Question no: 1430
Ms L D Mazibuko (DA) asked the Minister of Communications:
Whether the (a) non-executive and (b) executive members of the previous South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, which was appointed by former President Mbeki in December 2007 and took up office in January 2009, were subjected to (i) individual and/or (ii) group performance evaluations; if not, why not; if so,
(aa) who conducted these evaluations, (bb) when did each evaluation take place, (cc) which of the board members were evaluated and (dd) what was the outcome of each of these evaluations?
Reply:
(a) (i) and (ii)
The SABC informed me that there is no record or evidence that the non-executive members of the previous SABC board, which was appointed by former President Mbeki in December 2007 and took up office in January 2009, were subjected to individual and/or group performance evaluations.
(b) (i) and (ii)
The Executive Directors of the previous SABC board were subjected to individual performance evaluations. These members are and Mr Gabriel Mampone (Acting Group Chief Executive Officer).
(aa) The evaluation of the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gab Mampone, was conducted by the former Chairperson of the Board, Ms Kanyisiwe Mkonza.
Mr Mampone conducted the evaluations of Mr Robin Nicholson (Chief Financial Officer) and Ms Charlotte Mampane (Acting Chief Operating Officer).
(bb) All the evaluations were done at the end of the 2007/09 financial year.
(cc) The outcome of each evaluation is recorded in the performance evaluation documents. Such documents are personnel documents and therefore confidential. The outcomes of the evaluations can only be made available with the consent of the individuals concerned.
Issued by: Department of Communications
7 October 2009
