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Department of Communications Director-General, Lyndall Shope-Mafole ends her contract
5 February 2009
The Director-General (DG) of the Department of Communications (DoC), Lyndall Shope-Mafole and the Minister of Communications, Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has mutually agreed to shorten the DG's contract upon her request in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Senior Management Service Handbook (SMSH).
The contract was supposed to end in 2010.
The Minister thanked her for her contribution to the public service, her outstanding role in the international telecommunications sector for more than 15 years and her leadership in Africa and wished her well in her new endeavours.
The DG is released with immediate effect. Shope-Mafole has been with the DoC for over ten years.
Issued by: Ministry of Communications
5 February 2009
Source: Department of Communications (http://www.doc.gov.za/)