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Uganda: Government (Gov’t) to review policy on payment of medical interns

Source: APO – Report:

The Vice-President, H.E. Jessica Alupo, has said government will review the decision to stop payment of medical interns adding that the policies of government and their purpose, are for the people.

The Vice President made this revelation following concerns by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi who reiterated what has been in the media that medical interns will not be paid going forward.

Ssenyonyi raised the concerns during the plenary sitting chaired by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth on Wednesday, 10 June 2026.

Alupo said that Cabinet will hold discussions on the proposed Medical Education and Internship Policy and that the Minister of Health will later present a statement to the House.

“We are talking about the positive impact of the deliberate channeling of resources to the human resource development of our country. We can definitely review this policy” Alupo said.

Ssenyonyi said that medical interns support the medical infrastructure and ran government hospitals and health centres.

“Sometimes they work 36 hours, other times they work 48 hours, non-stop, to take care of the people of Uganda. Government has historically facilitated them to do this work,” he said.

He wondered how the medical interns will facilitate themselves and be expected to show up for work.  He called on government to urgently look into the matter, emphasising that money can be got to pay them.
“Government recently suspended public holiday functions to save money. We had already past that entire budget. Government, let us find this money, so that we can pay medical interest”, he added.

Recently, government announced that effective August 2026, medical interns will no longer receive their monthly allowance. 

According to the new policy, internship will be integrated into the formal university education system.

– on behalf of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.

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DPWI reforms aimed at better life for all

Source: Government of South Africa

DPWI reforms aimed at better life for all

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says his department is taking the public into its confidence as wrongdoing is investigated while also strengthening accountability, protecting public money and ensuring that it works for all South Africans.

“In the Budget Vote I will deliver this afternoon, I will speak about the broader work of this department, the work to unlock infrastructure investment, reform public employment, stabilise entities, unblock delayed projects, use public assets for public good, and turn Public Works and Infrastructure into the economic delivery unit of South Africa,” Macpherson said.

Addressing the media in Cape Town on ongoing investigations and progress in the department, Macpherson said his department cannot speak honestly about delivery without also speaking about accountability.

“We cannot build a capable department on top of broken systems. We cannot ask the public to trust us with billions of rands in assets, leases, projects and grants if we are not prepared to confront the failures, irregularities and abuses that have weakened this department over many years.”

He added that the department cannot turn South Africa into a construction site if the very department that must help lead that effort is still being held back by dysfunction, weak consequence management and those who believe that public money exists to serve private interests.

“When we ask hard questions about leases, contracts, ghost employees, lifestyle audits, underused buildings, failed projects and irregular procurement, we are not doing so to create headlines. We are doing so because we want this department to work and to serve the country. 

“Every irregular lease weakens the state’s ability to provide proper accommodation to client departments. Every failed infrastructure project delays services to communities. Every ghost employee steals from unemployed South Africans who need real opportunities. 

“Every act of gatekeeping in public employment undermines the dignity of the very people EPWP was created to serve. And every attempt to avoid accountability makes it harder to rebuild the public trust,” the Minister explained.

He added that the most urgent area of reform in this portfolio remains the Property Management Trading Entity, or PMTE which is responsible for managing one of South Africa’s largest public property portfolios. 

“It should be helping the state reduce wasteful leasing, unlock value from state assets, provide quality accommodation to client departments, and use public land and buildings for the public good.

“Instead, PMTE has too often become associated with weak systems, inflated leases, underutilised buildings, poor contract management and serious financial pressure. Its overdraft has doubled to nearly R4 billion in the last 20 months. It has not achieved a clean audit since it was established in 2014,” the minister said.

Macpherson said despite the state owning thousands of buildings and large portions of land, government continues to spend approximately R6 billion a year on private leases, many of which have raised serious concerns about value for money, market-related pricing and proper legal compliance.

“We have seen proposed leases with costs above market value. We have seen leases allowed to lapse without proper contingency plans, often deliberately so. We have seen submissions returned with detailed concerns, only for those concerns to be ignored or not properly processed. 

