Question NW231 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration

National/ Provincial Departments and their Components

Government Components

Filled Posts June 2019

Vacant Posts June 2019

Quarterly Vacancy Rate (%)

Total

1,169,580

123,843

9.34

Eastern Cape

Total

115,551

20,516

15.23

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

1,378

167

8.52

Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism

508

245

30.48

Education

60,891

12,316

17.21

Health

40,254

6,653

13.93

Human Settlements

530

35

6.61

Office of the Premier

345

69

13.67

Provincial Treasury

417

22

4.56

Roads and Public works

1,639

161

7.33

Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

2,662

241

11.09

Safety and Liaison

131

20

14.44

Social Development

3,638

386

9.22

Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture

1,192

33

9.9

Transport

1,966

168

6.97

Free State

Total

56,301

3,830

5.72

Agriculture

987

56

4.43

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

348

53

13.13

Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs

681

119

14.51

Education

27,849

1,664

4.81

Health

18,290

770

3.43

Human Settlements

409

62

12.89

Office of the Premier

493

56

9.81

Police, Roads and Transport

2,562

291

10.46

Provincial Treasury

380

48

11.21

Public Works

1,366

131

11.19

Social Development

1,913

464

16.99

Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation

1,023

116

9.85

Gauteng

Total

158,807

15,997

8.86

Agriculture and Rural Development

947

68

6.63

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

650

45

5.98

Community Safety

1,154

105

8.29

E-Government

773

76

9.23

Economic Development

327

31

8.19

Education

83,374

5,619

5.94

Health

61,112

7,895

11.2

Human Settlements

753

195

20.46

Infrastructure Development

2,514

487

15.89

Office of the Premier

463

86

14.14

Provincial Treasury

779

110

12.93

Infrastructure Financing Agency

32

0

0

Provincial Treasury

747

110

13.41

Roads and Transport

1,888

554

22.17

Social Development

3,460

509

12.81

Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation

613

217

27.47

KwaZulu-Natal

Total

180,613

17,145

8.31

Agriculture and Rural Development

2,449

264

8.98

Arts and Culture

473

55

8.87

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

1,233

102

7.09

Community Safety and Liaison

162

18

8.99

Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs

532

128

18.78

Education

100,817

8,057

7.16

Finance

378

44

10.93

Health

64,395

7,554

9.83

Human Settlements

579

55

7.5

Office of the Premier

512

46

7.21

Public Works

1,525

100

6.19

Social Development

3,668

278

9.41

Sport and Recreation

233

28

10.94

Transport

3,657

416

9.72

Limpopo

Total

100,509

17,386

14.58

Agriculture, and Rural Development

2,496

507

16.31

Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs

1,835

221

10.09

Community Safety

127

8

6.17

Economic Development, Environment and Tourism

1,231

69

5.99

Education

52,788

9,336

15.22

Health

32,549

3,738

9.85

Office of the Premier

457

36

6.63

Provincial Treasury

408

58

11.52

Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure

2,784

516

14.32

Social Development

3,103

2,590

44.66

Sports, Arts and Culture

469

47

8.12

Transport

2,262

260

9.76

Mpumalanga

Total

70,066

5,742

7.59

Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs

1,493

297

15.75

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

754

25

2.58

Community Safety, Security and Liaison

1,482

33

2.92

Culture, Sport and Recreation

277

34

10.91

Economic Development and Tourism

220

21

5.24

Education

40,002

2,461

5.97

Health

19,954

2,549

11.18

Human Settlements

370

99

20.94

Office of the Premier

228

38

15.22

Provincial Treasury

279

71

20.19

Public Works, Roads and Transport

3,120

51

1.45

Social Development

1,887

63

3.08

National

Total

332,677

17,803

4.92

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

4,850

1,269

20.35

Arts and Culture

404

55

9.26

Basic Education

733

48

5.22

Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service

145

10

7.59

Communications

62

8

14.48

Cooperative Governance

585

75

10.52

Cooperative Governance

421

47

9.33

Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent

164

28

13.5

Correctional Services

38,142

3,329

7.68

Economic Development

95

19

12.87

Energy

505

116

17.76

Environmental Affairs

1,598

211

11.17

Government Communication and Information System

415

52

10.56

Health

1,592

262

13.88

Higher Education and Training

21,215

1,995

7.97

Home Affairs

9,584

190

1.9

Government Printing Works

648

137

16.41

Home Affairs

8,936

53

0.57

Human Settlements

518

86

13.72

Independent Police Investigative Directorate

355

36

9.14

International Relations and Cooperation

2,198

400

14.01

Justice and Constitutional Development

20,377

1,419

6.6

Justice and Constitutional Development

16,017

1,413

8.21

National Prosecuting Authority

4,360

6

0.16

Labour

8,448

853

9.09

Military Veterans

137

12

12.53

Mineral Resources

1,012

89

7.93

National School of Government

203

26

10.77

National Treasury

1,972

316

13.84

Government Pensions Administration Agency

911

179

16.36

Government Technical Advisory Centre

140

13

9.09

National Treasury

921

124

11.92

Office of the Chief Justice

1,864

209

10.16

Office of the Public Service Commission

254

26

7.96

Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

418

52

11.29

Police

191,211

2,368

1.19

Public Enterprises

162

43

19.35

Public Service and Administration

379

75

14.33

Centre of Public Service Innovation

31

3

8.82

Public Service and Administration

348

72

14.77

Public Works

4,500

497

9.79

Rural Development and Land Reform

5,155

741

12.91

Science and Technology

386

104

20.5

Small Business Development

188

19

8.21

Social Development

690

245

25.29

Sport and Recreation South Africa

147

111

41.03

Statistics South Africa

3,323

865

20.19

Telecommunications and Postal Services

247

17

5.41

The Presidency

469

105

16.26

Tourism

456

54

9.99

Trade and Industry

1,174

39

2.67

Traditional Affairs

88

7

9.9

Transport

648

239

26.53

Water and Sanitation

5,680

1,105

16.02

Women

93

6

5.74

North West

Total

59,738

10,943

15.22

Community Safety and Transport Management

1,439

215

12.37

Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs

695

189

20.94

Economy and Enterprise Development

221

21

6.92

Education and Sport Development

30,612

4,542

12.73

Finance

515

92

15.21

Health

18,099

4,372

19.26

Local Government and Human Settlements

525

192

27.14

Office of the Premier

703

117

13.86

Public Works and Roads

2,751

369

11

Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development

1,494

600

28.41

Social Development

2,540

182

6

Tourism

144

52

25.34

Northern Cape

Total

21,743

3,477

13.85

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

521

40

5.44

Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs

581

69

9.99

Economic Development and Tourism

185

52

14.49

Education

10,085

2,196

18.7

Environment and Nature Conservation

236

12

3.39

Health

6,748

785

10.07

Office of the Premier

235

14

5.35

Provincial Treasury

350

45

10

Roads and Public Works

869

104

8.87

Social Development

1,051

84

6.59

Sport, Arts and Culture

522

48

8.08

Transport, Safety and Liaison

360

28

7.57

Western Cape

Total

73,575

11,004

12.18

Agriculture

861

24

2.67

Community Safety

286

10

2.94

Cultural Affairs and Sport

534

15

1.82

Economic Development and Tourism

187

13

4.6

Education

33,654

8,093

17.69

Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

350

4

1.6

Health

31,377

2,669

7.87

Human Settlements

400

19

3.83

Local Government

354

4

1.58

Provincial Treasury

249

27

6

Social Development

2,049

46

2.67

The Premier

950

21

2.37

Transport and Public Works

2,324

59

3.26