MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 558
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 MARCH 2013
Dr C P Mulder (FF Plus) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and
Administration:â
How many posts were there in the Public Service on (a) 31 December 2012 and
(b) 31 December 1997 at the level of (i) director-general, (ii) deputy
director-general, (iii) chief director, (iv) director and (v) deputy
director? NW716E
REPLY
The information on the number of posts in the Public Service as at 31
December 1997 is not available on the system because the PERSAL system was
created as a payroll system first, then only in 2000 was it developed
further as an information management tool.
Nevertheless, the information as at 31 December 2012 is as follows:
|Post Level |Number of Posts in the Public Service |
| |(Excluding Department of Defence) |
| |31 December 2012 |
|(i) Director-General |159 |
|(ii) Deputy Director-General |642 |
|(iii) Chief Director |2 501 |
|(iv) Director |7 782 |
|(v) Deputy Director |21 191 |