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SA Government Jobs Circular 26 of 2026 Vacancy 2026

SA Government

Public Service (PSETA)

Opportunity Overview

The SA Government has released Circular 26 of 2026, announcing various employment opportunities across a wide range of national departments and provincial administrations. This circular provides details on vacancies available within the public service for the year 2026.

Opportunities include internships at the Department of Employment and Labour, as well as general vacancies in departments such as Agriculture, Health, Home Affairs, Justice, and many others. Provinces like the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape also have open positions.

Minimum Requirements

For an application to be considered, candidates must ensure the following:

Applications must be accompanied by a Z83 form. This form is available for download or can be obtained from any Public Service Department.
Include a recent, updated, and comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Submit certified copies of all qualifications, an academic record, and an Identity Document (ID).
Applicants with foreign qualifications must have them evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
Candidates must be available for selection interviews and assessments at a time, date, and place determined by the respective Department.

This listing in context

What the 303 opportunities we currently hold say about this one.

Live internships: 68
Open to all provinces: 21
Closing within 7 days: 1

6% of the 68 live internships we hold ask for Grade 12 / Matric. The commonest requirement is Degree (NQF 7), at 68%.

Live internships stay open for a median of 74 days between posting and closing date.

Calculated by SetaJobs from the 303 listings open on this site right now, and updated as they change.

What you'll need to apply

Send only the Z83 and your CV. Attaching certified copies now is not required, and an incomplete Z83 is the single commonest reason applications are rejected.

A completed Z83 form
Your CV

Full checklist for a national or provincial department →

What an internship actually is

An internship is a fixed-term work-experience placement for someone who already holds a qualification. Unlike a learnership, it does not award a new qualification — its purpose is to convert a certificate, diploma or degree into the experience that entry-level adverts keep asking for. In the public service these run for a set term and are generally not renewable.

How internships work: the week, the qualification and where it leads →

Watch out for this

Government internships are usually once-only: having completed one, you may be ineligible for another. Check the advert's exclusion clause before applying if you have interned before.

About LGSETA & this sector

LGSETA supports skills in municipalities and local government, where many entry-level and administrative learnerships are hosted.

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