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SOEs: The racial breakdown

Number of vacant posts in each State Owned Enterprise also listed

DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO.:334

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 February 2010

Adv A de W Alberts (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:†

(1) How many (a)(i) black, (ii) brown, (iii) Indian and (iv) white (aa) men and (bb) women are currently employed at each service level and (b) vacant posts are there in each specified public enterprise;

(2) what steps will she be taking in order to fill those vacant posts?  NW398E

REPLY

The tables below indicate the number of employees that are currently employed by State Owned Enterprises (SOE) that report to the Department of Public Enterprises as per their levels, race and gender.

(1) Alexkor

(1) (a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at Alexkor

 

Level

 

Black

 

Coloured

 

Indian

 

White

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

Senior Management

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

Professionals

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

Skilled

0

0

16

0

0

1

16

1

Semi-skilled

2

0

45

4

0

0

5

1

Unskilled

1

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

(b) There are four vacancies at Alexkor.

BROADBAND INFRACO

(1)(1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at Broadband Infraco.

 

Level

 

Black

 

Coloured

 

Indian

 

White

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

Executive

0

1

0

0

3

0

1

0

Senior Management

5

3

0

0

0

0

2

0

Professionals

7

2

0

1

3

1

4

1

Technicians/

Supervisors

10

14

1

0

1

0

2

2

Admin assistants

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

3

(b) There are 77 vacancies at Broadband Infraco.

DENEL

(1)(1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at DENEL

 

Level

 

Black

 

Coloured

 

Indian

 

White

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

Management

30

11

16

5

24

8

283

30

Engineers

17

0

2

0

2

0

249

19

Scientists

1

2

1

0

1

0

18

3

Technologists

80

12

17

10

17

10

466

40

Artisans

492

129

75

67

75

67

519

44

Admin and below

300

170

119

62

407

93

866

566

(b) There are 68 vacancies at Denel

ESKOM

(1)(1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at ESKOM.

LEVEL

Black (i)

Coloured (ii)

Indian (iii)

White (iv)

 

M (aa)

F (bb)

M (aa)

F (bb)

M (aa)

F (bb)

M (aa)

F (bb)

Top Management

5

2

1

1

4

1

6

1

Senior Management

76

40

13

12

43

18

164

22

 Engineers

1011

586

193

53

349

99

576

112

Technical staff

1467

1052

288

62

95

20

959

89

 Artisans

1722

238

238

14

35

0

766

26

Semi-skilled workers

8689

1582

1003

273

62

76

516

727

Unskilled

2289

1425

198

86

156

83

494

173

(b) There are 1228 vacancies at Eskom.

PBMR

 (1)(1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at PBMR.

 

Level

 

Black

 

Coloured

 

Indian

 

White

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

Top Management

2

1

0

0

0

0

2

1

Senior Management

5

12

1

0

3

3

57

8

Professionals

58

28

9

3

21

7

7

40

Technical Junior Management

51

66

3

10

0

4

46

64

Semi-skilled

9

3

2

1

0

0

4

1

(b) No existing vacant positions at this stage as PBMR is undergoing a rationalisation process.

SAA

(1)(1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at SAA.

 

Level

 

Black

 

Coloured

 

Indian

 

White

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

Level 1

(General Managers)

1

2

0

0

1

 

0

2

0

Level 2 (Heads of

Department/

Senior Management

15

9

0

2

2

2

21

10

Level 3

( Management)

75

56

14

18

28

24

162

74

Cabin crew 

259

552

82

148

28

55

136

201

Flight deck crew

36

2

19

2

27

4

640

48

Junior staff

1049

769

166

183

73

120

296

322

Technicians

395

30

83

4

62

0

1011

8

(b) There are 607 vacancies at SAA.

SAFCOL

 (1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at SAFCOL.

 

Level

 

Black

 

Coloured

 

Indian

 

White

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

Top Management

1

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

Senior Management

2

0

0

0

1

0

3

2

Professionals

17

12

2

1

0

1

46

9

Skilled technical

65

33

2

4

0

1

31

16

Semi-skilled workers

674

54

1

8

1

2

6

25

Unskilled

804

223

0

1

0

0

0

0

 

 (b) There are 135 vacancies at SAFCOL.

SAX

(1)(1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at SAX.

 

 

 

 

 

Level

Black

Coloured

Indian

White

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

Top Management

6

4

2

0

0

0

1

2

Senior Management

2

6

0

0

0

0

2

2

Middle Management

7

11

1

2

2

0

17

5

Skilled

11

3

1

0

4

0

172

19

Semi-skilled

127

148

29

46

2

12

92

58

Unskilled

58

15

3

1

3

1

6

0

 

(b) There are 39 vacancies at SAX.

TRANSNET

(1)(1)(a)(i-iii)(aa-bb) The table below indicates the number of employees currently employed at Transnet.

 

Level

 

Black

 

Coloured

 

Indian

 

White

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

 

M

 

F

Top Management

23

19

4

2

17

4

22

11

Senior Management

130

61

33

16

73

19

133

30

Management

906

571

258

104

281

101

1449

182

Tactical Management

1084

457

188

39

146

30

1365

49

Skilled

4259

2120

843

370

443

135

5158

827

Semi-skilled

16930

3377

2394

445

483

70

2662

330

(b) There are 4 459 vacancies at Transnet.

(2) SOE have recruitment policies system in place to fill vacant posts.

Issued by Parliament, May 14 2010

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