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Cape Town - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Thursday that the cabinet had approved two bills aimed at streamlining and strengthening the public service.
Sisulu told journalists at parliament that the executive had accepted amendments to the draft public administration management bill, which would now be published for comment.
"The draft bill seeks to create a uniform legal framework for human resources and certain organisational and governance matters in national, provincial and municipal administrations."
It was part of the government's aim to improve service delivery by standardising the public administration.
Cabinet also approved the draft public service commission amendment bill for public comment, which seeks to enhance the powers of the commission.
This was in response to the call in the national development plan for a stronger role for the commission.
The NDP stresses the importance of a more professional public service.
However, the government's long-standing plan to create a single public service has been politically controversial.
It was seen by some as an attempt to secure centralised control of local and provincial government structures amid poll gains in recent years by the Democratic Alliance.
The redrafted bill approved this week has silenced much of the criticism because it focuses more on creating uniform work conditions and requirements across all three levels of government.
Sisulu told journalists at parliament that the executive had accepted amendments to the draft public administration management bill, which would now be published for comment.
"The draft bill seeks to create a uniform legal framework for human resources and certain organisational and governance matters in national, provincial and municipal administrations."
It was part of the government's aim to improve service delivery by standardising the public administration.
Cabinet also approved the draft public service commission amendment bill for public comment, which seeks to enhance the powers of the commission.
This was in response to the call in the national development plan for a stronger role for the commission.
The NDP stresses the importance of a more professional public service.
However, the government's long-standing plan to create a single public service has been politically controversial.
It was seen by some as an attempt to secure centralised control of local and provincial government structures amid poll gains in recent years by the Democratic Alliance.
The redrafted bill approved this week has silenced much of the criticism because it focuses more on creating uniform work conditions and requirements across all three levels of government.
