Question NW3409 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
31 October 2022 - NW3409
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What (a)(i) total number of public servants are currently on suspension with full pay and at (ii) cost to the Government, (b) is the breakdown of the specified number of suspended public servants in each (i) national and (ii) provincial department and (c) number of such public servants hold senior positions within the Public Service?
Reply:
a) (i) Total number of public servants currently on suspension with full pay: 305
(ii) Cost to the Government: R 130 964 676,15.
b) (i) Breakdown of suspended public servants in National Departments:
|
Name of Departments |
SMS Member (Level) |
Number of Precautionary suspensions cases received |
Total cost for Precautionary suspensions |
|
Agriculture, Land reform and Rural Development |
14 |
1 |
not indicated |
|
Cooperative Governance |
14 |
1 |
R 2,396,286.82 |
|
14 |
1 |
R 2,360,860.58 |
|
|
13 |
1 |
R 1,939,751.03 |
|
|
14 |
1 |
R 426,844.64 |
|
|
Correctional Services |
15 |
1 |
R 309,095.63 |
|
|
13 |
1 |
R 182,511.67 |
|
|
15 |
1 |
R 238,714.49 |
|
Defence |
0 |
1 |
R 356,171.50 |
|
Government Printing Works |
0 |
1 |
R 22,752.59 |
|
Health |
0 |
3 |
R 95,199.39 |
|
Higher Education and Training, Science & Innovation |
0 |
12 |
R 2,549,231.00 |
|
Home Affairs |
15 |
1 |
R 956,198.25 |
|
14 |
1 |
R 859,747.00 |
|
|
13 |
1 |
R 654,631.25 |
|
|
13 |
1 |
R 94,921.50 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 790,611.21 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 502,049.41 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 500,233.08 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 199,930.50 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 171,056.25 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 178,863.75 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 163,806.00 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 163,806.00 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 149,802.00 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 184,281.75 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 171,056.25 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 184,281.75 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 171,056.25 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 39,747.50 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 40,344.50 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 40,951.50 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 20,781.50 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 20,172.25 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 20,172.25 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 20,172.25 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 21,781.00 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 94,921.50 |
|
|
Independent police Investigative Directorate |
13 |
6 |
R - |
|
International Relations and Cooperation |
0 |
1 |
R 3,158.38 |
|
Justice and Constitutional Development |
0 |
1 |
R 642,798.67 |
|
0 |
1 |
R 1,773,149.72 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 2,654,793.91 |
|
|
Military Veterans |
14 |
4 |
R 3,778,958.91 |
|
National Prosecuting Authority |
14 |
1 |
R 292,528.70 |
|
|
1 |
R 235,925.36 |
|
|
|
1 |
R 53,470.45 |
|
|
Office of Chief Justice |
0 |
1 |
R 2,985,711.13 |
|
0 |
1 |
R 94,841.55 |
|
|
Public Enterprises |
16 |
1 |
R 28,734.95 |
|
Public Service and Administration |
15 |
1 |
R 4,951,979.60 |
|
Public Works and Infrastructure |
16 |
1 |
R 3,957,066.00 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
R 89,538.75 |
|
Science and Innovation |
0 |
1 |
R 1,190,868,66 |
|
Water and Sanitation |
0 |
3 |
R 15,651.08 |
|
The Presidency |
13 |
1 |
R 215,374.05 |
|
TOTAL |
19 |
79 |
R 40 257 345,63 |
(b) (i) Breakdown of suspended public servants in Provincial Departments:
|
Provinces |
Provincial Departments |
Number of Precautionary suspensions received |
SMS |
Total cost for Precautionary suspension |
|
Eastern Cape |
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Community Safety |
1 |
0 |
R 1,208,961.00 |
|
|
Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Roads and Public Works and Infrastructure |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Rural Development and Agrarian Reform |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Safety and Liaison |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Social Development |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Transport |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
1 |
0 |
R 1,208,961.00 |
|
|
Free State |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
3 |
0 |
R 2,659,259.57 |
|
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
DESTEA |
1 |
1 |
R 12,551.07 |
|
|
Education |
1 |
0 |
R 187,885.70 |
|
|
Health |
7 |
0 |
R 805,249.33 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
2 |
1 |
R 2,381,250.03 |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Police, Roads and Transport |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
1 |
0 |
R 48,087.60 |
|
|
Public Works & Infrastructure |
2 |
0 |
R 145,487.54 |
|
|
Social Development |
1 |
1 |
R 41,871.61 |
|
|
Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Total |
18 |
3 |
R 6,281,642.45 |
|
|
Gauteng |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
