Question NW3287 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
29 December 2023 - NW3287
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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