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PUBLIC Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu yesterday expressed her commitment to turnaround her department, deemed by government as a stumbling block.

Sisulu said while she may not be able to change people's perceptions that she was demoted from her pervious defence portfolio, her focus would be to ensure that problems in the department - like the prolonged negotiations with unions and those related to the delay in integrating new IT systems - are things of the past.

Sisulu said the department had developed sound policies, but had failed to deliver fully on expectations.

"The recent monitoring and evaluation report released by Minister Collins Chabane has drawn attention to lack of compliance and performance in service delivery," she said in Pretoria.

"We are placed in an extremely challenging environment and we cannot fail."

Sisulu downplayed her redeployment to a new portfolio, denying it was part of some "machiavellian activity" by President Jacob Zuma in the run-up to the ANC national conference in December.

She instead pinned her deployment to the government's commitment to fulfil promises made to South Africans.

"This being the last stretch of our 20 years mark in government you can understand that nothing is more urgent than delivery of services to our people."

Sisulu is already hard at work to try to convince unions to accept the 9% wage increase to be tabled at the bargaining council.

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Wed May 22 14:01:33 SAST 2013 ::

Jun 20, 2012

Pointman

Here we go again Sowetan - - shoddy reporting. What 9% wage increase. The offer on the table is 6.5% wages and 2.5% in benefits = 9%.
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Jun 20, 2012

ntiki

Sowetan please report the correct thing now your reporting nonsence the offer is 6.5% with multiple agreement which the union demand single term.
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Jun 20, 2012

DJWinner

The main issue is not about salary increases. People can accept 6.5%, it is not that bad. The problem is the fact that Governement is going to stop paying housing allowance to its employees latter this year. This is the real issue the minister must address instead of bragging about 2.5% of the benefits. Stopping to pay housing allowance will mean a R900 subtraction in the salaries. That is what people are fighting for.
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Jun 20, 2012

Flemza

Why is it that everything the government is doing is linked to Mangaung , I don`t understand this , there is life before and after Mangaung , and everyone in this country is not ANC , otherwise South Africa should be a one party state , then Mangaung should be a worry to everyone , remember in the last election ANC didn`t win a landslide victory , whether a minister is deployed or not , its all about running the government and the country , a president in a country which is not a one party state , will never please everyone , so grow up people
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Jun 20, 2012

OPZAZA

Looking back at this Lady's history with the Defence force,
I have to say i don't trust her.

Misleading info like the 9% increase offer mentioned above, will only lead to riots.
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Jun 20, 2012

Fred55

Why does the public service need a 6.5% wage increase and 2.5% in housing?? They also get medical aid and other benefits.

Public service employees get paid on average 30% more than the private sector which is crazy!! Private sector people work harder and for longer hours with less job security than public sector. Private sector ads way more value to this country than lazy public sector employees.

This wage increase is coming at a cost to the poor. Public sector is already over paid and it is unsustainable.

Good luck minister Sisulu but I think Zuma is setting you up to fail.


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Jun 20, 2012

Fred55

The public sector in the country is like a fat whale that just rolls around and does nothing. The public sector must be cut in size and must be come more productive.

Where is the delivery public sector employees?? IT is up to you but you are doing nothing but chowing your fat salaries and sitting on your bumms.

If we don't stop over paying public sector employees, we will end up like Greece-simple.

38% of what the government spends goes on salaries and what do we see for it??

Our por education system is a perfect example.
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Jun 20, 2012

OPZAZA

@Fred55

O TAGILWE STRONG.
I AM SCARED OF WHATEVER YOU ARE SMOKING.
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Jun 20, 2012

Mnikazi

Did she just make a promise?
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Jun 20, 2012

smokie

what is 605% anyway we want more ching ching
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