“And we have seen what our own investigators have described as “self-created emergencies” – where normal planning fails, delays are allowed to build up, and then urgency is used to justify bypassing proper scrutiny,” he said. – SAnews.gov.za

 

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AI regulation in Africa: why copying the European model won’t work

Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Kinfe Yilma, Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds

Mauritius set out its national AI strategy in 2018, the first by an African country. Since then over a dozen African states have adopted national AI policies of some sort or another.

As a national policy plan, an AI strategy typically sets out the priorities and aspirations in achieving certain policy objectives.

At the continental level, the African Union has adopted an AI strategy.

Kenya and Ethiopia have tabled draft AI laws that set out how the countries want AI governed. Morocco, Egypt and Nigeria are already mulling the idea of AI legislation. The trend shows that policymakers are slowly turning their attention from unchecked enthusiasm about AI to reckoning with governing AI risks.

As technology law and policy scholars, our research explores the dynamics of and approaches to the governance of emerging technologies like AI. Our recent work explores the origins, nature and scope of AI governance initiatives in Africa. We found a number of common threads in recent policy and legislative exercises. One such trend is for African states to adopt the European Union’s approach to AI regulation. But this needs to be called into question.

No doubt, Africa needs AI legislation. It will be vital to regulate the development and use of AI systems that pose risks to individual rights, social cohesion or even national security. Legislation can also create new regulatory bodies that oversee AI rules or other relevant laws such as data protection.

Kenya’s AI Bill, for instance, institutes the AI Commissioner as well as the AI Advisory Committee as regulators of AI systems in the country.

But the effort to turn AI policies into legislation requires reckoning for two reasons.

More laws, less implementation

One concern is whether the continent really needs a new layer of digital laws while preceding pieces of tech legislation remain largely unenforced. AI policies were meant to coordinate AI development at the national level. While some countries committed to responsible AI development, others have yet to set up or fund institutions that were to give the strategies meaning.

This points to an endemic problem in Africa: lack of implementation. Data protection is a case in point. Many African countries have enacted data protection legislation but are yet to install oversight bodies, or those established lack the resources to enforce laws.

Legislating for AI in this environment risks producing laws that will largely be aspirational in the same way as the strategies before them: they are there but aren’t implemented.

Europeanisation of African law

The second concern relates to the heavy reliance on European standards in fashioning emergent AI laws. Both Kenya’s and Ethiopia’s AI bills adopt the European Union’s risk-based approach. This involves regulating AI systems based on the nature of risk they pose. Those posing “unacceptable risks” are banned altogether and those with lower risks have to meet requirements.

Transplanting European standards is not new in African states’ attempt to regulate new and emerging technologies. The first generation of data protection and cybercrime laws in Africa drew directly from formative legal instruments in Europe. But rarely have such legal transplanting exercises been informed by or taken into account local contexts, interests and concerns. Perhaps this is why data protection standards aren’t implemented effectively.

The concern is not that the EU’s approach is inherently problematic. It’s why African states fail to envision an approach informed by local realities. AI regulation in Africa should not emerge from a compulsion to signal regulatory modernity. Laws calibrated for mature digital markets, well-resourced regulators, and rights aware consumer populations do not translate cleanly into contexts defined by thin institutional capacity, informal data flows, and populations with limited ability to exercise the rights those laws nominally protect.

Grounding regulation in reality

African states need AI laws based on a concrete and honest reckoning with what AI is actually doing or could do to the continent. Fashioning AI regulation should be preceded by critical reflection on the following key questions:

  • How is it being deployed by technology companies? How is information and misinformation spread on the continent?

  • How is it being used in public services? Who benefits when governments deploy AI in social protection, policing, or public administration?

  • Who controls the data? Large technology companies, many of them headquartered in the United States, China, or Europe, are able to collect and process vast amounts of data generated by African users. This is often done under terms of service that most users neither read nor meaningfully consent to, and with little accountability to African regulators.

  • Who bears the harms? Who bears the risk when those systems get it wrong?

  • Whose interests are unprotected? AI-powered content moderation systems, for example, perform poorly in African languages and local contexts.

