“It has been clear for some time that the quality and qualifications of many of the department's personnel – with notable exceptions like Dr Harold Wesso – is not up to the standard one expects from a key government department which can make or break SA's communications sector. If [the allegations] are found to be true, it would explain the poor quality of the appointments,” she says.
The minister also noted that director-general Lyndall Shope-Mafole personally participates in all interviews of the senior management service and authorises all appointments in the department.
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might explain why ivy and manto still have jobs!