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Published: 3 October 2026 Last checked: 3 October 2026 Circular: Public Service Vacancy Circular 35 of 2026 Date issued: 2 October 2026 Closing date: Varies by vacancy Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Advertisement status: Current circular, with individual vacancies subject to their own closing dates and vacancy-specific notices Download PDF…

Chief State Law Adviser Vacancy (Pretoria): Requirements & DPSA Circular 34 Info

Sep 30, 2026

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Published: 18 September 2026 Last checked: 30 September 2026 Closing date: 06 October 2026 Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Department: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Circular: DPSA Circular 34 of 2026 Post: Chief State Law Adviser Post number: 34/69 Reference number: 19/08/2026 Centre: National Office, Pretoria Salary: R1,885,710 to…

How to Verify a South African Government Job Advertisement

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Published: 23 September 2026 Last updated: 23 September 2026 Last checked: 23 September 2026 Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Introduction Finding a South African government vacancy is often the easy part. The harder part starts when the same vacancy appears on several websites, social media pages, WhatsApp groups or job…

How to Keep a Record of Your Government Job Applications

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Published: 23 September 2026 Last updated: 23 September 2026 Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Introduction Applying for one government vacancy is usually straightforward to track. Applying for several vacancies is different. You might submit an application to one department on Monday, another department later in the week, and several more…

How Foreign Qualifications Are Handled in South African Government Vacancies

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Published: 23 September 2026 Last updated: 23 September 2026 Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Introduction A government vacancy advertisement often looks straightforward at first. You find the position, check the salary, read the qualification requirement and then move to the application instructions. For someone who obtained a qualification outside South…

What Is a SAQA Evaluation Certificate and When Is It Needed?

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Published: 23 September 2026 Last updated: 23 September 2026 Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Source review: SAQA official foreign qualification evaluation information and government vacancy requirements Introduction A government vacancy might list a qualification you already hold, but one sentence elsewhere in the advertisement might create an additional requirement: “Applicants…

What Does “Personnel Suitability Checks” Mean in Government Recruitment?

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Published: 23 September 2026 Last updated: 23 September 2026 Last checked against official sources: 23 September 2026 Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Introduction When you read a South African government vacancy advertisement, you might reach the recruitment conditions near the end of the advertisement and see a statement about “personnel…

What Does “Correspondence Will Be Limited to Shortlisted Candidates” Mean?

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Published: 23 September 2026 Last updated: 23 September 2026 Reviewed by / Author: Godwin Samuel, Founder and Publisher, DPSACircular.co.za Introduction If you have spent time reading South African government vacancy advertisements, you have probably noticed a sentence near the end of many adverts: “Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.” For a first-time applicant,…

How to Check Whether a Government Vacancy Has Been Amended

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