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ing appropriate actions or programmes
(3) Helping to implement actions or
programmes
(4) Monitoring the results of actions
or programmes that have been
implemented. (Example: Facilitation
of workshop)
● Engineering: Mechanical (2005-06:
R3,811 million/2006-07: R25,129 million/2007-08:
R2,021 million)
Costs incurred for services rendered by
persons with skills to develop/build/
reconstruct highly specialised mechanical
equipment. These professionals
must be registered at an appropriate
recognised institution in order to work/
operate in their specific specialised
fields. (Example: Mechanics at local
workshops)
● Health: Private medical services (2005-
06: R2,828 million/2006-07: R1,489
million/2007-08: R1,655 million)
Costs incurred in providing medical
care by consultants/other service providers
responsible for the general wellbeing
of the bodies and minds of SAPS
employees. (Example: Nurses at police
colleges)
● Personnel and labour (2005-06:
R84,556 million/2006-07: R72,350
million/2007-08: R55,334 million)
Costs incurred for services rendered by
persons with skills in training/assisting
personnel in addressing specific needs
and problems in the workplace and
improving general happiness, efficiency
and productivity. This includes
psychological services, skills development
workshops, etc. (Example: Cleaning
services/day labourers, special
escorts and matrons)
● Investigation of crime (2005-06:
R25,010 million/2006-07: R33,934
million/2007-08: R32,754 million)
This category still requires acknowledgement
by the National Treasury in
the new reporting structure, i e separate
classification owing to the nature of
transactions involved. (Example: Police
actions)
● Reservists (2005-06: No expenditure
incurred/2006-07: R66,906 million/
2007-08: R84,408 million)
Costs incurred for services rendered by
reservists.
● In terms of Public Service Regulation
J.3, Part III: Planning, Work Organisation
and Reporting of Chapter 1 of
the Public Service Regulations, 2001,
a consultant means ‘‘a natural or
juristic person or a partnership who
or which provides, in terms of a
specific contract on an ad hoc basis,
any of the following professional
services to a department against
remuneration
source:
received from any
(a) The rendering of expert advice;
(b) The drafting of proposals for
the execution of specific tasks;
and
(c) The execution of specific tasks
that are of a technical or intellectual
nature, but excludes an
employee of a department’’.
● Further, a consultant —
● is not regarded as a public
Service employee in
terms of the criteria set
out in the labour laws;
● does not include any
person appointed on a
fixed term contract
against
post;
an approved