NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 2883 [NW3191E]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 OCTOBER 2018
2883. Mr G A Gardee (EFF) to ask the Minister of Finance:
With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 2361 on 17 September 2018, what (a) number of government employees on (i) national and (ii) provincial level on the PERSAL system are over the age of 60 years and (b) is the breakdown of the specified government employees in terms of (i) age, (ii) department and (iii) salary level?
NW3191E
REPLY:
a. Number of employees aged 60 and older per sphere of government as at September 2018 for all the departments (South African National Defence Force data extracted from September 2017:
|
Sphere |
Number of employees aged 60 and older |
|
Eastern Cape |
6 458 |
|
Free State |
2 788 |
|
Gauteng |
8 329 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
7 309 |
|
Limpopo Province |
5 303 |
|
Mpumalanga |
2 908 |
|
National Departments |
6 221 |
|
North West |
2 762 |
|
Northern Cape |
1 257 |
|
Western Cape |
4 873 |
Notes:
1) Data presented as at end September 2018. South African National Defence Force data as at September 2017
b. Breakdown of specified government employees in terms of:
i) Age
|
Age |
Number of employees aged 60 and older |
|
60 |
14 734 |
|
61 |
10 436 |
|
62 |
8 429 |
|
63 |
6 481 |
|
64 |
5 373 |
|
65 |
568 |
|
66 |
254 |
|
67 |
174 |
|
68 |
137 |
|
69 |
120 |
|
70 |
121 |
|
71 |
89 |
|
72 |
79 |
|
73 |
49 |
|
74 |
61 |
|
75 |
40 |
|
76 |
32 |
|
77 |
36 |
|
78 |
45 |
|
79 |
27 |
|
80 |
23 |
|
81 |
18 |
|
82 |
21 |
|
83 |
19 |
|
84 |
19 |
|
85 |
12 |
|
86 |
12 |
|
87 |
9 |
|
88 |
12 |
|
89 |
7 |
|
90 |
6 |
|
91 |
1 |
|
92 |
2 |
|
94 |
1 |
|
95 |
1 |
|
97 |
1 |
|
999 |
759 |
Notes:
1) Data presented as at end September 2018. South African National Defence Force data as at September 2017
ii) Department
|
Sphere |
Department |
Age 60 and older |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 01: Office Of The Premier |
15 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 02: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature |
25 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 03: Health |
2 183 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 04: Social Development And Special Programmes |
57 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 05: Public Works |
101 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 06: Education |
3 071 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 07: Cooperative Governance And Traditional Affairs |
591 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 08: Rural Development And Agrarian Reform |
147 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 09: Economic Development Environmental Affairs And Tourism |
14 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 10: Transport |
182 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 11: Human Settlements |
15 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 12: Provincial Treasury |
9 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 14: Sport Recreation Arts And Culture |
44 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Vote 15: Safety And Liaison |
4 |
|
Free State |
Vote 01: Premier |
17 |
|
Free State |
Vote 03: Economic And Small Business Development Tourism And Environmental |
32 |
|
Free State |
Vote 04: Provincial Treasury |
4 |
|
Free State |
Vote 05: Health |
875 |
|
Free State |
Vote 06: Education |
1 394 |
|
Free State |
Vote 07: Social Development |
70 |
|
Free State |
Vote 08: Cooperative Governance And Traditional Affairs |
27 |
|
Free State |
Vote 09: Public Works And Infrastructure |
104 |
|
Free State |
Vote 10: Police Roads And Transport |
168 |
|
Free State |
Vote 11: Agriculture And Rural Development |
49 |
|
Free State |
Vote 12: Sport Arts Culture And Recreation |
44 |
|
Free State |
Vote 13: Human Settlements |
4 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 01: Office Of The Premier |
12 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 03: Economic Development |
3 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 04: Health |
2 947 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 05: Education |
4 827 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 06: Social Development |
132 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 07: Co Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
30 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 08: Human Settlements |
46 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 09: Roads And Transport |
95 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 10: Community Safety |
25 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 11: Agriculture And Rural Development |
22 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 12: Sport Arts Culture And Recreation |
19 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 13: eGovernment |
16 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 14: Provincial Treasury |
20 |
|
Gauteng |
Vote 15: Infrastructure Development |
135 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 01: Office Of The Premier |
39 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 03: Agriculture And Rural Development |
117 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 04: Economic Development Tourism And Environmental Affairs |
14 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 05: Education |
3 686 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 06: Finance |
7 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 07: Health |
2 906 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 08: Human Settlements |
34 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 09: Community Safety And Liaison |
4 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 10: Sport And Recreation |
2 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 11: Cooperative Governance And Traditional Affairs |
135 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 12: Transport |
177 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 13: Social Development |
77 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 14: Public Works |
97 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Vote 15: Arts And Culture |
14 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 01: Office Of The Premier |
25 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 02: Provincial Legislature |
10 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 03: Education |
2 294 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 04: Agriculture And Rural Development |
285 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 05: Provincial Treasury |
27 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 06: Economic Development Environment And Tourism |
112 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 07: Health |
1 548 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 08: Transport |
114 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 09: Public Works Roads And Infrastructure |
624 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 10: Community Safety |
4 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 11: Cooperative Governance Human Settlements And Traditional Affairs |
196 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 12: Social Development |
49 |
|
Limpopo Province |
Vote 13: Sport Arts And Culture |
15 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 01: Office Of The Premier |
14 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 03: Finance |
12 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 04: Co Operative Governance And Traditional Affairs |
28 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 05: Agriculture Rural Development And Land Administration |
113 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 06: Economic Development And Tourism |
