Chair, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
notes with the utmost concern the shocking figures released in Parliament by the Public Service Commission, which is blaming government departments for taking more than the prescribed 60 days to complete disciplinary hearings;
further notes that the Department of Correctional Services topped the list of departments, paying R14 million to employees sitting at home, followed by the Department of Justice, which is paying over R11 million to 69 employees on suspension and the SA Police Service, which is paying over R8 million to 869 officials on suspension;
further notes that most of the public servants that continue to get paid while on leave are charged with misconduct ranging from theft, fraud, misuse of state property, sexual harassment and sexual assault, and gross negligence resulting in loss of state money to the violation of tender processes; and
takes this opportunity to call on all government departments and the Public Service Commission to move with the utmost speed in resolving suspensions on full pay in the Public Service.