Public Servants by Race As on 30 April 2018 |
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Race |
Number |
Percent |
African |
927,446 |
81.4 |
Asian |
28,514 |
2.5 |
Coloured |
98,333 |
8.6 |
White |
85,422 |
7.5 |
Total |
1,139,715 |
100.0 |
Table Public Servants by race as at 30 April 2018 Data Source: PERSAL, Compiled by the DPSA, Excluding: Periodical and Abnormal type of appointments, Defence and State Security Agency and Additional to Establishment |
2. Employment equity targets have successfully been met in terms of race. Number of employees in the Public Service has been fluctuating for the past five years which affects Affirmative Action Policy aggregate in terms of the targets. Employment of persons with disabilities in the public service has been consistently increasing, although not satisfactorily. The 2% equity target in terms of disability has not been reached and is currently standing at 0.95%.