13 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 07: Education |
1 695 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 08: Public Works Roads And Transport |
205 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 09: Community Safety Security And Liaison |
27 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 10: Health |
745 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 11: Culture Sport And Recreation |
17 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 12: Social Development |
29 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Vote 13: Dept Of Human Settlements |
10 |
|
National Departments |
Civilian Secretariat |
6 |
|
National Departments |
Government Communication And Information System |
11 |
|
National Departments |
Military Veterans |
7 |
|
National Departments |
National Defence Force |
1 167 |
|
National Departments |
National Prosecuting Authority |
111 |
|
National Departments |
National School of Government |
6 |
|
National Departments |
Public Service Commission |
19 |
|
National Departments |
Traditional Affairs |
3 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 01: The Presidency |
14 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 03: Communications |
3 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 04: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
8 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 05: Home Affairs |
154 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 06: International Relations And Cooperation |
188 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 07: National Treasury |
30 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 08: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation. |
6 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 09: Public Enterprises |
3 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 10: Public Service And Administration |
17 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 11: Public Works |
15 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 12: Statistics South Africa |
71 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 13: Women |
1 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 14: Basic Education |
51 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 15: Higher Education And Training |
1 417 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 16: Health |
69 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 17: Social Development |
34 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 18: Correctional Services |
47 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 20: Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
4 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 21: Justice And Constitutional Development |
699 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 22: National Office of the Chief Justice |
385 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 23: Police |
726 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 24: Agriculture Forestry And Fisheries |
313 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 25: Economic Development |
4 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 26: Energy |
12 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 27: Environmental Affairs |
41 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 28: Labour |
162 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 29: Mineral Resources |
34 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 30: Science And Technology |
11 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 31: Small Business Development |
2 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 32: Telecommunications and Postal Services |
7 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 33: Tourism |
8 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 34: Trade And Industry |
41 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 35: Transport |
24 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 36: Water and Sanitation |
169 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 37: Arts And Culture |
11 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 38: Human Settlements |
19 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 39: Rural Development And Land Reform |
79 |
|
National Departments |
Vote 40: Sport And Recreation South Africa |
12 |
|
North West |
Vote 01: Office Of The Premier |
21 |
|
North West |
Vote 03: Health |
828 |
|
North West |
Vote 04: Culture Arts And Traditional Affairs |
36 |
|
North West |
Vote 05: Community Safety And Transport Management |
52 |
|
North West |
Vote 06: Economy And Enterprise Development |
12 |
|
North West |
Vote 07: Finance |
16 |
|
North West |
Vote 08: Education And Sports Development |
1 390 |
|
North West |
Vote 09: Loc Gov And Human Settlements |
40 |
|
North West |
Vote 10: Tourism |
10 |
|
North West |
Vote 11: Public Works and Roads |
212 |
|
North West |
Vote 12: Social Development |
26 |
|
North West |
Vote 13: Rural Environment And Agriculture Development |
119 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 01: Office Of The Premier |
12 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 02: Provincial Legislature |
4 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 03: Transport Safety And Liaison |
2 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 04: Education |
748 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 05: Roads And Public Works |
63 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 06: Economic Development And Tourism |
5 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 07: Sport Arts And Culture |
16 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 08: Provincial Treasury |
6 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 09: Cooperative Governance Human Settlements And Traditional Affairs |
31 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 10: Health |
317 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 11: Social Development |
20 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 12: Agriculture Land Reform And Rural Development |
29 |
|
Northern Cape |
Vote 13: Environment And Nature Conservation |
4 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 01: The Premier |
34 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 03: Provincial Treasury |
5 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 04: Community Safety |
13 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 05: Education |
3 129 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 06: Health |
1 372 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 07: Social Development |
67 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 08: Human Settlements |
17 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 09: Environmental Affairs And Development Planning |
9 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 10: Transport And Public Works |
120 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 11: Agriculture |
49 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 12: Economic Development And Tourism |
6 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 13: Cultural Affairs And Sport |
36 |
|
Western Cape |
Vote 14: Local Government |
16 |
Notes:
1) Data presented as at end September 2018. South African National Defence Force data as at September 2017
iii) Salary Level
|
Salary Level |
Age 60 and older |
|
0 |
2 018 |
|
1 |
53 |
|
2 |
2 629 |
|
3 |
7 132 |
|
4 |
1 374 |
|
5 |
2 503 |
|
6 |
3 451 |
|
7 |
5 939 |
|
8 |
5 944 |
|
9 |
6 908 |
|
10 |
4 849 |
|
11 |
1 922 |
|
12 |
2 132 |
|
13 |
639 |
|
14 |
290 |
|
15 |
98 |
|
16 |
327 |
Notes:
1) Data presented as at end September 2018. South African National Defence Force data as at September 2017
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