2027-w932 - 05 May 2027

Fikile Zachariah Majola to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1)Whether there is any position of (a) chief executive officer, (b) chief financial officer and/or (c) chief operating officer that is currently vacant in each entity reporting to him; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) Have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (3) (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity, (b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and (c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 5 May 2027

DPSA

  1. The Department of Public Service and Administration (a) does not have a chief executive officer position, (b) the chief financial officer position is filled (c) does not have a chief operating officer position
  2. N/A
  3. N/A

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC)

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is an independent Constitutional body, and its budget is appropriated via the Minister of Public Service and Administration.

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2024-w836 - 15 April 2024

Michéle Odette Clarke to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1) Whether it is mandatory for all public servants to be members of a (a) medical aid scheme and (b) hospital plan; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case. (2) Whether it is mandatory for all public servants to be members of the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS); if not, what (a) total number of public servants are members of GEMS and (b) percentage of the total number of public servants does the number constitute?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 15 Apr 2024

1. It is not mandatory for public servants to be members of (a) a medical scheme, however, employees who are on salary level 1 to 5 receive 100% medical subsidy if they join GEMS on the Tanzanite One Benefit Option. Employees on salary level 6 to 10 who join GEMS receive 75% medical subsidy and can join any benefit option of their choice. Employees ...

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2024-w670 - 15 April 2024

Leon Amos Schreiber to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What (a) is the detailed breakdown of the current average salary for each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service, (b) total amount will be spent annually on the salaries of the Public Service in terms of the latest wage agreement in each of the 16 salary bands, (c) total amount of the specified amount will be spent annually on employees in each specified salary band in the Public Service and (d) is the breakdown of the total number of employees currently employed in each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 15 Apr 2024

a), b), c) and d) 

Salary level

Average salary

Total amount spent

2023/24 FY

Projected amount 2024/25 FY

@4.7%

Total number of employees per level

Salary level 1

123 741

2 075 022

2 172 548

17

Salary level 2

130 437

10 163 410 848

10 641 091 157

76 650

Salary level 3

159 879

10 034 049 885

10 505 650 229

63 144

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2024-w754 - 10 April 2024

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What are the reasons that the Public Service Commission cases that have been handled through the National Anti-Corruption hotline took more than three years to conclude, impacting badly on the taxpayers?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 10 Apr 2024

Cases reported through the National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) are referred to departments, public agencies and other public bodies for investigation in accordance with the agreed protocols. These departments, public agencies and other public bodies are required to investigate the referrals in terms of their particular mandates on investigations within 40 days of the referral of the case. Generally, many investigations are prolonged due to ...

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2024-w828 - 09 April 2024

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

In light of the report by the Public Service Commission that there are cases handled through the National Anti-Corruption Hotline and others that have been under investigation for more than three years, what are the reasons that these cases take so much time to be concluded?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 9 Apr 2024

Cases reported through the National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) are referred to departments, public agencies and other public bodies for investigation in accordance with the agreed protocols. These departments, public agencies and other public bodies are required to investigate the referrals in terms of their particular mandates on investigations. Problems experienced by departments in the handling of NACH cases appear to be linked to the ...

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2024-w768 - 03 April 2024

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What (a) is the breakdown of the total number of public servants who (i) are not senior managers and (ii) do not have qualifications for the positions they currently occupy and (b) positions do these public servants currently occupy and (c) for how long have these public servants occupied these positions in (i) national and (ii) provincial departments?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 3 Apr 2024

(a) (i) and (ii) & (b) (i) and (ii)

The requested information falls under the jurisdiction of respective Executive Authorities as human resources management is a decentralised function across the Public Service. Section 3(7)(a) and (b) of the Public Service Act of 1994 provides individual Executive Authorities with comprehensive responsibilities and obligations related to the department's structural and organisational arrangement as well as powers ...

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2024-w668 - 03 April 2024

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Whether she has found that the Nyukela requirement, which her department introduced in the security cluster, will pose a hindrance to applicants with qualifications but not in possession of Nyukela; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how will the specified requirement impact on the applicants who are qualified and have the necessary skills and (b) what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 3 Apr 2024

(a) The National Framework Towards the Professionalisation of the Public Sector (Professionalisation Framework) requires all Members of the Senior Management Service (SMS) to complete the SMS Pre-Entry Programme (Nyukela) before qualifying for an appointment in the SMS. The Professionalisation Framework prescribes that the Nyukela programme should also be extended to employees in the Local Government, Military, State Security, Police, Correctional Services and Boards of ...

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2024-w492 - 02 April 2024

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Whether, given the outcomes of the Skills Audit Survey conducted recently, the Public Service is in a good place regarding the requisite skills needed in the infrastructure and frontline service; if not, what skills need a sharper focus; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 2 Apr 2024

The skills audit project in the infrastructure and frontline service departments is being conducted over two financial years. It started with situational analyses reports which are being finalised in the current financial year. The skills audit survey will be undertaken in the next financial year, and it will pinpoint specific gaps and areas for improvement, facilitating the development of targeted training and development programmes ...

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2024-w491 - 02 April 2024

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(1) Whether, in light of the report of the National School of Government (NSG) to the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration that R400 million has been generated in revenue, the specified revenue is kept in reserve and/or used to run the annual programmes; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) whether the NSG has developed the funding model that was proposed by Parliament; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the specified revenue was generated through the funding model that was proposed by Parliament; if not, how was the revenue generated; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 2 Apr 2024

1. (a) The amount of R400 million was reported as accumulated revenue generated over a period of five (5) financial years (i.e. from 2019/20 to date). The amount generated is from services rendered (course fees collected) without taking into account the operating expenses and salaries paid throughout the period.

(b) The Training Trading Account currently holds reserves to the amount of R128 million after ...

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2024-w526 - 25 March 2024

Rosina Ntshetsana Komane to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

(a) What forms of support are offered to departments on the National Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Sector, (b) is that support making an impact in the implementation of the specified framework and (c) were all heads of department and senior management services across the Public Service trained and/or workshopped on the framework before implementation?

Reply from the Minister of Public Service and Administration on 25 Mar 2024

The Directive on Human Resources Management and Development for Public Service Professionalisation, Volume 1, ratified by the Minister for Public Service and Administration on 16 February 2024, specifies various support mechanisms to aid departments in implementing the National Framework for Public Sector Professionalisation. These mechanisms encompass, among numerous others, the following:

(a) Forms of Support Offered to Departments

In the context of forms of ...

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