The troubled State IT Agency (SITA) now has a full complement of new leadership. This follows public service and administration minister Richard Baloyi's announcement on Friday, filling the last few posts on the board.
Baloyi says the new leaders have been chosen to be part of a turnaround strategy for SITA, which has been steeped in trouble and controversy for years. “The move is part of the business re-engineering processes and the strengthening of the governance mechanism of the board,” the minister explained in a statement.
According to the statement, the new board will now appoint new executives, including a CEO, CFO and COO, all of whom must be appointed by April. They will also be tasked with improving issues related to procurement, pricing and quality of service.
The following appointments were made to the board: Febe Potgieter-Gqubule, who has been appointed deputy chairman; Solani Victoria Bvuma; Peter Kgame; Koekie Mdlulwa; Maredi Mphahlele; Nontobeko Ntsinde; and Jacqueline Shibambu.
New non-executive directors have also been named: Ronnie Mabena, B Malongete, Nomvuyo Memory Mhlakaza, Tumelo Moloko, David Niddrie, Geeva Pillay and Kgomotso Mthimunye.
“This will end the high turnover rate of top executives. The strengthened SITA governance and management structures will work differently to address complaints raised by SITA clients, but also, importantly, they will follow-up on SITA clients that are highly indebted,” explained Boloyi.
The Department of Public Service and Administration has yet to decide what to do with a risk assessment report that exposes large-scale corruption and irregularities in SITA.
Nine months after the report was released, the potentially explosive allegations have not seen any comment from the ministry, nor has there been any indication of how the department plans to deal with those involved.
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