SOE board appointments fair - Jooste
Public enterprises minister Leon Jooste says the appointment of directors at public entities is being done in the most transparent process and that there is no favouritism on the part of ministers.
“We have introduced an entirely new transparent system. All board vacancies are advertised in public media, shortlisting is done by a committee and an interview panel that includes relevant private sector experts is appointed for the purpose of conducting the final interviews,” Jooste said.
“The ministers only see the names once the report is submitted by the committee.”
Mines minister Tom Alweendo also defended the recruitment system saying it was open, fair and transparent, when asked about the fairness of the recruitment process at the recent announcement of the new Namdeb board of directors.
“The system, especially now on SOEs, is that ministers do not appoint board of directors anymore without having advertised the positions... The idea of advertising is to enhance transparency.
“That has happened with all the SOEs for the last six months or so; there were no appointments done without having those advertisements,” he added.
According to Alweendo, while the recruitment process was opened up to include a wider range of people and different expertise, it remained imperative for the right persons to serve on SOE boards.
“For me it's one thing to have an advert and when you place an advert everybody applies, therefore the most important thing is not the adverts itself; it's also the selection process.
“Who do you select because of what? So far I think the system is working; there is an improvement so far in the quality of boards that have been selected, therefore it will continue… we should see an improvement,” he said.
The new Public Enterprise Act, Alweendo said, would also remove the oversight line ministers have over SOEs following under their ambit.
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“We have introduced an entirely new transparent system. All board vacancies are advertised in public media, shortlisting is done by a committee and an interview panel that includes relevant private sector experts is appointed for the purpose of conducting the final interviews,” Jooste said.
“The ministers only see the names once the report is submitted by the committee.”
Mines minister Tom Alweendo also defended the recruitment system saying it was open, fair and transparent, when asked about the fairness of the recruitment process at the recent announcement of the new Namdeb board of directors.
“The system, especially now on SOEs, is that ministers do not appoint board of directors anymore without having advertised the positions... The idea of advertising is to enhance transparency.
“That has happened with all the SOEs for the last six months or so; there were no appointments done without having those advertisements,” he added.
According to Alweendo, while the recruitment process was opened up to include a wider range of people and different expertise, it remained imperative for the right persons to serve on SOE boards.
“For me it's one thing to have an advert and when you place an advert everybody applies, therefore the most important thing is not the adverts itself; it's also the selection process.
“Who do you select because of what? So far I think the system is working; there is an improvement so far in the quality of boards that have been selected, therefore it will continue… we should see an improvement,” he said.
The new Public Enterprise Act, Alweendo said, would also remove the oversight line ministers have over SOEs following under their ambit.
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