GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
“AG” means the Auditor-General South Africa.
“Delegation” means the allocation of a power conferred or a duty imposed on a Principal
Functionary to a Delegated Official. To delegate means to entrust a power or duty to
somebody else.
“Delegated Official (DO)” means any employee to whom power has been delegated or who
has been authorised to perform a duty in terms of a formal delegation. This includes:
(a) An official who lawfully acts in the capacity of the DO.
(b) The holder of a post or occupation to whom a power has been delegated.
“Department” means a national department, a national government component, the office of
a premier, a provincial department, or a provincial government component listed in Schedules
1, 2 or 3 of the PSA.
“DG: PME” means the Director-General: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
“DG:PSA” means the Director-General: Public Service and Administration.
“Directive” means the Directive on Public Administration and Management Delegations,
2014.
“DPME” means the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation.
“DPSA” means the Department of Public Service and Administration.
“DSA” means the Delegation Systems Administrator for the department.
“Executive Authority (EA)”, in relation to –
(a) The Presidency or a national government component within the President’s portfolio,
means the President;
(b) A national department or national government component within a Cabinet portfolio,
means the Minister responsible for such portfolio;
(c) The Office of the Commission, means the Chairperson of the Commission;
(d) The Office of a Premier or a provincial government component within a Premier’s
portfolio, means the Premier of that province; and
(e) A provincial department or a provincial government component within an Executive
Council portfolio, means the member of the Executive Council responsible for such
portfolio.
Directive on Public Administration and Management Delegations, 2014
“Head of Department (HoD)” means the incumbent of a post mentioned in column 2 of
Schedule 1, 2 or 3 of the PSA.
“Minister” means the Minister for Public Service and Administration.
“NDP” means the National Development Plan, 2030.
“PAJA” means the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act 3 of 2000) as
amended.
“Principal Functionary (PF)” means any EA or HoD upon whom a power is conferred or a
duty is imposed through an empowering provision in terms of which an administrative action
is taken – the authority with original powers. The PF, in whom the power or duty is vested,
remains accountable for the execution of the delegation.
“Principles Document” means the Principles of Public Administration and Financial
Management Delegations including the minimum levels of delegation and templates approved
by Cabinet on 7 August 2013.
“PSA” or “the Act” means the Public Service Act, 1994, (Proclamation 103 of 1994) as
amended.
“PSR means the Public Service Regulations, 2001 as amended
Directive on Public Administration and Management Delegations, 2014