Imperatives of moratorium

As the AI hype continues, African states are already deploying AI in different sectors, including healthcare. Ethiopia and Rwanda, for example, used AI in TB and cervical cancer screening. But it’s happening in a regulatory vacuum. In the absence of a robust regulatory regime, AI is likely to cause considerable harm to individuals and societies.

While AI legislation might be a promising step forward in filling the regulatory void, this effort appears to be restricted only to a few countries whose approach is yet to move past European parameters. Policymakers should rather prioritise pursuing a more considered and contextualised approach to address AI risks meaningfully.

Until then, a moratorium on the use of high-risk AI systems in sensitive domains such as healthcare should be seriously considered.

– AI regulation in Africa: why copying the European model won’t work
– https://theconversation.com/ai-regulation-in-africa-why-copying-the-european-model-wont-work-283524

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Morolong highlights importance of Milestones Campaign as SA marks Youth Month

Source: Government of South Africa

Morolong highlights importance of Milestones Campaign as SA marks Youth Month

With South Africa moving towards the 50th anniversary of Youth Day, Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong has highlighted the importance of the  Milestones of Freedom Campaign, which government will launch next week.

The Deputy Minister was speaking during an engagement with the Free State Provincial Executive Council on the coordination of government communication, nation branding, and community media support in the province. 

“Part of the reason why we are here is to present the Milestones of Freedom Campaign. It is a government-wide initiative coordinated by the GCIS [Government Communication and Information System] under the theme: ‘Honouring the Past, Delivering the Future,’” he said on Wednesday.

Minister Morolong added that the campaign seeks to commemorate significant milestones in South Africa’s journey to freedom while also reaffirming government’s commitment to improve the lives of all citizens.

“It honours the sacrifices of those who fought for liberation, promotes deeper understanding of our democratic history, and encourages active citizenship particularly among young people. This is significant as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Student Uprising,” said Morolong.

Government will launch the Milestones of Freedom Campaign on 18 June at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Cabinet has approved a year-long programme aimed at celebrating constitutional values, strengthening civic participation and promoting social cohesion.

READ | Milestones of Freedom Campaign to commemorate several landmark anniversaries in SA’s history

On Friday, Cabinet called on all sectors of society to support initiatives aimed at empowering young people through education, skills development, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities.

This as the country is currently commemorating Youth Month which is observed annually in June and will be commemorated on Youth Day on 16 June. Cabinet said the month provides an opportunity to honour the legacy of the youth of 1976 while reflecting on the progress made in expanding opportunities for younger generations in a democratic South Africa.

The Deputy Minister was accompanied on his visit by delegates from the GCIS, the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Brand South Africa (Brand SA). –SAnews.gov.za 

 

 

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Mashatile to address closing session of 9th South African TB conference

Source: Government of South Africa

Mashatile to address closing session of 9th South African TB conference

Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), will on Thursday address the closing session of the 9th South African TB Conference taking place at Birchwood Hotel & O.R Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg, Gauteng.

The conference will started on 8 June, and will conclude on Thursday, 11 June.

The conference is being held under the theme: ” Vuka, Let’s Unite Towards a TB-Free World!”.

It serves as a national platform for government, academia, civil society, development partners, healthcare professionals, researchers and communities to reflect on progress made in the fight against TB and to identify measures required to accelerate South Africa’s response to the epidemic.

“The elimination of TB remains a national priority. Government, together with civil society, development partners, research institutions, communities and the private sector, continues to strengthen efforts to end TB as a public health threat and address its impact on vulnerable communities, economic productivity and the health system,” the Presidency said in a statement.

The Deputy President’s address will reaffirm government’s commitment to ending TB, acknowledge the progress achieved to date, and call for renewed partnerships to address persistent challenges, including TB mortality, TB/HIV co-infection, drug-resistant TB and the socio-economic impact of the disease on households and communities. – SAnews.gov.za

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South Africa calls for accelerated implementation of disability rights convention

Source: Government of South Africa

South Africa calls for accelerated implementation of disability rights convention

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has called on States Parties to accelerate the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and ensure the meaningful participation of organisations representing persons with disabilities.

