She noted that the public service had dropped from 1.2 million in 1994 to 1.049 million now. She did not provide numbers of "supernumeraries" - which she said are now called "excess" staff.
"Only those public servants who cannot be accommodated in the matching process will be made redundant," she said, noting that in terms of a Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council agreement the process must be completed by June.
Meanwhile she said that the first phase of the "e-government gateway" will see a portal launched and branded to the general public.
"A call centre with 24-hour access will be established". As part of phase two of the project, the capacity to conduct two-way transactions online will be developed so that citizens may make applications for documentation for ID books, birth and death certificates and social grants online "and make payment for violations such as speeding offences".
She did not provide timeframes for the gateway project. - I-Net Bridge
Quelle: News24
