Implementation of Public Service Commission (PSC) Recommendations by Government Departments (2019/20-2021/22)

1. Total number of recommendations issued by the PSC to government departments in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22 financial years,

(1) (a) The breakdown of the vacant posts in national and provincial departments is provided in Annexure A.

(b) The vacancies are reported in Annexure B in terms of the broad occupational post classification.

(2) (a) Posts are vacant in the public service for a median period of 14 months. A breakdown per department is provided in Annexure C.

(b) The individual ...

a) In terms of information taken from PERSAL, as of 1 March 2023, there were 1874 senior managers within the Public Service who have no qualifications for the positions that they currently occupy.

The 2016 Directive on Minimum Requirements for Appointment of SMS members, provided for minimum requirements as followed:

• Director and Chief Director level : Undergraduate qualification on NQF Level 7 ...

(a) What intervention has the Minister made in the past three financial years to ensure that service providers are paid within 30 days by her department?

The Department of Public Service and Administration has designed and implemented financial controls for the efficient administering and processing of invoices and payments as follows:

1. Establishing a central invoice for active tracking of invoices;
2. Proper management of ...

The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has developed the Digital Government Policy Framework and the Public Service Digital Transformation Strategy as part of initiatives to guide the public service in embracing the use of Artificial Intelligence in planning and service delivery. Government considers, AI “as a set of computer science techniques that enable systems to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, ...

(a). According to information captured on PERSAL:

1. The total number of public servants who faced disciplinary action for fraud and serious conduct in the 2019-2020 financial year is 44
2. The total number of public servants who faced disciplinary action for fraud and serious conduct in the 2020-2021 financial year is 28
3. The total number of public servants who faced disciplinary action for fraud and ...

The total number of public servants facing disciplinary action for unlawfully benefitting from the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant, as at 1 March 2023, is 176.

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(a) The total number of funded posts that are currently vacant in the Public Service is 181 607 as at 31 March 2023.

b) The breakdown of the specified number of vacant funded posts nationally and in each provincial department is presented (as at 31 March 2023) in the attached Annexure A. It must be noted that some of the vacancies on the ...

(a) The total number of funded posts that are currently vacant in the Public Service is 181 607 as at 31 March 2023.

b) The breakdown of the specified number of vacant funded posts nationally and in each provincial department is presented (as at 31 March 2023) in the attached Annexure A. It must be noted that some of the vacancies on the ...

a) The Minister for Public Service and Administration issued the (revised) Directive on Developmental programmes in the Public Service in 2018. Developmental programmes refers to internship, learnership, apprenticeship, graduate recruitment scheme. In line with Regulation 57(2) (d), Persons appointed to these programmes are additional to the establishment. The table below reflects the number of persons appointed into developmental programmes during 2021/22 financial year.