Question NW3287 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration

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29 December 2023 - NW3287

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Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Whether his department has records of the total number of public servants in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the statistics in each (a) department and (b) province?

Reply:

The following information reflects the total number of public servants in the Republic of South Africa. The information is obtained from PERSAL as of 30 September 2023
(3rd quarter 2023/2024).

a) The number of public servants in each National Department and Components are as follows:

TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS AND COMPONENTS

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

6 812

Basic Education

809

Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service

172

Communications and Digital Technologies

267

Cooperative Governance

632

Correctional Services

37 650

Employment and Labour

9 288

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries

3 323

Government Communication and Information System

410

Health

823

Higher Education and Training

29 295

Home Affairs

8 101

Human Settlements

467

Independent Police Investigative Directorate

369

International Relations and Cooperation

1 861

Justice and Constitutional Development

21 672

Military Veterans

125

Mineral Resources and Energy

1 445

National School of Government

212

National Treasury

1 932

Office of the Chief Justice

2 009

Office of the Public Service Commission

258

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

384

Police

186 143

Public Enterprises

156

Public Service and Administration

384

Public Works and Infrastructure

4 636

Science and Innovation

401

Small Business Development

203

Social Development

645

Sports, Arts and Culture

530

Statistics South Africa

3 260

The Presidency

463

Tourism

461

Trade, Industry and Competition

1 077

Traditional Affairs

101

Transport

687

Water and Sanitation

4 822

Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

109

TOTAL

332 394

b) The number of public servants in each Province is as follows:

TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THE PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS

Eastern Cape

112 003

Free State

55 501

Gauteng

179 702

KwaZulu-Natal

174 990

Limpopo

93 584

Mpumalanga

69 099

North West

64 076

Northern Cape

20 897

Western Cape

81 428

TOTAL

851 280

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