Public Administration Management Amendment Act 7 of 2025
Summary
The Republic of South Africa has enacted the Public Administration Management Amendment Act 7 of 2025, amending the Public Administration Management Act of 2014. The amendment provides for employee transfers and secondments, clarifies prohibitions on public servants conducting business with organs of state, establishes the National School of Government as a national department, and addresses employment disparities. The Act applies to all national and provincial government departments and public sector employees, with commencement on 31 March 2026.
What changed
The Public Administration Management Amendment Act 7 of 2025 makes substantive changes to South African public administration law. Key amendments include: clarification of the prohibition against public servants conducting business with organs of state; establishment of the National School of Government as a national department; provisions addressing employment disparities across public administration; and procedures for employee transfers and secondments with financial implications.
Government departments, public servants, and administrative bodies in South Africa must prepare for these changes before the 31 March 2026 commencement date. Affected parties should review internal policies on employee conduct, transfer procedures, and business relationships with government entities to ensure compliance with the amended requirements.
What to do next
- Review and update policies on employee transfers and secondments
- Assess compliance with new restrictions on public servants conducting business with organs of state
- Prepare for National School of Government transition to national department status
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Public Administration Management Amendment Act 7 of 2025 (English/ IsiXhosa)
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7 of 2025 The Public Administration Management Amendment Act 7 of 2025 intends:
- to amend the Public Administration Management Act, 2014, so as to further provide for the transfer and secondment of employees
- to provide clarification regarding the prohibition against employees conducting business with organs of state
- to provide for the National School of Government to be constituted as a national department
- to provide for the removal of employment disparities across the public administration
- to provide for the determination of conditions of service with financial implications
- to amend the Schedule so as to effect certain consequential amendments
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
31 March 2026
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