Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work
Concerns have been raised that a head of department described as a ‘clean professional’ has been ousted for political reasons
The provincial departmental head has also dodged the bullet for allegedly flouting the law
Late or non-payment by departments demonstrates little care for small businesses – says PSC commissioner
The minister supported the appointment of a senior North West official who only has a matric certificate, despite CV claims
Some 347 cases of corruption were reported to the commission in the last quarter of 2021, with the majority of these relating to the South African Social Security Agency
Small businesses are on their knees
The PSC intervened after an annual report showed the department had incurred more than R124-million in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
Administrators exert political influence in the recruitment process, the Public Service Commission says
Provincial HOD hired despite implication in ‘jobs-for-pals’ probe involving former minister Faith Muthambi
Somododa Fikeni tells Nicolene de Wee about his new portfolio, his days as a herd boy in the Eastern Cape and being homeless for three weeks in the US
Covid-19 has exposed, among a host of other things, the glaring gaps that appear when the wrong people have been put in the job
The Cabinet minister is accused of surrounding herself with supporters to help get her to the top
Jacob Melusi Motha has not been the only convict to work in the public service
An autonomous public service is vital to cleaner government and better development prospects.
The Public Service Commission this week told Parliament that the system of recruitment of heads of government departments needed a "rethink".
State departments failed to respond to 90% of corruption cases reported by the public on hotlines during the past financial year, a report says.
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/ 29 October 2010
The PSC’s 2010 report on the state of the public service casts a sharp and often unflattering eye on the one-million-employee state sector.
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/ 3 September 2009
Senior managers in the public service had a ”greater propensity” to commit fraud than employees in lower ranks, the Public Service Commission said.
President Jacob Zuma may be drawn into the sticky issue of dealing with justice Director General Menzi Simelane.
The Justice Department has released the terms of reference for the public service commission’s investigation into the conduct of DG Menzi Simelane.
Details of the PSC’s investigation into the conduct of Menzi Simelane should be released to the public, the DA said on Tuesday.
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/ 9 December 2008
Justice department boss Menzi Simelane is to be probed by the Public Service Commission for his role in the suspension of ex-NPA boss Vusi Pikoli.
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/ 27 October 2008
DA leader Helen Zille has called on the Public Service Commission to probe allegations the ANC is interfering in public-service appointments.
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/ 11 September 2008
The disabled are so highly sought after in the government that their job-hopping between departments is a cause for concern.
More people across all race groups in South Africa are living in relative poverty, a report released by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said. The number of white South Africans living in relative poverty has doubled, from 2% to 3,9% since 1997, the number of black South Africans has increased from 50,3% to 57,2%, the commission’s report found.
Cases of corruption in the public sector reported to the National Anti-Corruption Hotline increased by 46% between 2004 and 2007, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday. DA spokesperson on public service Karel Minnie said this was according to a 2008 report released by the Public Service Commission.
Government departments have generally continued to underspend on their budgets since 2004, the Public Service Commission said on Thursday. Meanwhile, a national government team is to be deployed to help the embattled Eastern Cape housing department fulfil its mandate.
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/ 21 February 2008
Financial misconduct in the 2006/07 financial year has cost the country more than R130-million, the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Thursday. The total loss stood at R130 615 994,82. National departments accounted for 370 cases and provincial departments reported 672 cases.
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/ 17 September 2007
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday lodged a complaint with the Public Services Commission over what it said were ”unjustified” performance bonuses being paid to National Lotteries Board (NLB) officials. Staff performance bonuses at the NLB soared by R42 4% to more than R1,3-million for the past financial year
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/ 13 September 2007
The Public Protector is to conduct a preliminary investigation into allegations of improper conduct against Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba. Gigaba had been informed of this by letter, the Public Protector’s office said on Thursday. It said this ”own initiative investigation” would seek to determine the merits of the allegations against Gigaba.
Over 700 financial misconduct cases were reported to the Public Service Commission over the 2005/2006 financial year, with 81% of implicated employees being found guilty, the National Anti-Corruption Forum (NACF) said on Thursday.