Paper trail, MPs expose Govt apparent job freeze cover up

An official Savingram signed by the country’s top civil service administrator, along with revelations from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), have blown the lid off what appears to be a deliberate government attempt to cover up a nationwide freeze on civil service jobs.

While the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) publicly denied any hiring freeze last week, documentary evidence, including a directive bearing the DPSM Director General, Gaone Macholo’s own signature tells a different story.

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