Question NW1345 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
08 June 2023 - NW1345
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)What (a) total number of recommendations did the Public Service Commission (PSC) make to government departments in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22 financial years, (b) number of recommendations were made to each (i) national and (ii) provincial department and (c) number of the specified recommendations were implemented by each government department; (2) (a) what number of the PSC recommendations were not implemented by government departments and (b) which government departments did not implement the recommendations?
Reply:
Implementation of Public Service Commission (PSC) Recommendations by Government Departments (2019/20-2021/22)
1. Total number of recommendations issued by the PSC to government departments in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22 financial years,
Province |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
Total |
Eastern Cape |
8 |
9 |
4 |
21 |
Free State |
27 |
23 |
19 |
69 |
Gauteng |
109 |
26 |
15 |
150 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
85 |
10 |
27 |
122 |
Limpopo |
38 |
5 |
122 |
165 |
Mpumalanga |
21 |
23 |
0 |
44 |
National |
180 |
126 |
67 |
373 |
North West |
20 |
64 |
7 |
91 |
Northern Cape |
42 |
28 |
14 |
84 |
Western Cape |
75 |
23 |
13 |
111 |
Total |
605 |
337 |
288 |
1 230 |
2. Total number of the specified recommendations that were implemented by each government department (2019/20-2021/22)
Province |
Departments |
Total Recommendations |
Fully implemented |
Partially implemented |
Eastern Cape |
Health |
9 |
2 |
1 |
Total |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
Free State |
FS Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
14 |
5 |
6 |
FS Education |
5 |
4 |
|
|
FS Health |
28 |
5 |
|
|
FS Police, Roads and Transport |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Statistics South Africa |
8 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
56 |
15 |
7 |
|
Gauteng |
Cooperative Governance |
10 |
2 |
2 |
GP Agriculture and Rural Development |
21 |
9 |
5 |
|
GP Community Safety |
7 |
4 |
|
|
GP Economic Development |
13 |
7 |
2 |
|
GP Education |
16 |
12 |
|
|
GP Health |
32 |
1 |
28 |
|
GP Infrastructure Development |
24 |
|
6 |
|
GP Provincial Treasury |
6 |
6 |
|
|
GP Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
GP Social Development |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
137 |
49 |
43 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
KZN Health |
16 |
4 |
|
KZN Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development |
6 |
4 |
1 |
|
KZN Sports, Arts and Culture |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
KZN Community Safety and Liaison |
8 |
2 |
|
|
KZN Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
9 |
4 |
4 |
|
KZN Education |
35 |
7 |
4 |
|
KZN Finance |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Public Works |
7 |
1 |
|
|
KZN Transport |
13 |
3 |
1 |
|
KZN Economic Development |
2 |
2 |
|
|
KZN Social Development |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Home Affairs |
6 |
|
|
|
Total |
122 |
34 |
12 |
|
Limpopo |
Limpopo Education |
1 |
1 |
|
Limpopo Health |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
8 |
2 |
0 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga Education |
18 |
11 |
3 |
Mpumalanga Health |
22 |
3 |
|
|
Social Development |
4 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
44 |
16 |
3 |
|
National |
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries |
3 |
1 |
|
Basic Education |
19 |
3 |
1 |
|
Defence |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Environmental Affairs |
5 |
2 |
|
|
Home Affairs |
26 |
8 |
10 |
|
Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
1 |
1 |
|
|
International Relations & Cooperation |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
Labour |
13 |
10 |
|
|
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation |
15 |
4 |
3 |
|
Public Service & Administration |
11 |
4 |
1 |
|
Public Works |
33 |
8 |
|
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
29 |
4 |
|
|
Trade & Industry |
16 |
5 |
|
|
Women, Children & People with Disabilities |
6 |
|
6 |
|
Total |
189 |
53 |
23 |
|
North West |
NW: Co-Operative Governance, Human Settlement & Traditional Affairs |
16 |
2 |
|
NW: Health |
21 |
2 |
|
|
NW: Public Works & Roads |
35 |
8 |
1 |
|
Total |
72 |
12 |
1 |
|
Northern Cape |
NC Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
6 |
4 |
2 |
NC Education |
21 |
11 |
2 |
|
NC Environment and Conservation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
NC Health |
26 |
13 |
10 |
|
NC Office of the Premier |
7 |
6 |
|
|
