The health function aims to ensure access to high‐quality health care services for all residents. Its purpose is to lead and coordinate health services to promote the health of all people in South Africa through an accessible, caring, and high‐quality health system based on the primary health care approach. This function group comprises of: Health, Provincial Health departments, National Health Laboratory Service, Military Health Services

• Hospital Catering, Laundry and Security Services


• Commuted Overtime


• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Programme

The Social Development function aims to ensure protection against vulnerability by creating an enabling environment for the provision of a comprehensive, integrated, and sustainable social development service. The Department of Social Development provides social protection services and leads government’s efforts to forge partnerships through which vulnerable individuals, groups and communities become capable and active participants in the development of themselves and society.

• Nutrition and Food Security for Children Under 5


• National Development Agency


• Foster Care Programme

The Learning and Culture function group comprises of the Department of Basic Education and Provincial Education departments. The function group also comprises of the Department of Higher Education and Training, SETAs, National Skills Fund, NSFAS, Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, Council for Higher Education and the South African Qualifications Authority. This sector supports and promotes quality higher and vocational education sector. Other departments include the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and Provincial Arts, Culture and Sport and Recreation provide an enabling environment for the sport, arts and culture sector by developing, transforming, preserving, protecting and promoting sport, arts and culture at all levels of participation.

• In-service training of teachers


• National Student Financial Aid Scheme


• Language Services


• Learner Transport Programme

This function group comprises of executive and legislative organs such as The Presidency, the Government Communication and Information System, Parliament, Provincial Legislatures, and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. It is also concerned with public administration and fiscal affairs, through departments such as the Department of Public Service and Administration, National Treasury, Public Enterprises, Statistics South Africa, and the Department of Traditional Affairs. Other key departments concerned with external affairs include the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and National Treasury’s programme 6.

• Foreign Missions Cost Drivers


• Office Leases – National & Provinces


• A Review of Events and International Trips in Kwa-Zulu Natal Departments

This function group is concerned with Cooperative Governance (including local government equitable share, municipal conditional grant, and infrastructure urban development grant), Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (only water services), Public Transport, Energy, Provincial Human Settlements, and Provincial Public Transport

• Housing rental stock provincial government


• Assessment of the biofuels incentive Model


• Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP)

The Economic Development function group is concerned with industrialisation and exports; Agriculture and rural development; job creation and labour affairs; Economic regulation and infrastructure; and innovation science and technology. Its key departments include Trade, Industry and Competition, Mineral Resources, Tourism, Small Business Development, Public Works and Infrastructure, Provincial Economic Development, Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Labour and Employment, Public Works and infrastructure, and Communications and Digital Technologies

• Micro Agricultural Funding Institution of South Africa


• Small Enterprise Development Agency Technology Innovators


• An Assessment of the Efficacy of Farmer Support Programmes in Gauteng Province

This function group comprises of departments concerned with defence and state security, police services, home affairs and law courts and prisons. Key departments and entities include Defence, Military Veterans, Financial Intelligence Centre, State Security Agency, Armscor, Police, Independent Police Investigative Directorate, Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service, Justice and Constitutional Development, Correctional Services and Home Affairs.

• Evaluating the Provision of Information and Communication Technology Solutions in the Police Services


• Police Infrastructure Footprint (South African Police Services Accommodation)


• Evaluation of Spending on Security Operations with Department of Correctional Services