DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular 39 of 2026 was issued on 30 October 2026. It carries 879 government posts in 394 adverts, across 20 national departments and 7 provincial administrations. Closing dates run from 13 to 20 November 2026, and most adverts close on 13 November, so check the date on the advert you want.
Below: the departments, posts you can apply for with Grade 12 or less, every closing date, and how to apply.
Circular 39, department by department, with each PDF | All DPSA circulars, updated every Friday
Which Departments Are Hiring in Circular 39
The provinces carry most of the posts:
- Eastern Cape: 201 posts
- KwaZulu-Natal: 118 posts
- Free State: 99 posts, 50 of them Security Officer posts
- Western Cape: 78 posts
- Gauteng: 41 posts
- Mpumalanga: 2 posts
- Northern Cape: 1 post
The national departments with the most posts:
- Water and Sanitation: 79 posts
- Correctional Services: 50 posts
- Higher Education and Training: 48 posts
- Government Printing Works: 34 posts
- National Prosecuting Authority: 33 posts
- Employment and Labour: 30 posts
- Public Works and Infrastructure: 20 posts
- Home Affairs: 12 posts
- Land Reform and Rural Development: 10 posts
The other national departments have between one and six posts each: Communications and Digital Technologies, Electricity and Energy, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Government Communication and Information System, Government Technical Advisory Centre, Office of the Chief Justice, Small Business Development, South African Police Service, Sport, Arts and Culture, Transport and The Presidency.
Posts You Can Apply for with Grade 12 or Less
A few examples from the circular. Each one lists its own requirements, so read the full advert before you apply.
- Administration Clerk: Projects, Compensation Fund, Pretoria (Employment and Labour, post 39/21). R237 453 a year. Grade 12, no experience needed. Closes 13 November 2026.
- Office Aid, Mamelodi Labour Centre (Employment and Labour, post 39/24). R170 226 a year. Grade 10, no experience needed. Closes 13 November 2026.
- Administration Clerk: Administrative Support Services, Government Printing Works, Pretoria (post 39/53). R237 453 a year. Grade 12, no experience needed, and you must be able to get a security clearance. Closes 17 November 2026.
- Registry Clerk: Conditions of Service, two posts, Eastern Cape Department of Education, Alfred Nzo East and Nelson Mandela Bay (post 39/238). R237 453 to R279 708 a year. Grade 12, no experience needed. Closes 13 November 2026.
- Security Officer, 50 posts, Free State Department of Social Development, at offices and care centres across the province (post 39/279). R170 226 a year. NQF level 3, a basic security officer course and PSIRA Grade C registration. Closes 13 November 2026.
- General Worker, De Mist Kraal Dam (Water and Sanitation, post 39/190). R144 024 a year. An ABET certificate. This is a re-advertisement, so if you applied before, apply again. Closes 13 November 2026.
Parole Board Seats in Correctional Services
48 of the 50 Correctional Services posts are seats on correctional supervision and parole boards around the country: 17 chairpersons, 18 vice-chairpersons and 13 community members, each for a five-year term. They close on 16 November 2026. The requirements are in the Correctional Services PDF.
Circular 39 Closing Dates
- 13 November 2026: most adverts, including Employment and Labour, Home Affairs, Water and Sanitation, Electricity and Energy, Government Communication and Information System, Government Technical Advisory Centre, Office of the Chief Justice, South African Police Service, The Presidency, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.
- 16 November 2026: Communications and Digital Technologies, Correctional Services, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, National Prosecuting Authority, Land Reform and Rural Development, and Small Business Development.
- 17 November 2026: Government Printing Works and Mpumalanga.
- 18 November 2026: Sport, Arts and Culture.
- 20 November 2026: Public Works and Infrastructure, and Transport.
- More than one date: Higher Education and Training (13, 16 and 20 November), Free State (13, 16 and 19 November), Gauteng (13 and 20 November), KwaZulu-Natal (13, 16, 17 and 18 November) and Western Cape (16 and 20 November). Check the date on each advert.
Closing date extended from Circular 38: the Independent Police Investigative Directorate posts Director: Security and Facilities Management (reference Q9/2026/54) and Director: Risk and Integrity Management (reference Q9/2026/55) now close on 16 November 2026, not 6 November.
How to Apply for Circular 39 Posts
- Use the new Z83 form, in use since 1 January 2021, with a CV that sets out your qualifications and experience.
- Write the reference number of the post on your application.
- Send it to the department that advertised the post, the way its advert says: online, by email or by hand.
- Ask questions about a post to that department, at the enquiries number in the advert. The DPSA does not answer questions about adverts.
- Make sure your application arrives on or before the closing date.
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Download the full DPSA Circular 39 of 2026 (PDF)
Source: DPSA, Public Service Vacancy Circular, Publication No 39 of 2026, date issued 30 October 2026. Nasi Ispani is not part of government and does not handle applications.