NC Provincial Treasury |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
NC Roads and Public Works |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
NC Transport, Safety and Liaison |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
Total |
78 |
44 |
20 |
|
Western Cape |
WC Agriculture |
1 |
1 |
|
WC Community Safety |
2 |
2 |
|
|
WC Education |
4 |
4 |
|
|
WC Environmental Affairs and |
1 |
1 |
|
|
WC Health |
89 |
67 |
1 |
|
WC Office of the Premier |
4 |
2 |
|
|
WC Social Development |
5 |
2 |
|
|
WC Transport and Public Works |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
110 |
83 |
1 |
3. Number of PSC recommendations that were not implemented by government departments (2019/20-2021/22)
Province |
Departments |
Total Recommendations issued by the PSC |
Not yet implemented |
No feedback received |
Eastern Cape |
EC Education |
1 |
|
1 |
EC Roads and Public Works |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
Health |
9 |
6 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
3 |
|
3 |
|
Total |
21 |
11 |
7 |
|
Free State |
FS Agriculture |
3 |
1 |
|
FS Education |
5 |
1 |
|
|
FS Health |
28 |
13 |
|
|
Statistics South Africa |
8 |
|
7 |
|
Total |
44 |
15 |
7 |
|
Gauteng |
Cooperative Governance |
10 |
6 |
|
GP Agriculture and Rural Development |
21 |
7 |
|
|
GP Community Safety |
7 |
3 |
|
|
GP Economic Development |
13 |
4 |
|
|
GP Education |
16 |
4 |
|
|
GP Health |
32 |
1 |
2 |
|
GP Infrastructure Development |
24 |
16 |
2 |
|
GP Roads and Transport |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
5 |
5 |
|
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
2 |
|
2 |
|
Total |
136 |
52 |
6 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
KZN Health |
16 |
10 |
2 |
KZN Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development |
6 |
1 |
|
|
KZN Sports, Arts and Culture |
12 |
8 |
2 |
|
KZN Community Safety and Liaison |
8 |
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
9 |
1 |
|
|
KZN Education |
35 |
13 |
10 |
|
KZN Public Works |
7 |
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Transport |
13 |
6 |
3 |
|
KZN Social Development |
2 |
|
1 |
|
Home Affairs |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
114 |
55 |
20 |
|
Limpopo |
Limpopo Agriculture |
4 |
1 |
3 |
Limpopo Health |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
Limpopo Office of the Premier |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
Limpopo Public Works |
17 |
6 |
11 |
|
Limpopo Roads and Transport |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Limpopo Sport, Arts and Culture |
6 |
|
6 |
|
Total |
42 |
15 |
26 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga Education |
18 |
1 |
3 |
Mpumalanga Health |
22 |
17 |
1 |
|
Social Development |
4 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
44 |
20 |
4 |
|
National |
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries |
3 |
2 |
|
Sports, Arts & Culture |
28 |
|
28 |
|
Basic Education |
19 |
3 |
12 |
|
Cooperative Governance |
11 |
|
10 |
|
Correctional Services |
18 |
8 |
6 |
|
Defence |
7 |
|
6 |
|
Environmental Affairs |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Higher Education & Training |
5 |
|
5 |
|
Home Affairs |
26 |
3 |
5 |
|
International Relations & Cooperation |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Justice & Constitutional Development |
54 |
|
54 |
|
Labour |
13 |
1 |
2 |
|
Military Veterans |
6 |
|
6 |
|
Mineral Resources |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation |
15 |
8 |
|
|
Public Service & Administration |
11 |
2 |
4 |
|
Public Service Commission |
28 |
10 |
18 |
|
Public Works |
33 |
10 |
15 |
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
29 |
4 |
21 |
|
SA Police Service |
11 |
3 |
8 |
|
Tourism |
15 |
12 |
3 |
|
Trade & Industry |
16 |
2 |
7 |
|
Water Affairs |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Total |
366 |
77 |
213 |
|
North West |
NW: Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation |
6 |
6 |
|
NW: Co-Operative Governance, Human Settlement & Traditional Affairs |
16 |
13 |
|
|
NW: Health |
21 |
19 |
|
|
NW: Public Works & Roads |
35 |
14 |
|
|
NW: Social Development |
13 |
13 |
|
|
Total |
91 |
65 |
0 |
|
Northern Cape |
Arts & Culture |
6 |
1 |
5 |
NC Education |
21 |
6 |
2 |
|
NC Health |
26 |
|
3 |
|
NC Office of the Premier |
7 |
1 |
|
|
NC Provincial Treasury |
4 |
1 |
|
|
NC Roads and Public Works |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
69 |
10 |
10 |
|
Western Cape |
WC Health |
89 |
|
2 |
|
Total |
89 |
0 |
2 |
4. Consolidated recommendations issued by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to government departments in the (2019/20-2021/22) financial years, per (i) national and (ii) provincial department.
