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The public companies department has defended the appointment of Nthabiseng Borotho as chief of staff even though she did not meet the minimum requirements for the position.
Instead, the department said, it had requested, legally, to deviate from the requirements.
He said the Public Service Law requires a tertiary degree as a qualification for the position of chief of staff. According to the department, Borotho only has a diploma in human resources that he earned in 1999 from Varsity College. It was registered in 1997.
However, Minister Pravin Gordhan asked the Minister of Administration and Public Service for a deviation from the tertiary qualification requirement, in order to appoint Borotho to the position, based on his experience in public service and having previously worked in four ministries. different
“The appointment took into account Ms. Borotho’s competence and experience, as well as recognition of prior learning, an established concept in skill development.
“Ms. Borotho was duly appointed after approval by the Ministry of Administration and Public Service, in accordance with the requirements of the Public Service Law. Therefore, Ms. Borotho’s appointment was made in full compliance with public service requirements, regulations and the law, ”the department said in a statement.
The department also admitted that Borotho hired his relative to fill a receptionist position at its Cape Town office, but said this was done urgently because the position became vacant with the change from the fifth to the sixth administration.
“This was an interim measure while the department looked for a longer-term replacement and the situation has since been corrected. In this sense, trust and integrity were critical considerations, ”the statement read.
Over the weekend it emerged that Gordhan’s spokesman, Sam Mkokeli, had resigned.
His resignation came days after he challenged Gordhan over the decision to hire a forensic firm to track down whistleblowers who denounced the minister for naming Borotho as his chief of staff, allegedly without the required academic qualifications.
On Monday, the Sunday Times Daily reported that before submitting his resignation, Mkokeli filed a complaint against the “staggering incompetence” of the department’s chief of staff. Mkokeli confirmed the complaint and that Gordhan was “fully aware of my disdain for incompetence and dishonesty.”
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