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The Department intends to fully implement an e-recruitment system to reduce the average 4-6 month hiring turnaround time, which is meant to remove a barrier to attracting top talent.
- Who it is for
- job applicants and candidates for Department recruitment
- How to act on it
- Use the Department’s e-recruitment system once implemented for recruitment processes.
The Department intends to pilot targeted recruitment for scarce skills in compliance with DPSA prescripts.
- Who it is for
- candidates for scarce skills roles within the Department of Correctional Services
- How to act on it
- Participate in the targeted recruitment pilot for scarce skills when it is run in compliance with DPSA prescripts.
The department ensures critical administrative support staff posts are filled within prescribed timeframes, and where court support staff posts are vacant, other staff members are rotated to affected courts so services are not interrupted.
- Who it is for
- court support staff vacancies and affected courts needing uninterrupted services
- How to act on it
- The document describes internal staffing actions (filling posts and rotating staff) and does not describe an application route for the public.
Vacant posts are advertised as they become vacant, and the department reports that since the beginning of the financial year 2025/2026 it has advertised 1152 posts, shortlisted 933, and filled 395 posts.
- Who it is for
- members of the public applying for advertised correctional services vacancies
- How to act on it
- Apply for vacancies when they are advertised; posts are then shortlisted and filled.
DEL provides transfer funding to Designated National Organizations and Workshops that provide employment to people with disabilities, including young graduates.
- Who it is for
- People with Disabilities including young graduates
- How to act on it
- Access employment opportunities provided through Designated National Organizations and Workshops supported by DEL transfer funding.
DEL provides transfer funding to Supported Employment Enterprises to provide special employment to work seekers with disabilities.
- Who it is for
- work seekers with disabilities
- How to act on it
- Access employment opportunities provided through Supported Employment Enterprises supported by DEL transfer funding.
The NPA prioritises recruiting skilled prosecutors and works with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to fast-track appointments, and it also aims to improve retention through career development opportunities and better working conditions.
- Who it is for
- skilled prosecutors and potential/prospective prosecutors
- How to act on it
- The document does not state a specific application process; it describes recruitment and retention initiatives and working with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to fast-track appointments.
PYEI says Phase 4 of the revitalised National Youth Service (NYS) recruited an additional 5,272 young people, and that Phase 5 will recruit a further 100,000 young people across the country for paid service opportunities.
- Who it is for
- young people across the country
- How to act on it
- Recruitment into the revitalised National Youth Service (NYS) under PYEI (Phase 4 and Phase 5).
DPSA publishes Circular 20 of 2026 as a public service vacancy circular. The page provides a link to view the full document, which contains the vacancy-related information for the relevant departments/administrations.
- Who it is for
- people looking for public service vacancies in national departments and provincial administrations listed on the page
- How to act on it
- Open the Circular 20 of 2026 page, click “Circular 20 (click here to view the full document)”, and then use the department/administration links to view vacancies in the relevant section.
Circular 18 of 2026 (posted 29 May 2026) directs you to click on a national or provincial department/administration name to view the vacancies in that section.
- Who it is for
- people looking for vacancies in national and provincial public service departments
- How to act on it
- Click on the name of the department / administration to view vacancies in that particular section.
A vacancy circular titled “Circular 16 of 2026” is posted by the Department of Public Service and Administration. You can open the “Full Document” link to view the circular’s contents.
- Who it is for
- people who want to read the Department of Public Service and Administration’s public service vacancy circulars
- How to act on it
- Open the “Full Document: Circular 16 (click here to view the full document)” link on the page to view the circular.
You can view vacancies listed under specific national departments or provincial administrations by clicking the relevant department/administration name on the page.
- Who it is for
- people looking for public service vacancies in specific departments or provincial administrations
- How to act on it
- Click on the name of the department / administration to view vacancies in that particular section.