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DPSA, Treasury on the hunt for ghost workers

The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) appeared before Parliament this week to brief the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on steps it is taking to clean up the pervasive problem of ghost workers on the government payroll. These non-existent employees draw salaries every month, creating extra pressure on the public purse Read more >

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Developments in the ongoing public service professionalisation process

Last month the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration met with representatives from the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) to receive updates on efforts to build a capable, ethical, and developmental state through the ongoing professionalisation process. The two entities delivered presentations focusing on the alignment Read more >

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‘We cannot prosecute our way out of corruption’ – NPA boss Batohi

By Julia EvansFirst published on Daily Maverick ‘There is an awkward truth at the heart of almost all anti-corruption efforts under way today, in countless countries across the world,” said advocate Shamila Batohi, the national director of public prosecutions. “The truth is, prosecuting corrupt public officials and private-sector players, even the most senior ones, won’t Read more >

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Public sector professionalisation moving ahead

The parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service and Administration met on 11 September to discuss progress in implementing the professionalisation plan for the public sector. Present were representatives of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), including Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana, and the National School of Government (NSG). “Professionalisation should be at the heart Read more >

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Public service professionalisation has begun to take shape

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 >

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DPSA describes public sector professionalisation as “burning issue”

At the beginning of May, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) presented its 2023/2024 annual performance plan to the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation. At the same meeting the Public Service Commission (PSC), National School of Government, and Centre for Public Service and Innovation presented their Read more >

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Govt to track employees who resign to avoid disciplinary processes

It happens in government and the private sector, over and over – employees fingered in irregular activities resign before disciplinary proceedings can be instituted against them or before a sitting disciplinary committee can make a recommendation. By so doing, these employees hope to escape accountability for their actions. In the words of Eskom CEO Andre Read more >