Premier

Firstly, let me sketch the legislative framework within which employees to the Public Service are appointed.

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) lists the following requirements for Public Administration:

“195. Basic values and principles governing public administration

1. Public administration must be governed by the democratic values and principles enshrined in the Constitution, including the following principles:
   1. A high standard of professional ethics must be promoted and maintained.
   2. Efficient, economic and effective use of resources must be promoted.
   3. Public administration must be development-oriented.
   4. Services must be provided impartially, fairly, equitably and without bias.
   5. People's needs must be responded to, and the public must be encouraged to participate in policy-making.
   6. Public administration must be accountable.
   7. Transparency must be fostered by providing the public with timely, accessible and accurate information.
   8. Good human-resource management and career-development practices, to maximise human potential, must be cultivated.
   1. Public administration must be broadly representative of the South African people, with employment and personnel management practices based on ability, objectivity, fairness, and the need to redress the imbalances of the past to achieve broad representation.”

 

The Public Service Act, 103 of 1994 lists the following requirements:

 

“11. Appointments and filling of posts.—

(1) In the making of appointments and the filling of posts in the public service due regard shall be had to equality and the other democratic values and principles enshrined in the Constitution.

(2) In the making of any appointment or the filling of any post in the public service—

(a) all persons who qualify for the appointment, transfer or promotion concerned shall be considered; and

(b) the evaluation of persons shall be based on training, skills, competence, knowledge and the need to redress the imbalances of the past to achieve a public service broadly representative of the South African people, including representation according to race, gender and disability.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), the relevant executing authority may, subject to the prescribed conditions, approve the appointment, transfer or promotion of persons to promote the basic values and principles referred to in section 195 (1) of the Constitution.”

 

1. 57 of which 31 were existing public servants who were transferred or promoted.

 

2.  

1.       30 Females and 27 males
2. 8 black, 30 coloured and 19 white
3. 1

 

3.  I am informed that the said employees graduated from the following institutions:

University of South Africa

University of the Western Cape

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

University of Cape Town

University of Stellenbosch

Nelson Mandela University

University of Pretoria

University of North West

Walter Sisulu University

Vista University

University of Durban, Natal

Tshwane University of Technology

Northlink College

Prestige College

University of Aberdeen

University of Havana, Cuba

Massey University, New Zealand

Pacific University, California

                        NOTE: Some employees have obtained multiple qualifications from different tertiary institutions.