Department Of Public Service Commission South Africa, the PSC derives its mandate from sections 195 and 196 of the Constitution, 1996.
The PSC is tasked and empowered to, amongst others, investigate, monitor, and evaluate the organisation and administration of the Public Service.
This mandate also entails the evaluation of achievements, or lack thereof of Government programmes. The PSC also has an obligation to promote measures that would ensure effective and efficient performance within the Public Service and to promote values and principles of public administration as set out in the Constitution, throughout the Public Service.
Vision
A champion of Public Service excellence in democratic governance in South Africa..
Mission
To promote the constitutionally enshrined democratic values and principles throughout the Public Service by-
- investigating, monitoring, evaluating the organisation and administration, and personnel practices;
- proposing measures to ensure the effective and efficient performance;
- issuing directions with regards to personnel procedures relating to the recruitment, transfers, promotions and dismissals;
- advising on personnel practices; and
- reporting on its activities.
Functions of the Commission
The Constitution, 1996, mandates the Commission to perform functions. In terms of Section 196(4) of the Constitution, the Commission shall:
- promote the constitutionally prescribed values and principles governing public administration in the public service;
- investigate, monitor and evaluate the organisation and administration, and the personnel practices, of the public service;
- propose measures to ensure effective and efficient performance within the public service;
- give directions aimed at ensuring that personnel procedures relating to recruitment, transfers promotions and dismissals comply with the constitutionally prescribed values and principles;
- report in respect of its activities and the performance of its functions, including any finding it may make and directions and advice it may give, and to provide an evaluation of the extent to which the constitutionally prescribed values and principles are complied with; and
- either of its own accord or on receipt of any complaint –
- investigate and evaluate the application of personnel and public administration practices, and report to the relevant executive authority and legislature;
- investigate grievances of employees in the public service concerning official acts or omissions, and recommend appropriate remedies;
- monitor and investigate adherence to applicable procedures in the public service; and
- advise national and provincial organs of state regarding personnel practices in the public service, including those relating to the recruitment, appointment, transfer, discharge and other aspects of the careers of employees in the public service.
The Commission will at all times retain its independent and impartial status. Such interaction will in no way affect its reporting to the National Assembly or the various Provincial Legislatures.
Structure
The Public Service Commission (PSC) was established in terms of Section 196 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. The Constitution stipulates that there be a single Public Service Commission for the Republic of South Africa, consisting of fourteen members, five of which are appointed on the recommendation of the National Assembly. One member is appointed from each of the nine provinces, after nomination by the Premier of the province. The Commission is accountable to the National Assembly and must report annually to the Assembly. It must also report on its activities in each province to the Legislature of the province concerned.
In line with the Constitution as mentioned above, the PSC (Commission) comprises 14 Commissioners: 5 Pretoria-based Commissioners and one Commissioner Resident in each province. The Commission is headed by a Chairperson.
Members:
The following are members of the PSC:
Nominated by the National Assembly:
- Adv RK Sizani (Chairperson)
- Mr Ben Mthembu (Deputy Chairperson)
- Ms SS Nkosi
- Ms PC Nzimande
- Dr TB Luthuli
Nominated by the Provincial Legislatures:
- Mr S Mafanya (Eastern Cape)
- Dr Henk Boshoff (Free State)
- Mr Michael Seloane (Gauteng)
- Dr M Sithole (KwaZulu-Natal)
- Mr TG Mashamba (Limpopo)
- Mr DS Mkhwanazi (Mpumalanga)
- Ms M Marais-Martin (Northern Cape)
- Dr MS Leballo (North-West)
- Vacant (Western Cape)
The PSC is supported by the Office of the Public Service Commission (OPSC), headed by the Director-General, (who is the Accounting Officer). The Office has its Head Office in Pretoria and one Regional Office in each province. These offices serve as a base for the provincially-based Commissioners and are administered by Regional Directors, with a small staff complement.
Mandate
Legislative Mandate
The PSC derives its mandate from sections 195 and 196 of the Constitution, 1996. The PSC is tasked and empowered to, amongst others, investigate, monitor, and evaluate the organisation and administration of the Public Service. This mandate also entails the evaluation of achievements, or lack thereof of Government programmes. The PSC also has an obligation to promote measures that would ensure effective and efficient performance within the Public Service and to promote values and principles of public administration as set out in the Constitution, throughout the Public Service. These values and principles are:
- A high standard of professional ethics
- Efficient, economic and effective use of resources
- A development-orientated public administration
- Provision of services in an impartial, fair and equitable way, without bias
- Responding to people’s needs and encouraging the public to participate in policy-making
- Accountable Public Administration
- Fostering transparency
- The cultivation of good human resource management and career-development practices
- A representative public administration with employment and personnel management practices based on ability, objectivity, fairness and the need to redress the imbalances of the past.