Delivering South Africa’s country statement at the 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP19) to the CRPD, currently underway at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Chikunga reaffirmed the country’s commitment to advancing disability rights and promoting the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society.

The Minister highlighted South Africa’s longstanding commitment to the Convention, noting that the country played a role in drafting the CRPD and its Optional Protocol in 2002 before signing and ratifying both instruments in 2007.

She said South Africa’s efforts to domesticate the Convention culminated in the adoption of the White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2015. The policy framework is built on nine pillars aimed at advancing disability inclusion. It includes among others, the removal of barriers to access and participation, support of sustainable integrated community life, and the reduction of economic vulnerability.

Chikunga emphasised that disability inclusion is a constitutional imperative in South Africa and should be embedded across all areas of governance and development.

“For South Africa, disability inclusion is a constitutional imperative. It is at the heart of the supreme law of the land, and our view is that disability inclusion should be at the centre of everything we do,” Chikunga said.

The Minister outlined several recent initiatives undertaken by the South African government to strengthen disability inclusion, and these include the development of a Disability-Inclusive Service Delivery Monitoring Tool, the Disability Inequality Index, and a Climate Change Impact and Disability Research Initiative.

She also highlighted Disability Rights Awareness Month (held annually between 3 November and 3 December) and the elevation of disability inclusion as a key focus area during South Africa’s G20 Presidency.

With strengthened enforcement mechanisms, Chikunga said government is making progress towards achieving a target of 5% employment equity for persons with disabilities in the public service and ensuring that 7% of public procurement opportunities are disability-inclusive by 2026.

“We are part of the implementation of disability-inclusive climate change, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response, in line with Article 11 of the CRPD, the Sendai Framework, and the Paris Agreement.”

Chikunga underscored the importance of digital accessibility, assistive technologies, artificial intelligence and accessible public information systems in advancing inclusion.

As part of South Africa’s G20 legacy initiatives, Chikunga said government is in the process of developing a Disability Inclusion Nerve Centre of Excellence, which is expected to enhance the country’s ability to plan effectively, allocate resources equitably, and monitor progress with accountability and transparency.

“Our disability inclusion measures will remain rooted in the principles of equality for all, the full enjoyment of rights, alertness to intersecting layers of discrimination, and the imperative of social and economic protection,” she said.

Held from 9 to 11 June 2026, under the theme: “CRPD at 20: Celebrating and consolidating achievements and shaping the next phase of implementation in a changing world”, COSP19 provides a critical platform for advancing solutions.

Discussions are focussing on preventing exploitation, violence and abuse; strengthening care and support systems that promote autonomy and resilience; and enhancing accessible civic engagement, leadership, and political participation.

As the world marks 20 years of the CRPD, COSP19 is a moment to celebrate progress, strengthen commitments and shape a more inclusive future for persons with disabilities. – SAnews.gov.za
 

 

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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Science Advisors Call for Stronger Cross-Border Preparedness as Ebola Response Intensifies

Source: APO

Experts advising the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (www.AfricaCDC.org) have called for stronger cross-border preparedness in Africa to reduce the risk of imported cases from the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

The recommendations were made at a meeting of leading African infectious diseases experts, who are members of the Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), an independent advisory body to the Africa CDC Director General, held on 3 June 2026.

The ECG recommended that African Union Member States, especially the 11 countries at the highest risk, use an Africa CDC preparedness checklist being developed to assess their readiness for potential imported cases. The checklist covers border screening, isolation capacity, diagnostic capabilities and the ability to implement public health measures and manage suspected cases.

The advisory body opposed travel bans, saying evidence indicates that these have little, if any, benefit. The ECG advised that African Union Member States strengthen risk communication and community engagement to address fear, myths and misconceptions, and to encourage the dissemination of information about their preparations and readiness.

“Being prepared will reduce the risk of the virus spreading locally in the event of an imported case. Preparedness builds confidence in the local response and reduces community anxiety and concern that often follows the discovery of an imported case of Ebola disease”, said Professor Salim Abdool Karim, chairperson of the ECG.

