Question NW1927 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration

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15 June 2022 - NW1927

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Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

What (a) total number of senior managers within the Public Service have enrolled for and successfully completed the Ethics in the Public Service online course offered by the National School of Government and (b) is the breakdown of the specified figure in each (i) national and (ii) provincial government department?

Reply:

a) Since the inception of the course in 2016, of just over 9 800 members of the senior management services, 1,963 senior managers enrolled and successfully completed the course.

b) The following tables reflect the breakdown of this figure:

Period

National

Provincial

TOTAL

1 Apr 2016 to 31 March 2017

12

38

50

1 Apr 2017 to 31 March 2018

96

66

162

1 Apr 2018 to 31 March 2019

31

422

453

1 Apr 2019 to 31 March 2020

83

37

120

1 Apr 2020 to 31 March 2021

380

201

581

1 Apr 2021 to 31 March 2022*

300

297

597

TOTAL

902

1,061

1,963

* Statistics for the 2021/2022 financial year has not yet been audited

National Departments

TOTAL 902

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

4

Civilian Secretariat for Police

3

Communications

2

Cooperative Governance

1

Correctional Services

11

Defence

1

Economic Development

4

Energy

1

Environmental Affairs

3

GCIS

49

Health

9

Higher Education

7

Home Affairs

74

Independent Police Investigative Directorate

2

International Relations and Cooperation

4

Justice and Constitutional Development

31

Labour

81

Military Veterans

1

National School of Government

19

National Treasury

131

Office of the Chief Justice

16

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

3

The Presidency

10

Public Enterprises

3

Public Service and Administration

15

Public Works

14

Rural Development and Land Reform

15

Science and Technology

11

Small Business Development

1

Social Development

44

South African Police Service

7

South African Revenue Services

1

Statistics South Africa

128

Telecommunications and Postal Services

2

Tourism

2

Trade and Industry

5

Traditional Affairs

1

Transport

3

Water and Sanitation

82

Women

2

Not Specified

99

Provincial Government

TOTAL 1,061

Eastern Cape

81

Free State

32

Gauteng

475

KZN

94

Limpopo

89

Mpumalanga

37

North-West

79

Northern Cape

26

Western Cape

75

Not Specified

72

Gender

National

Provincial

Male

440

548

Female

461

513

Not Specified

1

0

TOTAL

902

1,061

Salary Level

National

Provincial

13

686

787

14

176

201

15

29

53

16

11

20

TOTAL

902

1,061

Race

National

Provincial

African

602

790

Coloured

49

76

Indian/Asian

82

80

White

163

110

Not Specified

6

5

TOTAL

902

1,061

  1. The below figures show a reasonable increase in the participation of officials below senior management level on the course:

Non-SMS members

Period

National

Provincial

TOTAL

1 Apr 2016 to 31 March 2017

298

561

859

1 Apr 2017 to 31 March 2018

400

541

941

1 Apr 2018 to 31 March 2019

947

3,535

4482

1 Apr 2019 to 31 March 2020

721

1,189

1,910

1 Apr 2020 to 31 March 2021

7,569

4,196

1,1765

1 Apr 2021 to 31 March 2022*

10,670

16,484

27,154

TOTAL

20,605

26,506

47,111

* Statistics for the 2021/2022 financial year has not yet been audited

National Departments (non-SMS members)

TOTAL 20,605

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

459

Arts and Culture

33

Basic Education

62

Civilian Secretariat for Police

11

GCIS

434

Cooperative Governance

29

Correctional Services

1,433

Defence

81

Economic Development

9

Energy

4

Environmental Affairs

39

Health

506

Higher Education and Training

265

Home Affairs

888

Human Settlements

26

Independent Police Investigative Directorate

59

International Relations and Cooperation

95

Justice and Constitutional Development

3,067

Labour

6,075

Military Veterans

23

Mineral Resources

29

National School of Government

99

National Treasury

566

Office of Chief Justice

579

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

27

Presidency

62

Public Enterprise

11

Public Service and Administration

132

Public Works

144

Rural Development and Land Reform

301

Science and Technology

55

Small Business Development

15

Social Development

686

South African Police Service

275

South African Revenue Service

53

Sport and Recreation South Africa

13

State Security

17

Statistics South Africa

1,775

Telecommunications and Postal Services

9

Tourism

37

Trade and Industry

96

Traditional Affairs

6

Transport

29

Water and Sanitation

80

Women

18

Not specified

1,893

Provincial Government (non-SMS members)

TOTAL 26,506

Eastern Cape

1,533

Free State

946

Gauteng

6,264

KZN

2,548

Limpopo

1,026

Mpumalanga

625

North-West

11,828

Northern Cape

491

Western Cape

1,231

Not Specified

14

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