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Cabinet ministers can’t fire directors general, says Public Service Commission
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/ 8 July 2024

Cabinet ministers can’t fire directors general, says Public Service Commission

Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work

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/ 24 February 2012

Short back and sides, please

Pravin Gordhan stresses that government departments have to stretch their resources and fund their projects with their own cashflows.

By Kevin Davie
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/ 13 October 2010

Parliament: Communications dept in disarray

Low levels of spending on operational programmes, poor staff morale and corporate governance are some of the problems facing the department.

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/ 10 March 2010

DA: Transport Dept spent millions on conferences

The Transport Department spent over R75-million on four conferences in two years, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday.

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Splitting ministries

The <i> Mail & Guardian</i> learned recently that Jacob Zuma’s administration will expand national ministries from 28 to 32.

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