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In the first 5 years of the new democratic government in South Africa, very few departments engaged in any systematic monitoring and evaluation of their policies and programs. The late 1990s saw early attempts by government to introduce government-wide monitoring and evaluation. These attempts were not successful and in 2004 there was a renewed effort at government-wide monitoring and evaluation; The 2004 Election Manifesto of the Ruling Party identified monitoring and…

African countries pass many regulations and adopt new standards every year for its public service, but how many are effectively implemented? The South African government has come to realize that the poor compliance of its regulations by departments was harming the overall development of the country. To address this challenge, a new mechanism is being set up by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)…

On a visit to the AfCoP platform on October 2009, I recall that the first thing I saw was a message about the International Training Program on Public Service Management informing on the extension of the closing date of applications to AfCoP members. As I carefully read through, I felt in my stomach that I should give this one my best shot and said to myself: “this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that I can’t pass up!”



I saw it as a chance to broaden my…