CONTACT DETAILS
| National Office: Public Service Commission House Office Park Block B 536 Francis Baard Street Arcadia Postal Address Private Bag X 121 Pretoria 0001 Tel: (012) 352 1000 Fax: (012) 325 8382 E-mail: [email protected] |
Parliamentary Office: Sanlam Golden Acre Building 21st Floor, Adderley Street PO Box 2078 Cape Town 8000 Tel: (021) 418 4940 Fax: (021) 418 1362 |
| Director-General: Dr Dovhani Mamphiswana |
Secretary: Ms Connie Gunn Tel: (012) 352 1025 |
| Deputy Directors-General: | |
| Deputy Director-General: Integrity and Anti-Corruption: Mr Matome Malatsi |
Secretary: Ms Cecilia Makgopela Tel: (012) 352 1203 |
| Deputy Director–General: Monitoring and Evaluation: Ms Irene Mathenjwa |
Secretary: Ms Lebogane Mafokoane Telephone (012) 352 1130 |
| Deputy Director–General: Leadership and Management Practices: Ms Kholofelo Sedibe |
Secretary: Ms Esther Mngomezulu Hiten Telephone : (012) 352 1021 |
| Deputy Director–General: Corporate Services: Ms Bontle Lerumo |
Secretary: Ms Sophia M. Msipha Telephone : ( 012) 352 1194 |
| Chairperson: Adv RK Sizani |
Secretary: Ms Ayanda Mtshizana Tel: (012) 352 1005 |
| Deputy Chairperson: Mr Ben Mthembu |
Secretary: Ms Maggie Mtshwene Tel: (012) 352 1022 |
| Commissioners: | |
| Mr B Mthembu | Secretary: Ms Maggie Mtshwene Tel: (012) 352 1022 |
| Ms P Nzimande | Secretary: Ms Hazel Moganedi Tel: (012) 352 1013 |
| Ms SS Nkosi | Secretary: Ms Bungu Mathebula Tel: 012 352 1027 |
| Dr B Luthuli | Secretary: Ms Rose Mohlapi Tel: (012) 352 1024 |
| Director: | Tel (012) 352 1196 |
| Communications and Information Services: Mr Humphrey Ramafoko |
| Provincial Offices | |
| The Public Service Commission has nine (9) provincial offices. They were established as part of the PSC a single national entity and as base or provincially resident Comissioners. They are each administered by a Provincial Director. |
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| Eastern Cape | Free State |
| 91 Alexandra Road PO Box 2167 King William’s Town 5601 Tel: (043) 643-4704 Fax: (043) 642-1371 Commissioner: Mr Singata Mafanya Provincial Director: Mr Loyiso Mgengo |
62 Fedsure Building 3rd Floor, St Andrews Street Bloemfontein, 9301 Tel: (051) 448-8696 Fax: (051) 448-4135 Commissioner: Dr Henk Boshoff Provincial Director: Ms Boitumelo Mogwe |
| Gauteng | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Schreiner Chambers 6th Floor 94 Prichard Street Johannesburg 2000 Tel: (011) 833-5721/2/3/4/5/6 Fax: (011) 834-1200 Commissioner: Mr Michael Seloane Provincial Director: Ms Dorothy Nkwanyana |
221 Pietermaritz Street 1st Floor Prestasi House Pietermaritzburg, 3200 Tel: (033) 345 1621 Fax (033) 345 8505 Commissioner: Dr M Sithole Provincial Director: Mr Khazamula Mashele |
| Mpumalanga | Northern Cape |
| 5th floor, Allied Building 34 Brown Street Nelspruit (Mbombela) Tel: (013) 755-4070 Fax: (013) 752-5814 Commissioner: Mr DS Mkhwanazi Provincial Diretor: Mr Cameron Jacobs |
1st Floor, Woolworths Building Cnr Lennox and Chapel Streets Kimberley 8301 Tel (053) 832-6222 Fax (053) 832-6225 Commissioner: Ms Moira Marais-Martin Provincial Director: Mr Jacques Malan |
| Limpopo | North-West |
| Kirk Patrick Building 40 Schoeman Street Polokwane 0699 Tel (015) 291-4783 Fax (015) 291-4683 Commissioner: Mr TG Mashamba Provincial Director: Ms Thembekile Makhubele |
Shop 111, Ground Floor Unit 1, Megacity Shopping Centre Cnr Sekame Street and Dr James Moroka Drive Mmabatho Tel: (018) 384-1000 Fax: (018) 384-1012 Commissioner: Dr MS Leballo Provincial Director: Mr Bully Sedibe |
| Western Cape | |
| Sanlam Golden Acre Building 21st Floor, Adderley Street PO Box 2078 Cape Town 8001 Tel (021) 421 3980 Fax (021) 421 4060 Commissioner: Vacant Provincial Director: Mr Paul Rockman |