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Government vacancies in KwaZulu-Natal

112 Government vacancies are open in KwaZulu-Natal right now, from the DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular published every Friday. Updated 23 October 2026. Applying is always free, and every post needs a Z83 form, which you can fill in here.

From the 3 most recent DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circulars. Browse every circular or download the latest PDF from dpsa.gov.za.

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112 open vacancies · page 1 of 3

Regional Commissioner

Correctional Services

KwaZulu Natal Region

R1 919 241 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Public Employment Services

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Office

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Estcourt

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Durban Labour Centre

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Prospecton

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Newcastle

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Richards Bay

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Pietermaritzburg

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Pinetown

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Richmond

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Ladysmith

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Verulam

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Vryheid

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Port Shepstone

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Stanger

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Kokstad

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Ulundi

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Assistant Director: Labour Centre Operations (Uif)

Employment and Labour

KwaZulu-Natal: Labour Centre: Dundee

R605 742 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Area Coordinator: Corporate Services

Correctional Services

KwaZulu Natal region: Durban

R1 340 691 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Registry Clerk (Uif)

Employment and Labour

Provincial Office, Kwa-Zulu Natal

R237 453 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Area Coordinator: Incarcerations, Corrections and Rehabilitation

Correctional Services

KwaZulu Natal region: Durban

R1 340 691 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

District Director

Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Ladysmith District Office

KwaZulu Natal

R1 317 384 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Principal Cadastral Officer

Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Information Services

KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg)

R413 001 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Cadastral Officer

Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Examination Services

KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg)

R280 278 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Cadastral Officer

Land Reform and Rural Development · Directorate: Information Services

KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg)

R280 278 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Supply Chain Clerk

Land Reform and Rural Development

KwaZulu Natal Deeds Registry: Pietermaritzburg

R237 453 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Environmental Officer Production Grade A-C: Environmental Planning and Governance

Economic Development and Tourism · Environmental Planning and Governance

KwaZulu-Natal: Ethekwini, Ilembe, Ugu, Amajuba, And Harry Gwala Districts

R357 597 – R395 352 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Head Clinical Department: (Medical) Grade 1

Health · Anaesthesia and Critical Care

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital- Pietermaritzburg

Grade 1: R2 704 842 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Head Clinical Unit (Medical) Grade 1

Health · ICU Critical Care Department

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital

Grade 1: R2 168 145 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Medical Specialist – Internal Medicine

Health · Internal Medicine

KwaZulu-Natal: Ladysmith Regional Hospital

Grade 1: R1 395 528 - R1 479 723 per annumCloses 13 Nov 2026

Deputy Manager Nursing

Health

KwaZulu-Natal: Umphumulo Hospital

R1 069 215 - R1 219 323 per annumCloses 10 Nov 2026

Deputy Director: Monitoring and Evaluation

Health · Cluster: Strategic Health Programme

KwaZulu-Natal: Head Office: Pietermaritzburg

R932 292 per annumCloses 06 Nov 2026

Deputy Director: Facilities Management

Health · Department: Facilities Management

KwaZulu-Natal: Ladysmith Regional Hospital

R932 292 per annum. The all-inclusive remuneration package consists of 70% basic salary and 30% flexible portion that may be structured in terms of the applicable rules.Closes 13 Nov 2026

Deputy Director: Financial Management

Health · Component: Finance Department

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital

R932 292 per annumCloses 09 Nov 2026

Assistant Manager Nursing - Theatre

Health · Component: Nursing

KwaZulu-Natal: Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital

R785 568 – R898 215 per annum. Other Benefits: 13th ChequesCloses 06 Nov 2026

Operational Manager Nursing (Specialty)- Midwifery and Neonatal

Health · Component: Nursing Department

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital

R720 819 per annum. Plus 13th chequeCloses 09 Nov 2026

Operational Manager Nursing (Specialty)- Child Nursing Science

Health · Nursing Department- Paediatric Unit

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital

R720 819 per annum. Plus 13th chequeCloses 09 Nov 2026

Operational Manager Nursing (Specialty)- Critical Care

Health · Nursing Department- Neonatal ICU

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital

R720 819 per annum. Plus 13th chequeCloses 09 Nov 2026

Operational Manager Nursing General

Health · Nursing Department- Medical Ward

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital

R720 819 per annum. Plus 13th chequeCloses 09 Nov 2026

Operational Manager Nursing General

Health · Nursing Department- Surgical Ward

KwaZulu-Natal: Grey’s Hospital

R720 819 per annum. Plus 13th chequeCloses 06 Nov 2026

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Where KwaZulu-Natal government also advertises

Not every KwaZulu-Natal vacancy is in the DPSA circular. Provincial departments also advertise on the province's own recruitment system, and some posts appear only there. These are the official sites. Applying is free on all of them.

  • KZN eRecruitment (SITA): The KwaZulu-Natal government’s online system, used by Health, Treasury, Public Works, Agriculture and the Office of the Premier among others.

Common questions

How do I apply for government vacancies in KwaZulu-Natal?

Every post above shows the department that advertised it, its reference number and where to send your application. You complete a Z83 form, attach a CV, and send both to the address on that specific post before its closing date. Applications go directly to the department, never through this site, and there is no fee at any stage.

Can I apply for government vacancies online?

For most posts, no. The circular tells you where each post wants its application, and that is usually a postal address or an email address at the department itself. Some departments do run their own e-recruitment portals, and where a post uses one the address on that post says so. There is no single national portal, no account to create, and nothing to pay. Whichever route a post uses, you send the same thing: a completed Z83 and a CV.

Do I need to register with DPSA to apply?

No. There is no DPSA register, database or membership to join, and no application is required to "activate" your profile. You apply to each post individually. Anyone charging you to register for government jobs, or to place you on a list, is taking your money for something that does not exist.

What is the Z83 form and do I need one?

The Z83 is the official Application for Employment form issued by the Department of Public Service and Administration, and every national and provincial post requires it. You can fill in the real gazetted form on this site and download it completed, with the post title, department and reference already carried across from whichever vacancy you opened.

What is the DPSA vacancy circular?

The Public Service Vacancy Circular is a document DPSA publishes every Friday, listing every vacancy across national and provincial government. It runs to several hundred pages as a PDF, which is difficult to search on a phone. Every post on this page comes from that circular, split into individual pages you can search and filter, filtered here to KwaZulu-Natal.

Are government vacancies in KwaZulu-Natal ever advertised on WhatsApp?

Government posts are advertised in the circular and on the department's own website, not through WhatsApp groups or unsolicited messages. A message offering you a government post, asking for a fee, or requesting your ID and bank details before any interview is a scam. You can paste it into the checker on this site if you are unsure.

Government jobs are free to apply for. If a post is not in the DPSA circular, or someone asks you to pay a registration, application or "background check" fee for a government job, it is a scam. Check the message here before you pay anything.