Public Service Commission to Investigate Qualifications of Mpumalanga Government Employees

31 March 2000

Pretoria: On Monday, 3 April 2000 the Public Service Commission (PSC) will begin an investigation into the qualifications of government employees in Mpumalanga. The investigation has been requested by the Premier of Mpumalanga, Mr Ndaweni Mahlangu. Ms Odette Ramsingh, the Deputy Director-General in the Office of the Public Service Commission, will lead the investigation.

The investigation will scrutinise the qualifications of employees from the rank of Assistant Director to the Director General. The investigation will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will focus on Directors up to Heads of Departments. The Second phase will focus on training of managers in the province to enable them to scrutinise the qualifications of Assistant Directors and Deputy Directors.

The first phase will be completed by 19 May 2000.

Contact: Collen Msibi at 082-903-0343 or (012) 314-7250

Issued by GCIS on behalf of Prof. Stanley Sangweni, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission