State of South African public service in the context of macro socio-economic environment

SOURCE: Journal of Public Administration and Governance
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2013
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.H.Kanyane, G.F.Houston, K.Sausi
KEYWORDS: CORRUPTION, GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC SERVICES SECTOR, SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7678
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3012
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3012

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Abstract

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 requires the public service to embody certain enshrined democratic principles and values and be able to perform effectively and efficiently. The Constitution stipulates that the public service has to be professional, efficient in the use of resources, development-oriented, impartial in the provision of services, and responsive to the needs of the people. It should be accountable and transparent, perform effectively and efficiently in meeting all the tasks of government, and have the institutional capacity and organisational ethos to perform the tasks of government effectively. In each of these areas the Public Service faces a number of challenges, determined by, among others, the macro-socio environment. It is on this bases that the authors provides an analyses of the macro-socio environment in which the public service operates and propose a professional single public service, subject to merit-based selection and promotion processes.