SAAPAM

12/10/2026

A conference is more than just sharing knowledge, it’s about building connections, exchanging ideas and creating new opportunities. 🤝

What was your biggest highlight of the conference? Was it gaining new insights, meeting new colleagues, making new friends or exploring opportunities for collaboration?

We’d love to hear about your experience! Share your highlights with us. ✨ Tag your friend.

11/10/2026

So where should the 26th SAAPAM Annual Conference be hosted?

06/10/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Terrance Molobela & Dr. Mamonare Malapane!

SAAPAM is immensely proud to celebrate Terrance Molobela and Mamonare Malapane on attaining the highest qualification level!
Your hard work, dedication and academic excellence inspire us all.

We celebrate this remarkable milestone with you as you continue to make strides in public administration and management!

03/10/2026

Dear colleagues

We are glad to know that you have arrived home safely following the 25th SAAPAM Annual Conference.

We would love to hear from you! How was your conference experience?

Please share with us:

* What was the highlight of the conference for you?
* What did you enjoy most?
* What could we have done better, or what did you dislike?
* What suggestions do you have for improving future SAAPAM conferences?

Your feedback is extremely valuable to us as we reflect on the conference and begin preparations for the next one.

Please take a few minutes to complete the Conference Evaluation Survey using the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5B0SltuejS_7Kcq_KEOa9NqUbCar9Zkg4qPTaSxUbu5LCIA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Thank you for being part of the 25th SAAPAM Annual Conference and for contributing to its success. We look forward to welcoming you again next year!

We are SAAPAM and SAAPAM is us.

Thank you for joining us in Durban for the 25th SAAPAM Annual Conference. Your feedback helps us improve next year's conference. The survey takes about 3 minutes and your answers are anonymous.

03/10/2026

SAAPAM Diaries presents: Pinkie Kekana 🎙️

Some things are best heard straight from the source and this is one of them. We're not going to spoil what she has to say, so press play and see for yourself.

Public Service And Administration, RSA

Watch the full video now. ⬇️

02/10/2026

Planting of trees led by DPSA

01/10/2026

🏆 Congratulations, Julie Thopola! 🏆

Join us in celebrating Julie Thopola, winner of the Best Paper in Local Government, Democracy and Political Dynamics at the SAAPAM 25th Annual Conference.

Her research stands out for its rigour, insight and relevance to the future of public administration in South Africa. Well done on this outstanding achievement!

01/10/2026

At the SAAPAM Silver Jubilee Gala Dinner, Dr Thabo Mbeki accepted the Distinguished Public Service Award and handed the room a question instead of a victory lap. Warning that South Africa is drifting toward an "emasculated state", with big ambitions and shrinking capacity, he said what the people are doing for themselves, from private healthcare to rooftop solar to neighbours guarding their own streets, is a warning, not a triumph.

A street can fill its own potholes, but it cannot end poverty and without a capable, ethical, developmental state, "in the end, there will be a big explosion." His challenge went to SAAPAM, the Public Service Commission and public-sector unions: say publicly what is happening to the state, because "we talk developmental state, and we're walking the opposite direction." If not us, then who?

01/10/2026

Honouring Excellence in Public Service

The South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) congratulates former President Thabo Mbeki on being honoured with the prestigious SAAPAM Public Service Award at the 25th SAAPAM Conference.

This recognition celebrates a lifetime of dedicated leadership, service to the nation and a lasting contribution to public administration and governance in South Africa and across the continent.

01/10/2026

The Gala Dinner is officially underway!

Under the theme African Allure, the SAAPAM 25th Annual Conference (Silver Jubilee) turns its attention to an evening of elegance, reflection, and celebration at the ICC Durban.

We're honoured to be joined by distinguished guests, including former President Thabo Mbeki, Minister Maropeng Ramokgopa (DPME), MEC Rev Musa Zondi and SAAPAM President Prof Kgothatso Shai.

Twenty-five years of advancing public administration and management in Africa, and tonight we celebrate every one of them. 🥂