Question NW455 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
29 March 2016 - NW455
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1) With reference to the Government’s PERSAL records, what number of Public Service employees were employed in each provincial Department of Education as at the last day of the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 financial years; (2) with reference to the Government’s PERSAL records, what number of Public Service employees were employed in each provincial Department of Health as at the last day of the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 financial years; (3) with reference to the Government’s PERSAL records, what number of Public Service employees were employed in each Provincial Legislature as at the last day of the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 financial years?
Reply:
- According to data from PERSAL, the number of Public Service employees employed in each provincial Department of Education as at the last day of the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 financial years are indicated in the table below. Please note that abnormal and periodical appointments are excluded.
- According to data from PERSAL, the number of Public Service employees employed in each provincial Department of Health as at the last day of the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 financial years are indicated in the table below. Please note that abnormal and periodical appointments are excluded.
- The Provincial Legislatures do not fall under the purview of the Department of Public Service and Administration and most of the Provincial Legislatures are not utilising PERSAL as a personnel administration and payroll system. Each Provincial Legislature can be contacted to obtain this information.
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Number of Public Service employees in provincial Education and Health departments |
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March 2011 to March 2015 |
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Provincial Department |
201103 |
201203 |
201303 |
201403 |
201503 |
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Eastern Cape |
Education |
86 181 |
82 816 |
80 154 |
78 791 |
74 279 |
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Health |
40 818 |
41 186 |
39 577 |
38 655 |
39 470 |
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Free State |
Education |
31 113 |
31 885 |
32 013 |
31 368 |
30 382 |
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Health |
16 841 |
18 915 |
19 060 |
19 008 |
18 388 |
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Gauteng |
Education |
79 554 |
82 134 |
82 318 |
83 794 |
84 353 |
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Health |
62 492 |
65 078 |
61 406 |
62 992 |
62 894 |
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Kwazulu-Natal |
Education |
106 689 |
108 058 |
106 732 |
108 024 |
106 715 |
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Health |
71 001 |
78 543 |
82 436 |
72 731 |
71 865 |
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Limpopo |
Education |
64 425 |
63 911 |
62 901 |
62 768 |
62 153 |
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Health |
36 472 |
38 112 |
37 094 |
36 650 |
37 203 |
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Mpumalanga |
Education |
42 493 |
42 719 |
42 801 |
42 298 |
41 848 |
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Health |
18 026 |
18 485 |
18 269 |
19 225 |
19 446 |
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North West |
Education |
30 425 |
30 242 |
30 329 |
30 703 |
29 473 |
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Health |
17 290 |
17 613 |
18 256 |
19 305 |
18 955 |
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Northern Cape |
Education |
12 023 |
11 892 |
11 690 |
12 457 |
12 229 |
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Health |
6 176 |
6 372 |
6 474 |
6 713 |
6 781 |
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Western Cape |
Education |
40 514 |
40 402 |
40 114 |
40 672 |
42 108 |
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Health |
29 306 |
30 446 |
31 092 |
31 654 |
31 882 |
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Excluding Abnormal and Periodical appointments |