Over 200 public servants are serving as councillors
30 August 2022
Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbite by Dr Mimmy Gondwe MP
As at 31 May 2022, a total of 281 public servants were serving as either PR or ward councillors in various municipal councils. This is according to information in a written reply to a Parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance (DA), to the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), on the number of public servants currently serving as public representatives, in various capacities, at municipal councils.
Further, according to the DPSA, out of the 281 public servants serving as councillors, approximately 30 are employed in national departments and the remaining 251 in provincial departments. The province of Kwa-Zulu Natal has the highest number of public servants serving as councillors, with 150 public servants serving as either PR or ward councillors.
Moreover, 86 % of the public servants in Kwa-Zulu Natal currently serving as councillors are employed in the Provincial Department of Basic Education.