The National Assembly in
its plenary sitting on 19 November 2019 passed the Foreign Service Bill.
The Bill provides for a single Foreign Service system for the country. This
was done after the realisation that the management of government officials
serving various departments abroad is fragmented and inconsistent.
Therefore, to address such concerns, the Foreign Service Bill
seeks to create an enabling administrative and management framework. The
foreign service system will be managed and regulated in a consolidated and
coherent manner by the Department of International Relations and
Cooperation.
This Bill will function within the existing legislative
framework governing the public service sector and the security services in
the country, including the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
The Bill will now be sent to the President for assent. |