Education |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
|
|
|
|
|
Community Safety |
3 |
0 |
R 117,978.71 |
|
|
Economic Development |
7 |
3 |
R 5,650,621.08 |
|
|
E-Government |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Health |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
|
Human Settlements |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
|
Infrastructure Development |
9 |
3 |
R 1,831,135.27 |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Roads and Transport |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
|
Social Development |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Sports, Arts , Culture and Recreation |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
|
TOTAL |
23 |
6 |
R 7,599,735.06 |
|
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
6 |
1 |
R 1,517,725.00 |
|
Arts and Culture |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Community Safety |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
3 |
1 |
R 2,380,756.00 |
|
|
Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
2 |
2 |
R 819,973.00 |
|
|
Education |
28 |
3 |
R 4,991,434.50 |
|
|
Health |
22 |
1 |
R 3,305,739.53 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
|
0 |
R - |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
4 |
2 |
R 6,509,741.00 |
|
|
Social Development |
7 |
5 |
R 8,394,222.35 |
|
|
Sport and Recreation |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Public Works |
1 |
1 |
R 3,376,082.40 |
|
|
Transport |
2 |
2 |
R 2,235,369.80 |
|
|
Total |
75 |
18 |
R 33,531,043.58 |
|
|
Limpopo |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
COGHSTA |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Education |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Health |
9 |
0 |
R No cost indicated - |
|
|
Limpopo Depart. of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Social Development |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Sports, Arts and Culture |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Transport and Community Safety. |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Total |
9 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environment Affairs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Community Safety, Security and Liaison |
4 |
0 |
R 195,439.56 |
|
|
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
1 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Culture, Sports and recreation |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Education |
5 |
0 |
R 2,132,884.31 |
|
|
Health |
14 |
0 |
Not indicated |
|
Human Settlements |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
2 |
0 |
R 509,482.95 |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Transport, Safety and Liaison |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Public Works, Roads and Transport |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Social Development |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Total |
26 |
0 |
R 2,837,806.82 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Education |
12 |
0 |
R 5,713,629.00 |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Roads and Public Works |
4 |
|
R 36,189.00 |
|
|
Sports and Arts and Culture |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Social Development |
2 |
0 |
R 270,956.56 |
|
|
Health |
10 |
0 |
R 18,740,641.63 |
|
|
Transport, Safety and Liaison |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Total |
28 |
0 |
R 24,761,416.19 |
|
|
North West |
Agriculture & Rural development |
2 |
2 |
R 429,472.00 |
|
Arts , Culture Sports and Recreation |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
|
Corporative Governance & Traditional Affairs |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Community Safety and Transport Management |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Economic Development Environment, Conservation & Tourism |
1 |
0 |
R 210,805.23 |
|
|
Education |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
|
Health |
12 |
2 |
R 11,473,472.27 |
|
|
Human Settlements (New department) |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Office of the Premier |
2 |
0 |
R 263,485.50 |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Public Works and Roads |
1 |
0 |
R 167,346.62 |
|
|
Social Development |
No report |
No report |
No report |
|
|
Total |
18 |
4 |
R 12,544,581.62 |
|
|
Western Cape |
Agriculture |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
Community Safety |
5 |
4 |
R 672,487.25 |
|
|
Cultural Affairs and Sport |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Education |
7 |
3 |
R 155,862.21 |
|
|
Environmental and Development Planning |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Health |
11 |
0 |
R 473,464.83 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Local Government |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Provincial Treasury |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
Social Development |
2 |
0 |
R 461,437.61 |
|
|
The Premier |
3 |
0 |
R 178,891.90 |
|
|
Transport and Public Works |
0 |
0 |
R - |
|
|
TOTAL |
28 |
7 |
R 1,942,143.80 |
|
|
Grand Total |
226 |
38 |
R 90 707 330,52 |
c) Number of senior public servants on precautionary suspension: 57
NOTE: The information used for this response was obtained from the FOSAD reports sent to the DPSA as at 30 June 2022.
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