The Department of Public Service and Administration is in the process of finalising the ‘Public Service Occupational Dictionary’, which will serve as a definite handbook for government jobs in South Africa. While South Africa’s public sector jobs are already regulated, the government has grappled with…

After months of warnings, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality says it reached its ‘day zero’ on Monday (13 June) as the metropole is no longer able to extract water from the surrounding Impofu Dam. The municipality published a document which indicated that the dam had…

The World Bank has approved a €454.4 million (R7.6 billion) loan to South Africa for the country’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Project. Approved by the Bank’s Group Board of Executive Directors on Monday, the loan comes following a request by the government of South Africa for…

The opposition Democratic Alliance has slammed the Department of Public Service and Administration after it emerged that taxpayers are paying millions of rands for suspended officials. Responding in a recent parliamentary Q&A, minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele said six heads of departments are currently…

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended for government to explore a possible ‘Disaster Fund’ managed by an independent multi-sectoral body/structure, with strong participation from civil society as well as business. The PSC said that this is to ensure adequate resourcing of socio-economic relief packages…

Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga says her department is developing a new plan to promote the nine previously marginalised languages at schools in South Africa – other than English and Afrikaans. Responding in a recent written parliamentary Q&A, Motshekga said the plan will see these…

The financial state of South Africa’s municipalities has continued to disappoint over the last year, with little sign of things being turned around, says auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke. Presenting the local government audit outcomes for the 2020/21 financial year, Maluleke said there has been an increase…

The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Eastern Cape has called on residents to adhere to water restrictions imposed by local municipalities to ensure water security. The call comes as dam levels in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro continue to decline on a weekly basis….

President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved the salaries for a number of top government and parliamentary positions. In a gazette published on Tuesday (14 June), the president announced the salaries will take effect retroactively from 1 April 2021, with remuneration structured as follows: A basic salary…

Employment and Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says his department is in the process of finalising two new documents which will tighten employment laws, including limitations on the hiring of foreigners. Nxesi was responding to complaints by truck drivers this week which led to a major…

Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga has announced several changes to national assessments and subjects at the schools in South Africa. Presenting her department’s budget vote in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Wednesday (15 June), Motshekga announced that Khoi, Nama, San and sign languages will…

South Africa’s eastern eThekwini Municipality, which includes the port city of Durban, plans to ration water for about a year, dealing another blow to a regional economy damaged by the worst flooding in almost three decades and deadly riots. The rationing, scheduled to start in…