Despite a minister’s promise to halt the municipal merger, protesters in Zamdela say their strike will continue until the government listens.
Elroy Africa has resigned as the director general for cooperative governance and traditional affairs.
Tensions are mounting between Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi and his deputy, Ayanda Dlodlo, say departmental officials.
The Democratic Alliance has called for a law amendment to ensure scrutiny of government business deals involving family members of the president.
Is it a question of being presumed guilty until proved innocent? Is it a representation of certain interests or political game-playing?
Jacob Zuma’s R2.4-billion loan to Swaziland has unwittingly strengthened the hand of unions, says <b>Rapule Tabane</b>.
This week the Mail &Guardian reports on another attempt to stitch up a tender for government property
President Jacob Zuma’s new son-in-law is at the centre of an escalating row over a R1-billion tender for new government office space.
As the country reels from twin strikes by the metal and chemical worker unions, a further strike is looming by nearly a million members of Cosatu.
Dumisani Nkwamba, spokesperson for the minister of public service and administration, responds to the <i>M&G</i>’s editorial.
The department of public service and administration has condemned the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> for publishing the classified Ministerial Handbook.
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/ 11 February 2011
Public services minister brushes off Manyi’s ‘dismissal’ and knows nothing about his business roles
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/ 5 November 2010
Why, if service delivery is the issue, are some ministers still in office?
Public Service Minister Richard Baloyi on Thursday called for South Africa to adopt a culture of anti-corruption.
Public Service Minister Richard Baloyi said on Tuesday he hoped to never see a repeat of this year’s public-sector strike.
Hospersa’s 72 000 members will join the public service sector national strike on Thursday after the union failed to reach a wage agreement.
Government’s capacity to afford increases for striking public servants is "exhausted", says Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi.
Unions have rejected the latest offer from government, increasing the possibility of a public service strike next week which could shut down schools.
The government raised its pay offer to civil servants on Thursday to try to avert a strike by nearly a million public workers.
The government will not budge from its offer of a 6,5% wage increase to the public-service sector.
The public service and administration department said on Monday it would be meeting unions again this week in a bid to avert a potential strike.
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/ 28 October 2009
The luxury vehicles many members of Jacob Zuma’s new Cabinet have acquired are but ”tools to do work”, Richard Baloyi said on Wednesday.
Ministers’ lavish car allowances will be reconsidered as a part of a review of government spending, the minister in the presidency said on Thursday.
New Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi reported for work on Thursday.