Lesley Stones
3 October 2008
Johannesburg — FINANCIAL affairs at the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) have been given a clean bill of health by the auditor-general, showing that its cash is under control despite turmoil in its leadership.
The agency responsible for procuring and supplying technologies to the government has lacked a CEO since Llewellyn Jones resigned in July after just nine months in the job. Jones cited disagreements over issues of authority and the role of management. Insiders said the move was triggered by interference in the awarding of a tender by the government's chief information officer, Michelle Williams, who is also deputy chairman of Sita's board.
Yesterday Anthea Summers of Sita's communications department said the task of selecting a new CEO had been outsourced so both internal and external candidates could be considered. A choice had been made, and the next cabinet meeting would be asked to approve the preferred candidate.
The new CEO must also be approved by the public service and administration minister -- a post now held by Richard Baloyi after Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi resigned in the wake of the presidential overhaul.
Baloyi met the Sita executives this week.
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