STAFF REPORTER|
PUBLIC and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has called on national and provincial departments to immediately fill Heads of Departments (HODs) and Directors-General (DGs) vacant posts.
In a statement issued on Monday by his department, Mchunu confirmed he has also written to President Cyril Ramaphosa about the need for these vacancies to be occupied.
He has further requested that the matter be discussed in a meeting of the Presidential Co-ordinating Council.
“In working towards a capable, ethical, developmental and professional public service, those in the upper echelons need to lead by example. Prolonged vacancies in such critical posts cannot persist; executive authorities need to ensure that their departments are fully capacitated and able to deliver on their respective mandates,” said Mchunu in a statement.
At the end of the third quarter of the 2020/2021 financial year, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), in its assessment of the
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