How Many Governmental Department Are In South Africa
As under the Westminster system, the executive arm of South Africa’s national government is split between the cabinet and the civil service. Government departments (including state agencies with department status) are in charge of managing public administration, or the day-to-day execution of laws and policies. These departments are often led by permanent civil servants with the title of director-general.
Each department also has a political head, a cabinet minister, who is chosen by the president and is in charge of that department’s overall direction and politics. Frequently, more than one department is included in a minister’s portfolio. The ministry and the department are not identical, even though there is a one-to-one relationship between them; they have separate legal and administrative structures.
The Departments of the National Government
Union Structure
It is the responsibility of the Departments that make up the national administration to carry out legislative directives and offer services to the general public.
- Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Department
- Department of Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Department of Basic Education
- Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
- Correctional Services Department
- Ministry of Defense
- Economic Development Department
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment Department of Employment and Labor
- Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Department of Health Department of Higher Education and Training Department of Home Affairs Department of Human Settlements Department of International Relations and Cooperation
- Department of Public Enterprises Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Department of Mineral Resources
- Service and Administration Department
- Department of Small Business Development Department of Science and Innovation Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
- Department of Sport and Recreation Department of Social Development South Africa
Department of Water and Sanitation Department of Women, Youth, and People with Disabilities Department of State Security Department of Tourism Department of Trade and Industry and Competition Department of Transport
