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Public Service and Administration
Postponement of public hearings on Public Service Commission Amendment Bill, with Minister
28 Oct 2015
The Committee decided to hold both agenda items in abeyance and give the Minister at least three weeks to consider the amendments and be briefed properly by the Public Service Commission on the bill as he is a new incoming Minister. The Public Service Commission will also have time to ...
Public Service and Administration
DPSA; National School of Government; Centre for Public Service Innovation; Public Service Commission; DPME; NYDA; Statistics SA on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
14 Oct 2015
The Departments of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and Public Service and Administration (DPSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their 2014/15 annual reports. The Committee was also briefed by the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit findings, but this session was closed to the public. ...
Public Service and Administration
Public Service Commission Amendment Bill [B21-2015]: briefing
23 Sep 2015
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the two proposed amendments to the Bill, being amendments to Section 4 and Section 5.
The Chairperson said there would be no deliberations or discussion on the proposed amendments. The briefing from the PSC was simply for information sharing so that ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Draft National Assembly Rules: Party inputs
16 Sep 2015
The Sub-Committee met to discuss party input further and to continue general discussion on the rules as they had been drafted thus far, with the aim of developing a complete Sub-Committee document to take to the Rules Committee. The Committee went through the chapters, pausing at certain chapters where Members ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, Public Service Commission & National School of Government 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
9 Sep 2015
The Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration was present in the meeting. The Public Service Commission (PSC) firstly briefed the Committee on its first quarter 2015 performance and expenditure. The Department reported good success in finalising and closing cases of grievances and complaints. It was finalising a report on ...
Public Service and Administration
Filling of vacant posts in public service & DPSA 1st quarter 2015/16 performance
2 Sep 2015
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) showed the Committee that the number of funded vacancies had decreased from 14% to 11% since they last met with the Committee in March 2015. The DPSA is working with individual departments to reach a low rate of 10%, however they are ...
Public Service and Administration
National Youth Development Agency & Centre for Public Service Innovation on their 1st quarter 2015/16 performance
18 Aug 2015
The Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) presented their first quarter performance report, indicating that 68% of targets had been achieved and 17% of their total annual budget allocation had been spent. Some of the targets had been only partially achieved due to a delay in acquiring funding for pilot ...
Public Service and Administration
Government 30 Day Payment Compliance to service providers: public hearings
14 Aug 2015
Representatives of four small businesses gave the Committee an insight into the challenges they faced in obtaining payment from government departments within the prescribed 30-day deadline. The Public Service Commission and the Department of Performance Management and Evaluation then gave details of the legal requirements and the steps which were ...
Public Service and Administration
50% of women & 2% of people with disabilities employment by departments: DPSA monitoring report
12 Aug 2015
The Department of Public Services and Administration (DPSA) reported that the 2015 targets for the representation of women and persons with disabilities in the public sector had not been met. The targets were 50% and 2% respectively. The reasons for the lack of representation were not clear, but the DPSA ...
Public Service and Administration
Interviews of candidates for position of Public Service Commission chairperson
14 Jul 2015
The Sub-Committee of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration met to interview candidates for the position of the Public Service Commission Chairperson and this follows the end of the term of the current National Commissioner of Public Service Commission (PSC). The Committee thereafter deliberated in a closed meeting ...