Johnathan Paoli
The DA is expected to put the Public Administration Laws General Amendment Bill (PALGAB), colloquially known as the “End Cadre Deployment Bill” before the National Assembly on Tuesday which the party has claimed is designed to replace cadre deployment with merit-based appointments throughout the public sector.
DA Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration Dr Leon Schreiber said that the bill aims to make it a criminal offence to interfere in public sector appointment processes, and to prohibit political office-bearers from employment in the public service.
Schreiber said the bill will seek to prohibit special service benefits for Directors-General (DGs) and Heads of Department (HODs) who are dismissed from public service, as well as enhancing the financial and administrative independence of the Public Service Commission (PSC); and mandating the PSC to enforce merit-based appointments free from political interference.
The shadow minister said that any political party which voted
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