The Public Service Commission (PSC) wants to computerize and integrate the current Human Resource Management System (HRMS) to meet the demands of the 21st century.

The HRMS in the public service is mostly manual, and the commission fears that this may not address the needs of the workers in the long run.

The Public Service Commission says a study would be required to look into the realities of the size of the public service and determine what works for the country.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) wants a pending review of the Public Service Act accelerated, saying the law is creating serious challenges in its current form.

President Hage Geingob has asked the Public Service Commission to look into the size of Namibia's public service, considering the high wage bill.

The post-independence government had to absorb a workforce, including those from the previous apartheid administration.