Province |
Departments |
Total Recommendations |
Fully implemented |
Partially implemented |
Not to be implemented |
Not yet implemented |
No feedback received |
Eastern Cape |
EC Education |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
EC Roads and Public Works |
8 |
|
|
|
5 |
3 |
|
Health |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
6 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
3 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Total |
21 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
|
Free State |
FS Agriculture |
3 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
FS Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
14 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
|
FS Education |
5 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
FS Health |
28 |
5 |
|
10 |
13 |
|
|
FS Human Settlements |
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
FS Police, Roads and Transport |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
FS Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
Statistics South Africa |
8 |
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Total |
69 |
15 |
7 |
25 |
15 |
7 |
|
Gauteng |
Cooperative Governance |
10 |
2 |
2 |
|
6 |
|
GP Agriculture and Rural Development |
21 |
9 |
5 |
|
7 |
|
|
GP Community Safety |
7 |
4 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
GP Economic Development |
13 |
7 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
GP Education |
16 |
12 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
GP Health |
32 |
1 |
28 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
GP Infrastructure Development |
24 |
|
6 |
|
16 |
2 |
|
GP Provincial Treasury |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
GP Roads and Transport |
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
GP Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
GP Social Development |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Human Settlements |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
2 |
2 |
|||||
Total |
150 |
49 |
43 |
0 |
52 |
6 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
KZN Health |
16 |
4 |
|
|
10 |
2 |
KZN Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development |
6 |
4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
KZN Arts and Culture |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
KZN Community Safety and Liaison |
8 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
9 |
4 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
KZN Education |
35 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
|
KZN Finance |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
KZN Public Works |
7 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Transport |
13 |
3 |
1 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
KZN Economic Development |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
KZN Social Development |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Home Affairs |
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Total |
122 |
34 |
12 |
1 |
55 |
20 |
|
Limpopo |
Limpopo Agriculture |
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
Limpopo Education |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Limpopo Health |
7 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
Limpopo Office of the Premier |
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
4 |
|
Limpopo Public Works |
17 |
|
|
|
6 |
11 |
|
Limpopo Roads and Transport |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Limpopo Sport, Arts and Culture |
6 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Total |
43 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
26 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga Education |
18 |
11 |
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
Mpumalanga Health |
22 |
3 |
|
1 |
17 |
1 |
|
Social Development |
4 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
Total |
44 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
4 |
|
National |
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries |
3 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Sports, Arts & Culture |
28 |
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
Basic Education |
19 |
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
12 |
|
Cooperative Governance |
11 |
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
Correctional Services |
18 |
|
|
4 |
8 |
6 |
|
Defence |
7 |
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Environmental Affairs |
5 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
Higher Education & Training |
5 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Home Affairs |
26 |
8 |
10 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
International Relations & Cooperation |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
Justice & Constitutional Development |
54 |
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
Labour |
13 |
10 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
Military Veterans |
6 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Mineral Resources |
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation |
15 |
4 |
3 |
|
8 |
|
|
Public Service & Administration |
11 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
Public Service Commission |
28 |
|
|
|
10 |
18 |
|
Public Works |
33 |
8 |
|
|
10 |
15 |
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
29 |
4 |
|
|
4 |
21 |
|
SA Police Service |
11 |
|
|
|
3 |
8 |
|
Tourism |
15 |
|
|
|
12 |
3 |
|
Trade & Industry |
16 |
5 |
|
2 |
2 |
7 |
|
Water Affairs |
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
Women, Children & People with Disabilities |
6 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
373 |
53 |
23 |
7 |
77 |
213 |
|
North West |
NW: Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation |
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
NW: Co-Operative Governance, Human Settlement & Traditional Affairs |
16 |
2 |
|
1 |
13 |
|
|
NW: Health |
21 |
2 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
NW: Public Works & Roads |
35 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
|
|
NW: Social Development |
13 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
Total |
91 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
65 |
0 |
|
Northern Cape |
Arts & Culture |
6 |
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
NC Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
NC Education |
21 |
11 |
2 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
NC Environment and Conservation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
NC Health |
26 |
13 |
10 |
|
|
3 |
|
NC Office of the Premier |
7 |
6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
NC Provincial Treasury |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
NC Roads and Public Works |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
NC Transport, Safety and Liaison |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
84 |
44 |
20 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
Western Cape |
WC Agriculture |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
WC Community Safety |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
WC Economic Development and Tourism |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
WC Education |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
WC Environmental Affairs and |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
WC Health |
89 |
67 |
1 |
19 |
|
2 |
|
WC Office of the Premier |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
WC Social Development |
5 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
WC Transport and Public Works |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
111 |
83 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
End