The Department of Public Service and Administration will host a dialogue to discuss sharing of good practices in the public service space as part of the Africa Public Service Week currently under way nationally and across the continent.
The dialogue will engage on the sub- theme: ’Building resilience in the Public Service Administration (responding to externalities)’’ - focusing at, amongst others:
- How the Western Cape managed the water shortages dubbed ‘day zero’ as well as the veld fires that ravaged the province and put pressures on emergency services.
- Looking at public service anti-corruption strategies in Africa – SAPS perspective and Republic of Ghana.
- Professionalism of Public Service employees.
- National framework for good governance- decentralization by devolution creating bottom-up planning processes and service delivery closer to the service user’.
- The Public Service as custodians of good and sound governance –continue to ensure that it remains equipped to meet the increasing expectations and demands of a modern public service and forge greater regional co-operation and professional partnerships, including civil society organisations to create a developmental public administration.
Various representatives from across the continent including Rwanda, Tanzania and Ghana as well as within South Africa will engage virtually on various methods and practices applied in their respective spaces that have advanced service delivery.
This year’s Africa Public Service Day (APSD) continental celebrations are being held under the theme: 'Building resilience in nutrition on the African continent: Accelerate the human capital, social and economic development'.
The focus of the continental theme is to dedicate the year to strengthening the fight against malnutrition in all its forms, drawing on the potential of its populations who are key contributors to social and economic development.
The details of the dialogue are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Time: 09h00
Media Participation: members of the media may attend by joining the proceedings virtually through the following link:
Register in advance for this dialogue: https://thensg-gov-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AOPoTNfAQ9CJdzWS5dEccg
Or follow live streaming on the DPSA and South African Government social media channels.
Kindly confirm attendance with Ms. Wisane Mavasa at 082 806 1351/ wisane.mavasa@dpsa.gov.za
For further media enquiries please contact: Mr. Moses Mushi on Cell: 082 972 6595/ Email: mosesm@dpsa.gov.za