In his Opening Address at the ECG meeting, Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya highlighted the need for continued vigilance, solidarity and coordinated action. He expressed concern over travel and border restrictions imposed within and outside Africa, warning that measures not based on scientific evidence risk undermining response efforts, disrupting trade and movement, and discouraging transparency and timely reporting.

As of 9 June 2026, 645 confirmed cases, 114 deaths and 23 recoveries have been reported across the DRC and Uganda. The DRC accounts for 626 confirmed cases and 112 deaths, with Ituri province remaining the epicentre of the outbreak. Uganda has reported 19 confirmed cases and two deaths, with no new cases or deaths reported in the previous 24 hours.

ECG members welcomed improvements in laboratory diagnosis, contact tracing, and infection prevention and control measures, but expressed concern that transmission is still occurring among healthcare workers, frontline workers and funeral participants.

In their recommendations on travel bans and border closures, the ECG noted that available evidence suggests they offer limited public health benefit and may be counterproductive to outbreak control. Instead, Member States were encouraged to keep borders open while strengthening screening at points of entry and implementing evidence-based public health measures.

ECG members also identified priority areas in the DRC, including strengthening diagnostic capacity in Ituri province, improving compliance with isolation, expanding infection prevention and control measures for healthcare workers, enhancing contact tracing and surveillance, and ensuring safe access for medical teams in insecure areas.

The advisory body strongly supported the development of a diagnostic laboratory in Ituri and highlighted the urgent need for Bundibugyo-specific rapid diagnostic tests to improve timely laboratory confirmation in affected and high-risk countries. It also supported the deployment of several hundred community workers to strengthen contact tracing.

Members commended efforts underway, with the support of WHO and Africa CDC, to accelerate the research and development of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for Bundibugyo Ebola, and called for sustained investment to support field-based clinical trials in Africa.

The ECG unanimously recommended that the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak remain classified as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), citing the evolving epidemic in the DRC and Uganda, the continuing risk of geographic spread, and the need to sustain preparedness across the continent.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

Notes to Editors:
The Emergency Consultative Group (ECG) is Africa CDC’s expert body that provides technical advice during public health emergencies.

A Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) is Africa CDC’s highest public health alert, usually declared on the ECG’s recommendation when a health threat requires a coordinated continental response.

Blanket border restrictions are not supported by Africa CDC, which recommends targeted, risk-based public health measures such as strengthened surveillance, screening at points of entry and cross-border coordination to contain outbreaks while minimising unnecessary disruption.

The Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) is a severe form of Ebola spread through contact with infected bodily fluids or contaminated materials. There are currently no approved vaccines or specific treatments for BVD, making early detection, isolation and rapid response essential to controlling outbreaks.

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About Africa CDC:
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is the public health agency of the African Union. As an autonomous institution, Africa CDC supports AU Member States to strengthen health systems, improve disease surveillance, and enhance emergency preparedness and response. For more information, visit: www.AfricaCDC.org and follow Africa CDC on LinkedIn (https://apo-opa.co/4xlIERU), X (https://apo-opa.co/43tkIi1), Facebook (https://apo-opa.co/49Uop3Y), and YouTube (https://apo-opa.co/3RZAtuD).

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Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2027 to Host In-Country Value Forum on Youth, Women in Energy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Workforce Development

Source: APO

The upcoming Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2027 – taking place on January 23–25 in Tripoli – will host a dedicated In-Country Value Forum, featuring strategic sessions on human capital (including women and youth in the energy sector), AI-driven workforce transformation and education to drive Libya’s expanding energy sector.

The forum – set for January 24 – comes as Libya accelerates its upstream and downstream expansion agenda under the National Oil Corporation and Ministry of Oil and Gas, with output targets approaching 2 million barrels per day by 2030. Supported by international operators including TotalEnergies, Repsol, Eni, and OMV, LEES is positioned as a deal-making platform for investment, capacity building and digital transformation.

The session Youth in Energy – Next-Gen Strategic Human Capital Development, will focus on Libya’s expanding youth integration strategy. The state is mobilizing over 7,000 graduates across 50 cities through structured pipelines tied to exploration and production sharing agreements, with mandatory local hiring and training quotas embedded into new licensing rounds.

