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Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 02 Jul 2008 Title: General elections will not affect public sector- Moleketi -------------------- By Bathandwa Mbola Pretoria - Reports that the 2009 General Election will cause instability in the public service are untrue, says Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi. The minister was responding to reports that alleged that senior managers in government were leaving their positions before the elections. "We are not seeing this flight that is being spoken about. A general election is a necessary part of the political life of every sound democracy. "The public service should never be destabilised by general elections, or consider themselves destabilised, or get involved in actions that many suggest they are because of a general election." The minister emphasised the need for an independent public administration that remained stable during periods of political transition. Explaining the appointment process in government, she said unlike ministerial advisers, directors-general were not political appointments and they served on contract. The minister said the country needed to note that politicians came and went, and government officials should not be compared to politicians as most were career public servants. She further told the media that there were four director-general positions vacant, four at national level and one at a provincial level. Ms Fraser-Moleketi said nationally, 27 of the 131 deputy director-general posts were vacant, while six national and four provincial chief financial officer posts were unfilled. The vacancy rate of municipal managers was between 12 percent and 14 percent. - BuaNews |
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