ad-hoc services

Director Malatji admitted he knew on 12 March 2025 that sites had been added for ad hoc services.

“Yes. I know. I knew.”

The budget discussed only applies to Watchman Services, not ad hoc services.

“this only is, it only relates to the Watchman Service, this budget, not the adhoc services.”

Ad hoc services are not included in the upliftment budget because such funds cannot be uplifted or adjusted outside the established budget; financial information must be factual, balanced, and audit-able for Watchman Services.

“If additional adhoc services come in, it would not have been included in that because you cannot do upliftment for funds or adjust your budget on maybes. It must be factual information, the books must balance, it must be available to be audited, to be clear-cut that this is the finances allocated for Watchman Services and spend it accordingly. So, no adhoc services, unknown adhoc services would not have been covered by that.”

The tender for security services comprises two elements: monthly paid Watchman Services and ad-hoc emergency services requiring temporary guards at short notice.

“This tender itself comprises of two elements to it. One is what we call the Watchman Services, which is paid to the 22... in companies, which is sites that have been identified where they are deployed on a regular basis, on a monthly basis. And then there is a second portion which we call internally ad-hoc services. Ad-hoc service is emergency need. It is when it is a situation where there could be a break-in at the site on a Friday evening and we need emergency guards at a short notice.”