Discussion | Bill proposed to professionalise the public service sector

JOHANNESBURG - Now that the State of the Nation Address is behind us, parliamentarians need to roll up their sleeves and get to work.

One of the priorities is the long-standing issue of the Public Service Amendment Bill.

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The New South Africa Institute has welcomed this news saying the bill will go a long way in modernising and professionalising the public service.

ENCA spoke to Ivor Chipkin, who is the Director of New South Institute and a leading scholar of government and performance in South Africa.