Temporary arrangements to freeze advertising of job applications

 

Temporary arrangements to freeze advertising of job applications

THE public is urged to note the temporary freezing of eThekwini Municipality’s online vacancies portal from 1 December 2025 to 1 February 2026 to facilitate a smooth transition to a new recruitment portal.

Temporary freezing of eThekwini Municipality's online vacancies portal from 1 December 2025 to 1 February 2026. Photo: Supplied. 

A report outlining the freezing was noted during an Executive Committee meeting on 19 November.

The temporary suspension of the online portal comes as the Human Resources Directorate’s e-Recruitment service is migrating from the Neptune System to Oracle HCM, a modern, fully online platform designed to simplify recruitment, streamline applications, and enhance onboarding.

The current e-Recruitment link closed on 30 November. From 1 February 2026, all vacancies will be published via the Oracle HCM on the Municipality’s website.

During this freeze, no job advertisements will appear on Neptune or any other recruitment platforms such as the Municipal newspaper Metro eZasegagasini, Sunday Times, LinkedIn, etc.

The only exception applies to the Outreach and Capacity Building Section, which will be permitted to advertise and receive manual bursary applications during this period.

In the event of critical or high-priority positions requiring urgent recruitment during this period, adverts may be approved for publication.

However they will have to follow a manual process as no online advertising will be active. This will be based on the approval of the Human Resources Directorate.