2022-w955 - 25 April 2022

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

(1)What measures and/or interventions has her department put in place to ensure that appointments within the Public Service are based purely on merit and competency; (2) Whether the specified measures and/or interventions apply to the appointments of senior managers within the Public Service; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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

(1) & (2) 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. In the making of any appointment in terms of section 9 of the Public Service Act, 1994, in the ...

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2022-w858 - 31 March 2022

Willem Frederik Faber to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What total amount in Rand has been spent on (a) catering, (b) entertainment and (c) accommodation for (i) her, (ii) the Deputy Minister and (iii) officials of her department since 29 May 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 31 Mar 2022

Item Description

(i) Minister

(ii) Deputy Minister

(iii) DPSA

 

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

 

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

Catering

469

382

123

46

10

6

2 706

431

615

Entertainment

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

Accommodation

1 692

1 148

536

666

234

228

10 325

4 125

2 ...

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2022-w415 - 31 March 2022

Brett Norton Herron to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1)Whether she has received the Premier of the Western Cape’s motivation for the appointment of Mr B S Madikizela at Level IV (details furnished), despite Mr Madikizela having admitted to claiming a degree he does not have; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether she has found that Mr Madikizela is recognised as a competent expert at (a) national and (b) international level; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how is Mr Madikizela recognised as a competent expert at (i) national and (ii) international level; (3) whether she has found that Mr Madikizela has very high level skills and/or scarce skills; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in what respects are Mr Madikizela’s skills high level and/or scarce; (4) whether skill level includes consideration of educational and/or professional qualifications; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how does Mr Madikizela qualify for Level IV remuneration; (5) (a) what does Mr Madikizela’s curriculum vitae disclose as his highest educational qualification and (b) on what date was it obtained?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 31 Mar 2022

  1. Yes. The Minister for the Public Service and Administration received a request for approval of compensation level IV on the appointment of Mr. Madikizela as Special Adviser for the Premier of the Western Cape. This is in compliance with paragraph 11 of the Dispensation for the Appointment and Remuneration of Special Advisers (“the Dispensation”) which provide that “Executive Authorities must submit proposals/recommendations for ...
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2022-w668 - 30 March 2022

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

(1)What has she found to be the key difference that enabled the Western Cape Government to implement lifestyle audits on all members of the provincial Cabinet within months of announcing the audits during the 2019 State of the Province Address, while the national government is still failing to implement lifestyle audits over three years after it announced the same for the national Cabinet; (2) whether she has taken any steps to approach the Western Cape Provincial Government so that it can teach the national government how to implement lifestyle audits for members of the national Cabinet; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 30 Mar 2022

1. The key difference between the Western Cape and Public Service is that the Western Cape appointed a service provider to conduct lifestyle audits and the DPSA opted to prepare policies and to develop its own system so that lifestyle audits can sustainably be conducted as part of an integrated departmental ethics management process.

In order for the Public Service to be able to ...

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2022-w825 - 30 March 2022

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

(a) What will be the consequences for public servants who do not pass lifestyle audits and (b) on what date does she envisage that all the specified lifestyle audits will be completed?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 30 Mar 2022

a) Lifestyle audits will be considered “not passed” if criminal conduct was identified during a lifestyle review, which was referred for a lifestyle investigation that progressed into a criminal investigation conducted by the Police, and eventually resulted in a prosecution. The consequence will be a criminal record, as pronounced by court. Disciplinary steps will also be taken against such an employee. Regulation 61 of ...

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2022-w195 - 30 March 2022

Annelie Lotriet to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(a) What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her for more than (aa) 30 days, (bb) 60 days, (cc) 90 days and (dd) 120 days, (b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case and (c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 30 Mar 2022

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION (DPSA)

The Department of Public Service and Administration is not in possession of any unpaid invoices for which there are contractual obligations.

Kindly note that the information provided pertains to the DPSA only and not for other entities reporting to the MPSA.

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2022-w167 - 30 March 2022

Jan Naudé De Villiers to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Whether she and/or her department ever received correspondence from a certain political organisation (details furnished), via email, WhatsApp, hardcopy and/or in any other format of which the original file is dated June 2020; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what date was the specified correspondence received, (b) who was the sender of the correspondence and (c) what steps were taken by her department in this regard?

2022-w216 - 09 March 2022

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

(1)What systems has she put in place to measure the performance of the Commissioners of the Public Service Commission; (2) whether she has found that the (a) systems work and (b) Commissioners are doing what they are expected to do; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the further relevant details in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 9 Mar 2022

1) Section 196 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, (the Constitution), regulates the Public Service Commission (PSC). Key provisions relevant to the question at hand provide as follows:

(a) Section 196(1) of the Constitution provides that there is a single PSC for the Republic.

(b) Section 196 (4)(e) of the Constitution provides that the PSC must report on its activities ...

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2022-w257 - 08 March 2022

Omphile Mankoba Confidence Maotwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What total number of (a) persons are currently employed in the Public Service and (b) the specified persons will reach a retirement age in 2025?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 8 Mar 2022

a) The number of persons currently employed in the Public Service as at 14 February 2022 is 1 230 835.

b) The total number of persons that will reach the retirement age of 65 in 2025 is 131 176.

Source: PERSAL

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2022-w532 - 08 March 2022

Nicholas George Myburgh to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What is the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) price and (e) purchase date of each vehicle purchased for use by (i) her and (ii) the Deputy Minister since 29 May 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 8 Mar 2022

The Department of Public Service and Administration has not purchased new vehicles since 29 May 2019 for either the Minister or Deputy Minister of the Department for Public Service and Administration. Details of the existing vehicles purchased by the Department for use by the Minister and Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration are as follows:

i) Minister for the Public Service and Administration: ...

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