Question NW437 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
26 March 2021 - NW437
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What total number of (a) employees of the State have been found to be doing business with the State over the past five years and (b) the specified (i) employees were disciplined and (ii) hearings resulted in the dismissal of the employees?
Reply:
a) The number of employees found to be possibly conducting business with the State was 482 at the end of February 2021, with eight (8) employees reported to be conducting business with the State in an official capacity (thus, having been appointed by a competent authority, as allowed in terms of Public Service Regulations, 2016, regulations 13(c)).
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A |
D |
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Departments |
Number of Public Servants listed on CSD conducting business with an organ of state as at end of January 2021 |
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1 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
39 |
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2 |
Gauteng |
42 |
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3 |
North West |
13 |
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4 |
Eastern Cape |
71 |
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5 |
Limpopo |
41 |
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6 |
Mpumalanga |
43 |
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7 |
Free State |
25 |
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8 |
Northern Cape |
72 |
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9 |
Western Cape |
18 |
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Total Provincial Departments |
364 |
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Total National Departments |
126 |
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Grand Total |
482 (8 in official capacity) |
b) The specified:
(i) Employees disciplined:
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Referred for disciplinary hearings |
37 cases in the South African Police Service (SAPS); One (1) case in the Department of Social Development; Five (5) cases in the Department of Employment and Labour; and 11 cases in the Northern Cape Department of Health. |
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Outcome of disciplinary hearing |
One (1) employee was suspended for three months without pay at the Department of Employment and Labour. |
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Criminal charges introduced |
12 cases were referred for criminal charges in the SAPS. |
(ii) hearings resulted in the dismissal of employees: To date there are no employees who were reported to be dismissed from their respective departments due to involvement in the conducting of business with the State.
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