A quarter of SA's senior government managers aren't qualified – and it's really bad in the police

[rvZA]

Thousands of senior managers in South Africa's public service do not have the qualifications required for the positions that they currently hold, and, on a national level, the police department is the worst offender.

At the start of 2022, more than 25% of senior government managers "did not have the requisite qualifications for the positions that they occupied," according to the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Thulas Nxesi. This was revealed in response to a parliamentary question delivered in May.

Minister Nxesi, when quizzed by DA MP Mimmy Martha Gondwe, confirmed that a total of 2,412 out of 9,309 senior managers did not have their qualifications reflected on PERSAL, government's Personnel and Salary System.

Nxesi did, however, add that "there might be SMS [senior management] members who possess proper qualifications, but such are not reflected on the PERSAL system." In an attempt to gain a proper account of qualifications at senior levels within government, the department of public service and administration (DPSA) urged accounting officers to update PERSAL data.

In the three months preceding February, 50 departments had updated the qualifications of their senior managers on the system.

A quarter of SA's senior government managers aren't qualified – and it's really bad in the police | News24

Roughly a quarter of senior managers in South Africa's public service don't have the proper qualifications for their jobs, and it's especially concerning within the police.

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[rvZA]

Lol.... a quarter.... more like 95% of them.

 

[Quicks]

Since when do you need qualifications to steal money?

 

[Hemi300c]

BEE and racism by the anc is killing this clowntree.

And you know what, they will not fix it or even care.

As long as they have the safes keys and can fill their pockets they continue without any remorse.

 

[Thugscub]

Useless thieving aholes. The whole lot of them.

 

[3WA]

It's actually not a big deal because for most of these managers, their jobs are not actually necessary. Downsizing would be a better solution than replacing unnecessary unqualified people with unnecessary qualified people.

 

[The_MAC]

Buying a new BMW X5 with taxpayers money does not require much skills and knowledge, just a copious amount of greed..

But what irks me the most is that many believe they are working very hard and adding value

 

[wingnut771]

It's actually not a big deal because for most of these managers, their jobs are not actually necessary. Downsizing would be a better solution than replacing unnecessary unqualified people with unnecessary qualified people.

Until that happens it is a big deal as they’re a drain on the fiscus.

 

[TelkomUseless]

Yea.. we can see that in the increase in crime stats. Police should be renamed to Watchers....

 

[wingnut771]

Yea.. we can see that in the increase in crime stats. Police should be renamed to Watchers....

We can thank our lawmakers for that.

 

[RedViking]

Personally, as long as they have the skills and experience to do the job, I couldn't care less about qualifications, which a lot of times means nothing, but of course this is not the case as the lot are useless and incompetent.

 

[kolaval]

Just send them all to Zuma for some insight.

 

[3WA]

Until that happens it is a big deal as they’re a drain on the fiscus.

Just like the poor, the government, the sick, the socialists, the uneducated, and the unions

Almost everyone in the country is a drain on the fiscus, but we can't exactly set the army on them. Which means that the army is also a drain on the fiscus.

 

[wingnut771]

Just like the poor, the government, the sick, the socialists, the uneducated, and the unions

Almost everyone in the country is a drain on the fiscus, but we can't exactly set the army on them. Which means that the army is also a drain on the fiscus.

Indeed, they serve no purpose in our case anymore.

 

[Big Rat]

Type. only 25% have the qualifications.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Personally, as long as they have the skills and experience to do the job, I couldn't care less about qualifications, which a lot of times means nothing, but of course this is not the case as the lot are useless and incompetent.

You've obviously never worked in middle or senior management where having no management or relevant subject qualifications makes you stand out like a sore thumb? The perfect description for Dunning Kruger. And the worst is, all the qualified guys see your incompetence and snigger behind your blissfully unaware back.

 

[VooDooC]

A "quarter"