At LEES 2027, policymakers and operators will be positioned to assess how initiatives such as the Energy JEEL program are reshaping workforce entry points. With over 900 youth ambassadors already deployed, the framework connects technical institutes, field operators and policymakers, aligning human capital deployment with production hubs such as El Sharara and Mabruk.

The Digital Skills and AI: Modernizing the Local Energy Workforce session will examine the rapid digitization of Libya’s oil and gas operations. AI-enabled drilling systems deployed with SLB have already demonstrated autonomous reservoir navigation and doubled drilling rates in early 2026 pilot operations.

Discussions will also cover expanding digital infrastructure in remote basins, where telecom providers and service firms are addressing connectivity gaps. Platforms introduced under the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (2025–2030) are enabling predictive maintenance, real-time telemetry and automated production optimization across brownfield assets.

Meanwhile, the Energy Academy: From Classroom to Career session will focus on education-to-employment pipelines linking universities, vocational institutes and operators. Programs co-developed with international agencies including UNDP and GIZ are modernizing technical subsea curricula across petroleum institutes and regional training hubs.

The framework is designed to reduce youth unemployment while supplying a skilled workforce for both hydrocarbons and renewables. With Libya targeting a 20% renewable energy mix by 2035, graduates are being trained across solar PV systems, carbon accounting and grid integration, ensuring mobility across conventional and transition energy sectors.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Energy Capital & Power.

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NCC announces recall of 18 Hino trucks 

Source: Government of South Africa

NCC announces recall of 18 Hino trucks 

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) on Wednesday  announced the recall of certain Hino 700 Series trucks.

This follows a notification by Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd.

“The recalled units were sold nationally through authorised Toyota dealerships between 10 September 2024 and 10 December 2024. This recall applies to 18 Hino 700 Series model,” said the NCC.

According to the supplier, the fuel pump housing has an inappropriate surface treatment process done during production. Cracks may develop when repeated high load is applied to the supply pump resulting in a fuel leak.

“Consumers who own the affected Hino 700 Series are urged to visit their nearest authorised Toyota dealership to arrange for an inspection and repair.

“A new fuel pump will be fitted to the affected trucks. All inspection and corrective work relating to this recall will be carried out at no cost to the consumer,” said the Commission.

The NCC is an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.

Questions and queries relating to this recall may be directed to: ProductRecall@thencc.org.za. –SAnews.gov.za 

 

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KZN backs National Treasury drive to eliminate ghost employees

Source: Government of South Africa

KZN backs National Treasury drive to eliminate ghost employees

KwaZulu-Natal Treasury says it is ready to support the implementation of the nationwide initiative aimed at verifying all government employees and investigating allegations of ghost workers and payroll irregularities in the public service, as per National Treasury Instruction No. 4 of 2026/27.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance Francois Rodgers said the initiative is a critical step towards strengthening financial governance and advancing a capable and ethical State.

“This initiative reinforces accountability, improves the integrity of employee data, and ensures that public funds are used responsibly. It directly supports government’s commitment to building a capable and ethical State, whilst reducing the ever-growing salary bill in the country,” Rodgers said in a statement on Wednesday.

The National Treasury instruction introduces a structured verification process for all payroll recipients as part of broader efforts to eliminate ghost employees and improve the credibility of the public service payroll system.

Rodgers said the exercise is intended to help address longstanding allegations of ghost employees within the public service, while also generating credible evidence to support action against any identified wrongdoing.

The verification process will require affected employees to confirm their identity and employment details through an online platform, using a unique QR code provided on their payslips. The platform will open on 15 June 2026 and remain accessible for two months.

During this period, government departments are expected to assist employees who may require support to complete the verification process.

“Following this phase, identified anomalies will be subjected to further physical verification by departments,” Rodgers said.

He said KZN Treasury stands ready to support all provincial departments to ensure full compliance with the verification process.

Rodgers urged public servants to participate fully, stressing that the exercise is a standard administrative process aimed at improving the accuracy of employee records and should not be interpreted as an assumption of wrongdoing.

“The reform will strengthen oversight, promote clean governance, and ensure that resources are directed towards service delivery priorities.” – SAnews.gov.za

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