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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Moving towards a professional and capable public service OPINION When I was elected to the position of President of South Africa, I said that building an efficient, capable and ethical state free from corruption was among my foremost priorities. Only a capable, efficient, ethical and development-oriented state can deliver on the commitment to improve the lives of the people of this country. This means that the public service must be staffed by men and women who are professional...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that his government is working on an important policy document that aims to root out corruption amongst public service officials.

Unfortunately, there is a long and difficult road ahead. Much of this budget is treading water. Debt-service costs are increasing as a percentage of the budget. Though this is increasing at a lower rate than previously predicted — which will reassure the ratings agencies — the size of the total debt is heading for an enormous R5.23 trillion by 2023/24. Those debt costs are slowly edging out social spending. In 2019/20, debt-service costs (R205bn) were less than spending on health (R222bn) a...

Public service move welcome but badly timed The government’s move to consult stakeholders about professionalising the public service is welcome, but comes at a very difficult time, the Public Service Accountability Monitor says. The PSAM was responding to the announcement by Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Senzo Mchunu, of a two-week public consultation process next month on this topic. In December the draft National Implementation Framework towards the Professiona...

The council has outlined its strategy for housing people with a disability in the county. The councils Strategic Plan for housing people with a Disability 2016-2021 has been prepared by the Fingal Housing and Disability Steering Group. The preparation of this Plan takes cognisance of the National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011-2016; the associated National Implementation Framework; the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the Disability Act 2005; a revi...

File/News24 Integrity testing for aspiring civil servants and external experts in interview panels for the positions of director-general and deputy director-general are some of the measures proposed to professionalise the public service. This is contained in the National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service, which was gazetted for public comment on Christmas Eve. The deadline for comment is 26 February 2021. According to the fram...