Historical evaluation of the roles of Public Service Commissions in South Africa, 1912–2008.
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Authors
Bain, E.
Nealer, Eric
Issue Date
2012
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Historical Evaluation , Public Service Commissions , South Africa , 1912-2008
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Abstract
The historical development of public service commissions in South Africa
had been a process that formed part of the administration of the country
since Unifi cation in 1910. Although public service commissions existed
in the former colonies prior to 1910, it was only after the establishment
of the Union of South Africa that a central public service commission
was established in 1912 for the fi rst time. This central public service
commission not only played an important advisory role to the Governor-
General, but also in the management of the public service at the time.
Its creation in terms of the South Africa Act, 1910 (the Constitution) also
formed the basis for the development of successive central and provincial
public service commissions in the country and the development of the
public service ever since.
The article commences with a historical analysis of the pre-democratic
public service commissions and continues with such an analysis during
the transitional and post-democratic stages. It further explores the nature
of the powers and functions of these personnel management institutions
as well as the legal prescriptions relevant to such powers and functions.
The article concludes with a summary of the salient features of the
powers and functions of public service commissions, their roles in the
development of the public service during the indicated stages, and (in
the case of the post-democratic stage) the Public Service Commission’s contribution to upholding the basic values and principles governing public
administration in terms of the 1996 Constitution.
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Bain, E. & Nealer, E.J. Historical evaluation of the roles of Public Service Commission in South Africa, 1912-2008. Administratio Publica, 20(4), 2012
Publisher
Association of Teachers in Public Administration
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1015-4833