PUBLIC SERVICE
Rapid turnover of directors-general worries Public Service Commission
The high turnover of directors-general in national government departments was undermining stability as well as service delivery, the Public Service Commission said in Pretoria. The commission on Thursday released its quarterly bulletin on the state of the public service. Its warning could not have come at a more opportune time. Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize placed long-serving director-general Mkuseli Apleni on suspension early this week. Apleni’s lawyers said they would challenge his suspension, arguing that they had no evidence that President Jacob Zuma had mandated Mkhize to suspend the director-general. While directors-general are usually expected to serve a department for five years, the commission found that the average stint does not last much longer than two years. Public Service Commissioner Michael Seloane said while directors-general were usually expected to have contracts as long as their ministers’ terms in office, few could hope to stick around for longer than ...
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