1. The cost of calls to cellphones, via the switchboard, has increased dramatically.
2. As one of the economy measures necessitated by the curtailing of the budget, it has become necessary to bar the telephone extensions of some Head Office staff members as follows:

ACCESS TO THE MAKING OF TELEPHONE CALLS
 ACCESS TO
RANK DESCRIPTIONINTERNATIONAL NUMBERSNATIONAL NUMBERSPROVINCIAL NUMBERSPENINSULA NUMBERSCELL-PHONE NUMBERS
Ministry and Superintendent-GeneralYesYesYesYesYes
Deputy Director-General, Chief Director, Director, Deputy Director, Chief Education Specialist, Deputy Chief Education Specialist, Assistant Director, First Education Specialist, Senior Admin. Officer, Chief Personnel Officer, Senior State Accountant and Senior Education SpecialistNoYesYesYesYes
Admin. Officer, Prin. Personnel Officer, State Accountant, Chief Clerk, Chief Accounting Clerk, Senior Admin. Clerk, Senior Personnel Officer, Senior Accounting Clerk, Clerk, Personnel Officer and Accounting ClerkNoNoNoYesNo

3. Staff members whose lines are not barred for the making of calls to cellphones are further requested to make official calls to cellphones via the switchboard only when no communication to that person via a Telkom landline is possible.
4. Should a deviation from the indicated barring be necessary for a specific extension, an application in this regard must be submitted for consideration to Mr J T Solomons, Room 605, Grand Central Towers, Cape Town.
5. Enquiries regarding the content of this minute may be directed to Mr DC Baugaard at tel. 021 467 2672.
6. Please bring the contents of this minute to the attention of all concerned.


SIGNED: CJ FOURIE
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2009:03:18