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Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS)
Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) is a national department of the South African government in the civilian police oversight and policy sector. The department provides civilian oversight of the South African...
Department of Agriculture (DoA)
Department of Agriculture (DoA) is a national department of the South African government in the agriculture and food security sector. The department supports the agricultural sector, drives food security, and develops policy...
Department of Basic Education (DBE)
Department of Basic Education (DBE) is a national department of the South African government in the public schooling and basic education sector. The department develops national education policy, supports provinces in delivering...
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) is a national department of the South African government in the communications, broadcasting, and digital technologies sector. The department develops policy for telecommunications, broadcasting, postal...
Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG)
Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) is a national department of the South African government in the local government, traditional affairs, and intergovernmental relations sector. The department supports municipalities, strengthens cooperative governance, and...
Department of Correctional Services (DCS)
Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is a national department of the South African government in the corrections and offender rehabilitation sector. The department manages correctional centres, oversees offender rehabilitation, and supports community...
Department of Defence (DoD)
Department of Defence (DoD) is a national department of the South African government in the defence and the South African National Defence Force sector. The department oversees the South African National Defence...
Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE)
Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) is a national department of the South African government in the electricity, energy security, and the energy mix sector. The department develops national energy policy, drives...
Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)
Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) is a national department of the South African government in the labour relations, employment services, and worker protection sector. The department enforces labour legislation, runs employment...
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is a national department of the South African government in the environment, forestry, fisheries, and biodiversity sector. The department manages national environmental policy, oversees...
Department of Health (DoH)
Department of Health (DoH) is a national department of the South African government in the national health policy and public healthcare sector. The department develops national health policy, oversees the public healthcare...
Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is a national department of the South African government in the higher education, TVET, and skills development sector. The department oversees universities, TVET colleges, community...
Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is a national department of the South African government in the civic services, immigration, and identity management sector. The department manages identity documents, civic services, and immigration...
Department of Human Settlements (DHS)
Department of Human Settlements (DHS) is a national department of the South African government in the national housing and human settlements policy sector. The department develops national housing policy, oversees the housing...
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is a national department of the South African government in the foreign policy and international relations sector. The department leads South Africa's foreign policy, manages...
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD)
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) is a national department of the South African government in the justice administration and constitutional development sector. The department administers the courts, supports the prosecution...
Department of Land Reform and Rural Development (DLRRD)
Department of Land Reform and Rural Development (DLRRD) is a national department of the South African government in the land reform, rural development, and tenure sector. The department drives land reform, supports...
Department of Military Veterans (DMV)
Department of Military Veterans (DMV) is a national department of the South African government in the military veterans support and benefits sector. The department delivers benefits, healthcare, education support, and socio-economic services...
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR)
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) is a national department of the South African government in the mining, minerals, and petroleum resources sector. The department regulates the mining and petroleum sectors,...
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) is a national department of the South African government in the national planning, monitoring, and evaluation sector. The department leads national planning, monitors government performance,...
Department of Police (SAPS)
Department of Police (SAPS) is a national department of the South African government in the policing and public safety sector. The department oversees the South African Police Service and supports policing operations,...
Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) is a national department of the South African government in the public service governance and administration sector. The department develops public service policy, sets norms...
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI)
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is a national department of the South African government in the public works, government accommodation, and national infrastructure sector. The department manages government property, drives...
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSI)
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSI) is a national department of the South African government in the science, technology, and innovation sector. The department develops science and innovation policy, funds research,...
Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)
Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) is a national department of the South African government in the SMME development and cooperatives sector. The department develops policy and programmes to grow small businesses,...
Department of Social Development (DSD)
Department of Social Development (DSD) is a national department of the South African government in the social welfare, social grants, and community services sector. The department oversees social grants, child protection, victim...
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC)
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) is a national department of the South African government in the sport, arts, culture, and heritage sector. The department promotes sport development, supports the arts...
Department of Tourism (DT)
Department of Tourism (DT) is a national department of the South African government in the tourism development and destination marketing sector. The department develops tourism policy, supports tourism enterprises, and grows South...
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic)
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) is a national department of the South African government in the trade, industry, and competition sector. The department develops industrial policy, drives trade and...
Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA)
Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA) is a national department of the South African government in the traditional affairs and traditional leadership sector. The department supports traditional leadership institutions, develops policy on traditional...
Department of Transport (DOT)
Department of Transport (DOT) is a national department of the South African government in the transport policy and national mobility sector. The department develops national transport policy and oversees road, rail, aviation,...
Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)
Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is a national department of the South African government in the water resources and sanitation sector. The department manages national water resources, oversees water and sanitation...
Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD)
Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) is a national department of the South African government in the gender, youth, and disability mainstreaming sector. The department drives socio-economic empowerment of...
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Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is a national department of the South African government in the government communications and public information sector. The department leads government communications, develops information products, and...
Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA)
Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) is a national department of the South African government in the public sector pensions administration sector. The department administers pensions and benefits for public sector employees and...
Government Printing Works (GPW)
Government Printing Works (GPW) is a national department of the South African government in the state printing and security printing sector. The department produces government publications, security documents, and identity-related printing for...
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is a national department of the South African government in the independent police investigations and oversight sector. The department investigates serious complaints against the police and ensures...
National School of Government (NSG)
National School of Government (NSG) is a national department of the South African government in the public service training and learning sector. The department delivers training and development programmes for public servants...
National Treasury
National Treasury is a national department of the South African government in the national finance, budget, and economic policy sector. The department manages the national budget, drives economic policy, and oversees public...
Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ)
Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) is a national department of the South African government in the judicial administration and superior courts support sector. The department supports the judiciary, administers the superior...
State Security Agency (SSA)
State Security Agency (SSA) is a national department of the South African government in the state security and intelligence sector. The department leads civilian intelligence in South Africa and supports national security,...
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is a national department of the South African government in the official statistics and population data sector. The department produces South Africa's official statistics, runs the Census,...