The men and women of the public service need to be capacitated to play their role in driving development and consolidating democracy, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
Structured consultations with various sectors on the draft National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service are under way, the president has said.
Only a capable, efficient, ethical and development-oriented state can deliver on the commitment to improve the lives of the people of this country, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.
Sipho Mabena President s will to do away with unqualified, high-earners and their patronage networks will be met with resistance, but is long overdue Reducing the public sector wage bill will meet with resistance. Picture: REUTERS Not only will professionalising the public service take time and determination, but experts believe President Cyril Ramaphosa should expect resistance from those who are incompetent and unqualified for their present government positions. In his weekly letter to the nation, Ramaphosa emphasised that government departments needed to be “insulated from politics”. Ramaphosa said professionalisation was necessary for stability in the public service, especially in the senior ranks. Also Read: Public service must be depoliticised, says Ramaphosa The president also lamented the appointment o
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to be part of the public consultation process around the draft National Implementation Framework and let their voices be heard