Public administration in South Africa

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Public administration in South Africa provides for the management of state resources. [1]

Contents

Chapter Ten of the Constitution

The Constitution outlines 9 principles by which public administration should function. [2]

Public Service Commission

The Constitution establishes the Public Service Commission as the custodian of professionalism within the Public Service. [3]

Criticism

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has suggested that whistleblowers should gain access to legal assistance and that there should be a fund for those who face financial difficulty as a consequence. [4]

Despite the constitution including a developmental principle, universities in South Africa have been criticised for not teaching public administration with this principle. [5]

The Government's early retirement policies have been criticised for just encouraging skilled experienced people to leave while maintaining their

The policy of "cadre deployment" of the African National Congress has been criticised for damaging the independence of the civil service commission. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Mathebula, F. M. Lucky (2019-09-01). "South African public administration : an analysis". Journal of Public Administration. 54 (3): 342–362. doi:10.10520/EJC-1aa99c1584.
  2. ↑ "Chapter 10 - Public administration". Our Constitution. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  3. ↑ Maserumule, Mashupye Herbert (2022-08-28). "South Africa has a plan to make its public service professional. It's time to act on it". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  4. ↑ Wright, Johandri (2023-09-18). "Corruption in South Africa: would paying whistleblowers help?". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  5. ↑ Ngcaweni, Busani; Maserumule, Mashupye Herbert; Nkuna, Robert (2023-11-07). "South Africa's universities aren't training future civil servants for what the country needs". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  6. ↑ Kotze, Dirk (2023-02-07). "South Africa's ruling party has favoured loyalty over competence - now cadre deployment has come back to bite it". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
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