The non granting of the requested amount by National Treasury will impact on the Department’s ability to achieve its priority objective of strengthening and expand our representation in Asia and Africa
Furthermore R100 million was requested because the department has over the years experienced significant expansion especially between the years 1994 and 2001. Consequently cabinet approved in 2001 an organisational structure reflective of the capacity needed to discharge on the department’s mandate. The department has carefully analysed its baseline and realised that given the ongoing filling of vacant posts, the operational budget is insufficient to support the current establishment
