Question number: 583
Mr MM Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether the National Youth Development Agency has appointed a (a) chief executive officer (CEO) or chairperson and (b) staff in order to begin operating at a national level; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) who was appointed as CEO or chairperson, (ii) at what annual salary level was he or she appointed, (iii) how many staff was appointed and (iv) at what annual salary levels was each staff member appointed;
(2) What remuneration will each member of the National Youth Development Agency board receive?
Reply:
(1) The National Development Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has not, as yet, appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Malose Kekana, the Chief Executive Officer of the one of the two merged institutions, Umsobomvu Youth Fund, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of the NYDA. The position of the Chief Executive Officer will be filled in due course once all the due processes have been followed. The Chairperson, Mr Andile Lungisa and the entire board of the NYDA has been duly appointed by the President of the Republic of South Africa in line with the National Youth Development Act 54 of 2008 effective 1 May 2009. All 420 staff of the merged institutions i.e the National Youth Commission and Umsobomvu Youth Fund are in the process of being transferred to the NYDA as per the provisions of Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 as amended. It is being envisaged that this process will be completed by August 2009. The staff will be transferred as per existing terms and conditions of employment of the respective organisations.
2) The Executive Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson are remunerated at R673 842 and R572 658 per annum respectively.
The non-executive board members are also paid for board and subcommittee meetings attended at the following rates (per meeting):
Board meetings: R5 000
Board sub committee meetings: R2 000
Chairperson of Board sub committee: R2 500
Issued by: The Presidency
25 August 2009
