Border Management – Technical Report

The PER estimated that expenditure on the Border Management Activities (BMA) that could be incorporated to the proposed BMA was R3.84 billion (FY 13/14 figures). 87% of this was attributable to SAPS (42%), SARS (27%), and DHA (17%). Expenditure on frontline port of entry (POE) services was estimated at R2.25 billion of which R1.25 was attributed to expenditure on facilitating human movement and R1.0 billion on facilitating goods movement. The remainder of funds being spent on operational and corporate functions. It found that 21 out of the 72 existing POE accounted for 96% of the human movement into and out of South Africa. However, these POE only accounted for 61 % of the expenditure on human movement. 98% of the expenditure on goods movement was concentrated on the 23 POE with a high movement in goods. Therefore, it is important that a POE rationalisation and/or resource alignment exercise with respect to human movement be undertaken prior to the formation of the proposed BMA. The PER also highlighted the need to resolve significant variations in remuneration outcomes across the different departments. The study found that SARS spends significantly more on cost of employees per staff member, and also pays more in terms of overtime, allowances, medical aid, and other social benefits.