/2018 8

HOD COMPLIANCE ON PMDS - CONTRACTING • Three of the five appointed HODs, namely Community Safety, Security and Liaison (suspended), Human Settlements (suspended) and Health (extended sick leave) are currently having Acting HODs, and did not submit Performance Agreements online for the 2021/22 performance cycle. • The HOD for Culture, Sport and Recreation successfully submitted the PMDS HOD Online Performance Agreements for the 2021/22 performance cycle before 30 April 2021. The Office of the Premier is currently performing quality assurance on the submitted PA and the document will be submitted online before end of May 2021. • The HOD for Social Development did not manage to submit his Online Performance Agreements for the 2021/22 performance cycle before 30 April 2021. The Department is in the process of requesting for condonation as per the Directive on PMDS for HODs. 9

HOD COMPLIANCE ON PMDS - ASSESSMENTS • Five qualifying HODs were evaluated for the financial year 2018/2019 and the Executive Authority has approved the evaluation report. • With regard to the HODs evaluation for the financial year 2019/2020, the process is scheduled to be finalized according to the Policy of HODs for the PMDS. 10

SUMMARY 1. Recruitment and selection processess for four positions of HODs have been finalised. The process of filling these positions is awaiting approval of the Executive Council; viz. • Public Works, Roads and Transport; • Agriculture, Rural Development, Land Admin and Environmental Affairs, • Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs as well as • Education. It is envisaged that the appointments will be effected before the end of the first quarter of 2021/2022. The position of the Director-General was advertised in February 2021 and consideration of responses is underway. 3. Post of Head Official at Provincial Treasury will be finalised once an agreement between the EA and the recommended official is reached 4. Post of HOD Economic Develoment and Tourism will be advertised during the first quarter of 2021/22 11

CONCLUSION • The Office of the Premier remains committed to the course and will ensure that all vacant HODs positions are filled in the current financial year, and • Compliance to the dictates of the Policy on Performance Management Development System are adhered to. 12

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