Department of Public Service and Administration | |
Type: | department |
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Jurisdiction: | Government of South Africa |
Headquarters: | Batho Pele House, 546 Edmond Street, Arcadia |
Coordinates: | -25.7405°N 28.205°W |
Employees: | 444 |
Budget: | R565.7 million |
Minister1 Name: | Mzamo Buthelezi |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Public Service and Administration |
Deputyminister1 Name: | Pinky Kekana |
Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration |
Chief1 Position: | Director-General of Public Service and Administration |
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Keydocument1: | Public Service Act, 1994 |
Keydocument2: | Public Administration Management Act, 2014 |
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) is a department of the South African government that is responsible for the organisation and administration of the civil service. It is responsible for matters including labour relations of government employees, the provision of government IT services, and integrity in public administration. Political responsibility for the department is held by the Minister of Public Service and Administration, assisted by a deputy. the minister is Mzamo Buthelezi and his deputy is Pinky Kekana. In the 2020 budget the department received an appropriation of R565.7 million. In the 2018/19 financial year it had 444 employees.[1]