South Africa’s cabinet has approved the appointment of Duncan Pieterse as the new director-general of the National Treasury. At a media briefing on Thursday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni confirmed Cabinet’s approval of a series of appointments, including that of Pieterse.
Pieterse has been the frontrunner for the role, which was vacant since June 2022, when former director-general Dondo Mogajane left. The finalisation of Pieterse’s appointment will likely be viewed as a win for the government and something that brings some stability to South Africa’s National Treasury.
Who is Pieterse?
Duncan Pieterse has a Bachelor of Business Science, MBA and PhD in economics from the University of Cape Town. He previously served as the head of assets and liabilities at the National Treasury. Treasury official Ismail Momoniat has been acting in the position since Mogajane’s departure.
He completed a mid-career Master of Public Administration at Harvard University’s Kennedy School. He was also a visiting research fellow at Brown and Yale universities in the US.
From 2004 to 2008, he worked as a development economist and public finance consultant.
Other cabinet approvals
Thathakahle Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani has been appointed as the director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.
While, Qinisile Precious Delwa is the new deputy director-general of the enterprise development and entrepreneurship at the Department of Small Business Development.
Ntshavheni also commented on the taxi strike in Cape Town, saying that the South African Cabinet directed Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga to ensure that by-laws contradicting national legislation are removed.
She said the Cabinet had been briefed on the City of Cape Town’s “imposing of taxi operating conditions” which vary from national legislation, the National Road Traffic and National Land Transport Act.
These acts regulate traffic offences that are applicable for penalties, including for the impounding of vehicles.
The City of Cape Town has repeatedly said the by-laws adhere to national legislation, but Chikunga disagrees and Cabinet seems to feel the same.
Ntshavheni said that the Cabinet condemned the taxi strike stressed the conclusion of ongoing negotiations between the South Africa National Taxi Council and the municipality,
