Exorcise public service ghosts
Friday, May 20, 2016
Such an approach is sorely lacking at the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) where the axe has been hanging over the 129,947 staff complement since 2012 when planned cutbacks were first announced.
Two years ago the then DPSM director, Carter Morupisi revealed that about 115 ‘ghost employees’ had been uncovered in the government payroll with two ministries accounting for the majority of these. Ghost employees are former workers for whom a salary continues to be paid out from official employment, despite their departure for various reasons. We learnt this week that there are still ‘ghost employees’ in the public service.
The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...