(1) According to PERSAL for 2021/2022, the total number of foreign nationals appointed are 1901. It must be noted that PERSAL is limited in terms of statistics specifically in circumstances where persons may have dual citizenship.

(2) Of the 1901 majority, 1475, are in Professional posts (Occupational Specific Dispensation).

(3) The policy on the utilisation of foreign nationals to address human resource and skills ...

(1)(a)(i) One (1) employee of the Department of Public Service and Administration is currently partially working from home.

(ii) The employee has special permission to work from home,

(iii) The reason for granting such special permission is health experts.

(1)(b) it is expected that the employee will be returning to the office on a full-time basis in January 2023 as per the recommendation the ...

1. (a) (i) (ii) A decision has not yet been taken on whether the term of office for Heads of Department (HODs) should be increased or not. Research and internal consultations are ongoing. This includes recommendations from the National Development Plan (NDP, 2012) which highlights the importance of the stability of the administrative leadership of the Public Service as well as a stable political-administrative ...

1. According to the information obtained from the Department of Human Settlements:

(i) Deputy Director-General: Chief Financial Officer was appointed on 1 February 2016 from Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality with the retention of her conditions of service (was on the last notch of salary level 15 in 2015 before the appointment at the Department of Human Settlements).

(ii) Deputy Director-Generals: Strategy and Planning is earning ...

1. The dates on which each of the Chief Directors, currently earning a salary at salary level 15, were appointed on this salary level at the (a) national and (b) provincial level are indicated in the table below:

1. The role of a Head of the Public Service is being provided for in legislative amendments to the Public Service Act, 1994. The draft Public Service Amendment Bill envisages this role to be undertaken by the Director-General in the Presidency to, amongst others, support the President in managing the appointment and career incidents of national heads of department. The processing of the Public ...

1. According to the PERSAL information, a total number of 1819 Senior Managers who do not have required qualifications were appointed before the Public Service Regulations of 2016.

2. (a) Breakdown for National departments

The Department of Public Service and Administration does not have a mandate over the management of any grants. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and other grant providing government institutions manage grants in line with their Constitutional mandates though the use of systems that run independently from that of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA).

(a) & (b)The DPSA therefore, ...

a) On 21 April 2022, the DPSA distributed 153 Social Relief of Distress grant disciplinary cases to identified departments during a workshop held jointly with SASSA. The workshop agreed on a draft charge sheet to guide departments when instituting disciplinary processes and agreed on the act of misconduct as these cases involved fraud and therefore are serious.

b) The DPSA is awaiting reports from ...

a) 2 364

b) 

(i) NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS