(1) The Minister for the Public Service and Administration (MPSA) has not been provided with any reports from any government institution nor the University of Fort Hare as such is unable to comment on such reports. The MPSA has noted media reports and can confirm that the allegations made are false, baseless and untrue.

(2) The Minister has not been involved in any academic ...

1. Mr Dumisani Hlophe was appointed as the acting DDG: Negotiations, Labour Relations and Remuneration Management in accordance with Section 32(2)(b) of the Public Service Act, 1994.

2. Mr Hlophe’s acting appointment as DDG: Negotiations, Labour Relations and Remuneration Management was effected in terms of Regulation 63(2) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 which states that an employee directed to act in another post ...

1. The total number of public servants that were in the employ of the Public Service as reflected on PERSAL for the 3rd quarter ending 31 December 2022 is:

 (a)  1 154 799 in 2020/21 financial year, and

(b) 1 155 203 in the 2021/22 financial year.      

2. The data of the total number of public servants as at 01 January 2023 is not yet available ...

The National School of Government is rolling-out the Disability Mainstreaming Course. The training materials are available in Braille and Software enabled programmes. Training and development in the Public Service is framed by a range of policy statements and legislation, particularly the White Paper on Public Service Education and Training, the White Paper on Human Resource Management, the Public Service Regulations, and the Strategic Framework ...

a) There are 121 vacancies for Deputy Director-General positions based on available reports provided by individual departments up to 31 January 2023.

b) (i) Please note Annexure A (National status as at 31 January 2023) which provides the full detail of the vacancies.

(ii) Please note Annexure B (Provincial status as at 31 January 2023) which provides the full detail of the vacancies.

The ...

The filling of posts within a department is the responsibility of the relevant Executive Authority in terms of Section 3(7) of the Public Service Act, 1994. The practice of recruitment is therefore decentralised to the relevant Executive Authority.

The Minister for the Public Service and Administration and the DPSA support departments through policy and setting of norms and standards in order to efficiently fill ...

1. (a) According to PERSAL data as at 31 December 2022, the total number of funded posts that are currently vacant in the Public Service stood at 166 365.

b) The breakdown of the specified number of vacant funded posts nationally and in each provincial department is presented (as at 31 December 2022) in the attached Annexure A.

As mentioned in the previous reply to parliamentary question 633 posed by Dr MM Gondwe (DA), the filling of posts within a department is the responsibility of the relevant Executive Authority in terms of Section 3(7) of the Public Service Act, 1994. The practice of recruitment is therefore decentralised to the relevant Executive Authority.

The information on the filling of the post (in terms ...

a) The vacancy rate in the Public Service is 12.12% as at 31 December 2022 which is the end of the 3rd quarter of the 2022/2023 financial year (source PERSAL).

b) The list of vacant posts per salary level in National and Provincial Departments is attached as Annexure A and B.

c) The filling of a post within a department is the responsibility ...

a) state-owned entities do not account, and/or report to the Minister of Public Service and Administration.

b) The Minister of Public Service and Administration does not have powers pertaining to the appointments, remuneration and employment conditions of Chief Executive Officers and top executives of any state-owned entity. Therefore, this question should be addressed to the departments which play an oversight role against the state-owned ...