(1) (a) What number of public servants have skills related to information and communications technology (ICT), and (b) how often do the relevant government departments upskill the specified skills.
(2) what number of cyber security specialists are currently employed in the Public Service.
(3) what number of ICT and/or e-Government-related courses does the National School of Government currently offer?
Background
In pursuit of a comprehensive understanding of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) landscape within the public service, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) utilized the PERSAL system to generate reports concerning ICT personnel within various departments. Regrettably, these reports revealed discrepancies, as many departments had failed to update the field designating personnel involved in IT-related roles, consequently compromising the accuracy ...
(1) What (a) total number of public servants (i) are currently receiving grants in each (aa) provincial and (bb) national department and (ii) qualify to receive such grants and (b) types of grants do the specified public servants receive.
(2) What total number of public servants have been disciplined for receiving grants they do not qualify to receive in each (a) provincial and (b) national department.
(3) What total number of cases has her department opened against public servants who benefited from grants that they did not qualify to receive;
(4) What total amount has her department recovered to date from public servants who benefited from grants that they did not qualify to receive?
1.(a) Public servants that received grants:
TABLE 1
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No
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Province
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Number public servants identified by AGSA
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|
1
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Eastern Cape
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1257
|
|
2
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Free State
|
103
|
|
3
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Gauteng
|
280
|
|
4
|
KwaZulu-Natal
|
1102
|
|
5
|
Limpopo
|
468
|
|
6
|
Mpumalanga
|
296
|
|
7
|
Northwest
|
1460
|
|
8
|
Northern Cape
|
566
|
|
9
|
Western Cape
|
280
|
|
10
|
National
|
|
|
Total
|
5812
|
In March 2023 33833 public servants had their grants lapsed and also ...
With reference to public servants who do not have qualifications for the positions that they currently occupy, what (a) is the total number of such public servants in each (i) national and (ii) provincial government department and (b) are the relevant details of the (i) positions that are occupied by such public servants and (ii) time period that each public servant has been employed in each specified position?
a) (i) and (ii):
The Minister for the Public Service and Administration (MPSA), guided by section 3 (c) of the Public Service Act (PSA), issued a Directive guiding national and provincial departments on Compulsory Capacity Development Mandatory Training Days, and Minimum Entry Requirements, specifically for Senior Management Service (SMS) roles. The Directive sets forth mandatory requirements and standards which define qualification criteria that must ...
What are the detailed statistics concerning occupation specific dispensation (OSD) employees across various government departments, specifically regarding (a) the number of OSD employees in each department, (b) their respective salary levels and the current total cost to the state for the specified employees and (c) projected forecasts for future uptake of OSD positions in the upcoming financial years?
(a) and (b) The number of OSD employees in each department and current total costs
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Sphere / Province
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Name of the Department
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a) Number of OSD officials
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b) Current total costs
|
|
Eastern Cape
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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
|
38
|
32 000 277
|
| |
Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
|
146
|
76 439 952
|
| |
Education
|
53 115
|
20 509 133 643
|
| |
Health
|
28 ... |
(1)Whether it remains the policy position of the Government to ensure control of the levers of the state by appointing cadres from a particular political organisation (name furnished) over prioritising a professional Public Service; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(2) whether the Government plans to abolish the preference of deploying cadres in the Public Service over prioritising a professional public service; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Applicable to both questions one and two:
Government does not have and has never had a policy of cadre deployment. Employment in the public service operates on a merit-based recruitment and selection system, rendering the concept of cadre deployment inapplicable for filling positions. The Minister for the Public Service and Administration directs and guides departments in formulating norms and standards governing employment practices, ensuring ...
Whether his department has records of the total number of public servants in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the statistics in each (a) department and (b) province?
The following information reflects the total number of public servants in the Republic of South Africa. The information is obtained from PERSAL as of 30 September 2023
(3rd quarter 2023/2024).
a) The number of public servants in each National Department and Components are as follows:
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TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS AND COMPONENTS
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|
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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6 812 ... |
(1)What (a) legislative provisions were relied upon when amending the Public Service Regulation 61(6)(b), (b) constitutes privileged information as there is no such category in terms of Minimum Information Security Standards and (c) legislative provisions prohibit a whistleblower from disclosing privileged information to (i) a Parliamentary committee and (ii) the media;
(2) whether she has found that amended Public Service Regulation 61(6)(b) is in line with the Protected Disclosures Act, Act 26 of 2000 as it is now an offence and misconduct for a Senior Management Service member to disclose any privileged and/or confidential information obtained during the course of duty to an unauthorised person or persons, with a prohibited reemployment period for five (5) years if found guilty; if not, why not; if so, which provisions of the specified Act does the amendment align with;
(3) what (a) are the reasons that her department wants to manage the database public disclosures when it is not the custodian of the Act and gazetted procedures, as that is now contrary to the whistleblowing reporting regime of 2011 and (b) mechanisms and procedures have been made available to potential whistleblowers who intend to make a protected disclosure against her department itself, as what had happened recently?
1. (a) the provisions of regulation 61(6)(b) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 relate to the unauthorised release of information and is authorised by section 41 of the Public Service Act, 1994 read with section 17(4) of the same Act.
(b) Privileged information is information that is protected from disclosure due the rights vested in individuals or bodies by the Constitution, other laws and ...
(1)(a) When was a certain person (name furnished) seconded to her department and (b) what position was the person seconded to;
(2) what were the reasons that the person was seconded to her department;
(3) whether the position the specified person currently holds was advertised; if not, why not; if so, when was the position advertised;
(4) prior to the specified person’s promotion at her department, what position did the person previously occupy in the Gauteng Provincial Government;
(5) which person in the Gauteng Provincial Government signed the person’s secondment agreement to her department?
(1) (a) The person was seconded to the Department on 1 August 2020;
(b) The person was seconded in terms of section 15 of the Public Service Act to support the Office of the Director-General;
(2) The person was seconded to the Department to provide policy coordination and support in the Office of the Director-General;
(3) The position the specified person currently holds was ...
Whether the position a certain person (name furnished) is holding, was job evaluated before the person was transferred as the person was not an employee affected by restructuring; if not, why not; if so, (a) how did the person know that there was a vacancy in the Office of the Director-General of her department, (b) was the irregular appointment of the person (i) challenged and (ii) reported to the Public Service Commission and (c) what was the outcome of the investigation?
The job was evaluated.
a) The person was contacted by the Human Resource unit of the Department to establish if she would consent to a lateral transfer to the post of Director: Executive Support.
b) The appointment of the person was not irregular.
- There was no challenge in the form of a grievance, dispute referral or court process on the transfer of the person. ...
(1)Where did a certain person (name furnished) work before being transferred to her department;
(2) whether the specified person previously worked with the Director-General, Ms Y Makhasi, at (a) the Film and Publication Board, (b) the Department of Public Enterprises, (c) the Department of Community and Safety Liaison in the Gauteng Provincial Government and (d) her department; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details.
(3) whether the post was advertised before the person was transferred to her department; if not, why not; if so, (a) who was recommended for the advertised position and (b) what were the reasons that the recommended candidate was not appointed.
(4) whether the position became a new position after restructuring; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how have the functions of the position changed and (b) what were the reasons that the new position was not advertised in terms of the Public Service Regulations?
1. The person worked for the Gauteng Department of Community Safety and Liaison before being transferred to the Department of Public Service and Administration.
(2) According to the departmental records:
(a) Yes, the person was employed at the Film and Publication Board from August 2012 to January 2014. Ms Makhasi was employed at the Films and Publication Board from 2008 to 2013.
(b) Yes, ...
