The mammoth task of professionalising the public service is gathering momentum. The National Assembly recently passed the Public Administration Management Amendment Bill and the Public Service Amendment Bill, while the Department of Public Service and Administration has also published a new directive to guide departments in implementing the professionalisation framework which was launched in October 2022.
The mammoth task of professionalising the public service is gathering momentum. The National Assembly recently passed the Public Administration Management Amendment Bill and the Public Service Amendment Bill, while the Department of Public Service and Administration has also published a new directive to guide departments in implementing the professionalisation framework which was launched in October 2022.
Public service professionalisation has begun to take shape
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Corruption in South Africa's private healthcare system is about to be exposed, says health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Investigations will focus on medical aid fraud, inflated prices for procedures and supplies, and the growing problem of fraudulent medico-legal or malpractice claims against the state.
Corruption in South Africa's private healthcare system is about to be exposed, says health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Investigations will focus on medical aid fraud, inflated prices for procedures and supplies, and the growing problem of fraudulent medico-legal or malpractice claims against the state.
Private healthcare sector corruption to be investigated
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Mothibi tells of death threats, corruption, faulty public procurement system
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Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi spoke candidly about South Africa's broken procurement system and the challenges the unit faces on a daily basis in challenging the relentless corruption within and exploitation of the system. In a recent interview with News24, he revealed that he and his team face not only pushback against reforms but also threats to their safety, in an onslaught that continues on a daily basis.
Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi spoke candidly about South Africa's broken procurement system and the challenges the unit faces on a daily basis in challenging the relentless corruption within and exploitation of the system. In a recent interview with News24, he revealed that he and his team face not only pushback against reforms but also threats to their safety, in an onslaught that continues on a daily basis.
South Africa's transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as solar, is being hampered by a number of factors, says economics professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz in a recent research paper titled Exploring the impact of institutional quality to South Africa’s transition to renewables. “Chief among them is corruption, which is affecting the quality of institutions.”
South Africa's transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as solar, is being hampered by a number of factors, says economics professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz in a recent research paper titled Exploring the impact of institutional quality to South Africa’s transition to renewables. “Chief among them is corruption, which is affecting the quality of institutions.”
The influence of corruption on the transition to renewable energy in SA
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In his 2022 State of the Nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke of the need to build a capable, ethical, and developmental state. One of the ways in which this would be achieved, said the president, would be by professionalising the public service – he added that a framework for this initiative would soon be Read more >
African Anti-Corruption Day (AACD), held every year on 11 July, aims to recognise the progress that has been made in fighting corruption across the continent, and reiterate the need to move with the times in developing approaches to end corruption. It also provides an opportunity to reflect on the catastrophic consequences of corruption on the Read more >
