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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