Pretoria - The impact of the strike on essential services is set to be the focus of a joint investigation by the Public Protector and the Public Service Commission.
In a statement released on Friday by the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, it was announced that he met with Public Service Commission chairman Dr Ralph Mgijima earlier on Thursday.
The joint investigation will evaluate the impact of the strike on service delivery issues, particularly essential services. The investigation will also look into what government could have done differently, for future reference.
Oupa Segalwe, a spokesperson for the Public Protector's office, said details of the investigation were still being ironed out and that staff from both the Public Protector's office and the PSC would form a team that would investigate.
"The focus will be to look at the impact of the strike on health and education. The investigation will look primarily at balancing the rights of public servants with the rights to life and education," said Madonsela.
Madonsela and Mgijima also discussed the overlapping mandates of the two institutions, co-operation, and areas of improvement.
They agreed to review an eight-year-old memorandum of understanding that has been regulating their relations. - Sapa