South African Government Departments

South African Government Departments.

Here is the list of all Government Departments in South Africa, Purpose and recently advertised jobs per Department.

South African Government Departments

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Purpose:

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is responsible for production and resource management; agricultural support services; trade and economic development; food safety and biosecurity; forestry; and marine aquaculture.

  • Department of Arts and Culture

What does the Department of Arts and Culture do?

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) is mandated to provide leadership to the sport, arts and culture sector to accelerate its transformation; oversee the development and management of sport, arts and culture in South Africa; legislate on sports participation, sports infrastructure and safety; improve South Africa’s international ranking in selected sports through a partnership with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC); preserve, develop, protect and promote the cultural, heritage, linguistic diversity and legacy of South Africa; lead nation-building and social cohesion through social transformation; enhance archives and records management structures and systems; and promote access to information.


  • Department of Communications

What does the Department of Communications do?

The main function of Department of Communications. Policy, Licensing and Coordination matters relating to telegraphs, telephones, wireless, data, facsimile and telematic services and other like forms of communications. Promotion of standardization, research and development in telecommunications. Promotion of private investment in Telecommunications.

  • Department of Cooperative Governance

What does the Department of Cooperative Governance do?

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) is mandated to develop and monitor the implementation of national policy and legislation aimed at transforming and strengthening key institutions and mechanisms of governance in national, provincial and local government to fulfil their developmental role; develop, promote and monitor mechanisms, systems and structures to enable integrated service delivery and implementation within government; and promote sustainable development by providing support to and exercising oversight of provincial and local government.

  • Department of Correctional Services

What does the Department of Correctional Services do?

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is mandated to place offenders in a secure, safe and humane environment, and ensure that rehabilitation and successful reintegration programmes are implemented.

  • Department of Defence

What does the Department of Defence do?

The aim of Department of Defence is to defend and protect South Africa, its territorial integrity and its people in accordance with the Constitution and the principles of international law regulating the use of force.

  • Department of Education

What does the Department of Education do?

The Department of Education‘s mission is to ensure that quality learning and teaching takes place in the classroom every day.

  • Department of Energy

What does Department of Energy do?

The Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Energy Planning Branch is responsible for coal, gas, liquid fuels, energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy planning, including the energy database. Creating employment opportunities and small businesses in the petroleum sector.

  • Department of Environmental Affairs

What does the Department of Environmental Affairs do?

The Department of Environmental Affairs is responsible for the protection and management of South Africa’s natural resources in a manner that fosters sustainability and creates a healthy living environment for all the citizens of the country.

  • Government Communications and Information System (GCIS)

What does government communication and information system do?

The aim of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is to play a coordinating, facilitating and strategising role for all government communication and to provide a cost-effective communication service to the general public.

  • Department of Health

What does the Department of Health do?

The Department of Health is ensuring the provision of appropriate health and social care services, both in clinical settings such as hospitals and GPs’ surgeries, and in the community through nursing, social work and other professional services.

  • Department of Home Affairs

Purpose:

The Department of Home Affairs is custodian, protector and verifier of the identity and status of citizens and other persons resident in South Africa.

  • Department of Human Settlements

What does the Department of Human Settlements do?

The mandate of the Department of Human Settlements is to facilitate the creation of sustainable human settlements and improve the quality of household life. Its functions are to determine, finance, promote, communicate and monitor the implementation of housing and sanitation programmes.

  • Independent Complaints Directorate

What is the role of the independent complaints directorate?

The aim of the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is to investigate complaints of misconduct and offences allegedly committed by members of the SA Police Service (SAPS), and to propose reforms to reduce the incidence of behaviour giving rise to complaints.

  • International Relations and Cooperation (Foreign Affairs)

The mission of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is to promote South Africa’s national interests and values, the African Renaissance and the creation of a better world for all.

  • Department of Justice & Constitutional Development

What is the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development responsible for?

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s mandate is to uphold and protect the Constitution and the rule of law. The department is also responsible for overseeing the administration of justice in the interests of a safer and more secure South Africa.

  • Department of Labour

Purpose:

​The Department of Employment and Labour will strive for a labour market which is conducive to investment, economic growth, employment creation and decent work.

  • Department of Mineral Resources

What is the role of the Department of Mineral Resources?

The mission of the Department of Mineral Resources is to promote and regulate the minerals and mining sector for transformation, growth and development, and ensure that all South Africans derive sustainable benefits from the country’s mineral wealth.

  • National Intelligence Agency

Responsibility:

National Intelligence Agency It is responsible for domestic and counter-intelligence within the Republic of South Africa.

  • National Treasury

Department of the National Treasury is to promote economic development, good governance, social progress and rising living standards.

  • Police

What is the Department of police?

The Department of Police is responsible for law-enforcement services, policy determination, direction and overall execution of the department’s mandate in relation to relevant legislation.

South African Government Departments


  • Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy
  • Public Enterprises
  • Public Service & Administration
  • Public Service Commission
  • Public Works
  • Rural Development & Land Reform
  • Science & Technology
  • Social Development
  • South African Police Service
  • South African Revenue Service
  • South African Secret Service
  • Sport & Recreation South Africa
  • Statistics South Africa
  • The Presidency
  • Tourism
  • Trade & Industry
  • Traditional Affairs
  • Transport
  • Water Affairs
  • Women, Children & People with Disabilities

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