2022-w1609 - 25 August 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1)(a) What was the total number of vacant posts for the positions of (i) DirectorGeneral and (ii) Head of Department in the (aa) 2020-21 and (bb) 2021-22 financial years and (b) on date is it envisaged that the posts will be filled, in each case, broken down in terms of each national and provincial department; (2) (a) what is the total number of public servants who were on suspension with full pay in the specified financial years and (b)(i) for what period of time have the specified public servants been on suspension with full pay and (ii) at what cost to the State, in each case, broken down in terms of each national and provincial department?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 25 Aug 2022

1 (a) (i) (aa) 2020/21 financial year: There were 10 vacant posts of Directors-General in National Departments. Annexure A.

(bb) 2021/22 financial year: There are 10 vacant posts of Directors-General in National Departments. Annexure A.

(ii) (aa) 2020/21 financial year: There were 26 vacant posts of Heads of Department in Provincial Departments. Annexure A.

(bb) 2021/22 financial year: There are 27 vacant posts of ...

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2022-w823 - 17 August 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(a) By what date will the Framework for the Professionalisation of the Public Service which was gazetted in December 2020 be implemented across the Public Service and (b) who will be responsible for the (i) roll-out and (ii) implementation of the Framework within the Public Service?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 17 Aug 2022

a) The National Framework Towards Professionalisation of the Public Sector has been finalised. The Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) is being done on the Framework and it will be submitted for Cabinet consideration during the month of May 2022. The Framework is identified as one of the key interventions in strengthening state capacity and is seen as a long-term intervention. As such, it will ...

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2022-w1843 - 11 August 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1)How is his department assisting the National School of Government (NSG) to develop a sustainable self-funding model that will not place such a heavy reliance on the national budget allocation; 2) What number of public servants have (a) enrolled for and (b) successfully completed the compulsory Nyukela training course offered by the NSG since the introduction of the course; (3) will he provide Dr M M Gondwe with a breakdown of the specified number of public servants in each (a) national and (b) provincial government department who enrolled for the course since its introduction; if not, why not; if so, on what date; (4) What number of public servants who successfully completed the course currently occupy senior management positions within the public service?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 11 Aug 2022

1. The DPSA is working on the directive for compulsory programmes offered by the National School Government (NSG) which will assist to increase funding from self-generated income. The NSG will still require funding from the allocation to continue delivering free courses to the public service like Ethics, Know your Constitution etc. which are essential in the capacity building of the state. The DPSA has ...

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2022-w2160 - 21 July 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1)What (a) informed the policy proposal of increasing the term of office for (i) Heads of Department (HODs) and (ii) Director-Generals (DGs) to 10 years from the existing 5 years, subject to performance and (b) will be the impact of the specified policy proposal on the existing performance management development system of (i) HODs and (ii) DGs; (2) whether his department conducted a study and/or a benchmarking exercise in arriving at the specified policy proposal; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) how will the policy proposal benefit the Public Service and (b) by what date will the policy proposal likely come into effect and/or be implemented; (4) whether the proposed amendment of the Public Service Act, Act 103 of 1994, will provide for the appointment of a Head of Administration in the Office of the President to manage the career incidents of DGs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 21 Jul 2022

(1) (a) (i) (ii) The National Development Plan (NDP) recognizes the importance of the stability of the administrative leadership as well as a stable political-administrative interface to the performance of State institutions and to effective service delivery. The initial intent of a 5-year contract was to ensure that there is synergy in terms of the MTEF and MTSF to improve planning and executive of ...

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2022-w2230 - 15 June 2022

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

In light of the fact that 6 457 employees of the Public Service were still receiving outdated housing allowance as at 31 March 2022, what are the reasons that (a) this is still happening and (b) it has not yet been reviewed and/or corrected?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 15 Jun 2022

a) Employees who are receiving the old housing allowance are those who have not submitted the required housing allowance documents to their respective Human Resource Sections within their respective departments. The required documents include a completed and signed application form for homeowners, proof of home ownership as well as proof that the employee occupies the property concerned. Upon submission of the necessary documents, the ...

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2022-w667 - 15 June 2022

Leon Amos Schreiber to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What are the reasons that members of the Cabinet have not yet undergone lifestyle audits despite the fact that this was promised by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, in his State of the Nation Address in 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 15 Jun 2022

1) The Department of Public Service and Administration does not have a mandate to perform lifestyle audits for members of Cabinet. This is the mandate of the Presidency. In March 2022, the Presidency responded to this question in Parliamentary Question 702.

2. The response was as follows: “The introduction of lifestyle audits for Members of the Executive has taken far longer than originally anticipated. ...

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2022-w1945 - 15 June 2022

Haseena Ismail to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What (a) total number of Cuban (i) teachers, (ii) engineers, (iii) nurses and (iv) doctors are currently employed in the Republic and (b) is the total cost of their employment?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 15 Jun 2022

According to the information extracted from PERSAL as at 30 April 2022, the total number of Cubans teachers, engineers, nurses and doctors currently employed in the Republic and the total cost of their employment are as follows:

Category

a) Total number of employees

b) Total costs

(i) Teachers

None

Not applicable

(ii) Engineers

65

R50 394 855

(iii) Nurses

None

Not applicable

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2022-w1927 - 15 June 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What (a) total number of senior managers within the Public Service have enrolled for and successfully completed the Ethics in the Public Service online course offered by the National School of Government and (b) is the breakdown of the specified figure in each (i) national and (ii) provincial government department?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 15 Jun 2022

a) Since the inception of the course in 2016, of just over 9 800 members of the senior management services, 1,963 senior managers enrolled and successfully completed the course.

b) The following tables reflect the breakdown of this figure:

Period

National

Provincial

TOTAL

1 Apr 2016 to 31 March 2017

12

38

50

1 Apr 2017 to 31 March 2018

96

66

162

1 Apr ...

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2022-w1842 - 14 June 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1)Whether his department intends to require that public servants spend a minimum number of years in a position before they can be considered for and/or qualify for a promotion (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) What number of (a) directors-general and (b) heads of departments are currently acting without having the requisite experience of over six years in a senior management position within the Public Service?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 14 Jun 2022

(1) Recruitment and Selection in the Public Service under the Public Service Act, 1994, is based on an open employment system where persons apply and compete for positions. Persons already employed in the Public Service need to also apply for higher posts in the event that they wish to progress in the service and compete for such posts, promotion is not automatic. When a ...

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2022-w1841 - 14 June 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What measures has his department put in place in order to strengthen meritocracy in the Public Service?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 14 Jun 2022

The Public Service Act, 1994 and Public Service Regulations, 2016 requires that persons who are appointed in the Public Service must be fit and proper and further indicates that any person who is appointed must meet the inherent requirement of the job. Section 11 of the Public Service Act, 1994, states that in the public service- “(a) all persons who applied and qualify for ...

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