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Who should teach the teachers?

Thabo Mohlala challenges Sadtu boss Thulas Nxesi on perceptions that the union shields its members at the expense of education.

SA rocked by resignation of ministers

Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is among 11 Cabinet ministers and three deputy ministers who have resigned.

Call to make price-fixing illegal

The recent National Anti-Corruption Summit supported moves to make price-fixing a crime — despite opposition from the Competition Commission.

Minister says public-service sector falls short

A ”back to basics” approach was needed to counter shortfalls in governance in the public-service sector, minster Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said.

Public service in focus at new government academy

President Thabo Mbeki has opened the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy in Pretoria.

Pay rise catches govt napping

Last year’s bitter public sector strike lives on in the unexpected multibillion-rand increase in the civil service pay bill announced this week.

Cosatu welcomes pay hike for public servants

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a pay increase for public servants. On Tuesday, Minister of Public Service and…

Youth mobilise against xenophobia

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and other youth bodies on Friday launched a campaign against xenophobia following the recent attacks on foreign nationals in…

Public servants may receive double-digit pay hike

Public servants may be in line for a double-digit pay increase this year. Briefing the media at Parliament on Tuesday, Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine…

It is time for a change of govt

In politics, as in life, chickens usually come home to roost. Fourteen years of failure in leadership and management at the Department of Home Affairs. Nine years of…

New smart-card ID to be launched within two years

The Department of Home Affairs expects to introduce the proposed new smart-card identity document (ID) to the general public within two years, it said on Wednesday. The card will…

Gender parity plan in trouble

An attempt to get the principle of gender parity elevated to the top structures of the ANC was trounced on Monday night, the Mail & Guardian has learned. The policy, also known…

Hundreds march against gender violence

Hundreds of men and women, including Cabinet ministers, marched in Pretoria on Wednesday in support of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children…

Mbeki to receive peer report next week

President Thabo Mbeki will receive an African Union report into the country’s governance standards on Wednesday next week, the Ministry of Public Service and Administration said…

Fifth estate, not the state

Self-regulation for newspapers ratcheted up a gear last week with the inaugural meeting of the Press Council in Johannesburg. But the African National Congress (ANC) is also…

Mbeki was entitled to sack Masetlha

The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that President Thabo Mbeki did have the power to sack former National Intelligence Agency director general Billy Masetlha. The…

NACF concerned that public servants escape charges

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…

Single public service seeks to ‘harmonise’ conditions

Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has rejected suggestions the government is seeking to create one public-service administration for all tiers…

Minister meets unions over single public service

Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi met municipal labour unions in Pretoria on Monday to discuss the government’s initiative for a single public…