Foreign national employees in public service under scrutiny
Stricter controls will be applied to the employment of foreign nationals in the government
11 June 2025 - 11:48
There were 6,333 foreign nationals employed in the public service as at the end April and the department of public service plans to tighten the strings on their employment.
The number of foreign workers is particularly concentrated in the education and health sectors, where 3,305 and 2,625 workers, respectively, are employed at national and provincial levels combined. ..
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