President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Somadoda Fikeni and Zukiswa Mqolomba as chair and deputy chair of the Public Service Commission respectively, his office said on Wednesday.
“President Ramaphosa wishes Prof Fikeni and Mqolomba well in leading the commission in its critical mission of contributing to the development of an efficient, ethical and capable public service,” presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said.
“This mandate entails the evaluation of achievements, or lack thereof, of government programmes,” he added. “Fikeni is a senior executive director within the public administration leadership and has a PhD in comparative politics and public policy analysis. Fikeni has also served as chair of seven public and private entities in the past 16 years and was part of the team that designed the department of international relations & cooperation’s school of diplomacy, he said.
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