(1) The South African Government, through the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), employs country nationals, third country nationals and/or South African nationals at the various Diplomatic and Consular Missions abroad, as support staff to the South African diplomats stationed in these missions abroad. Such employees are referred to as Locally Recruited Personnel (LRP).
(2) (a) 2049 LRP
(b)(i) The LRP are employed in the following positions:
(ii) (aa) Each post has minimum requirements in terms of qualifications.
(bb) Post requirements and skills are determined by the level of the post
(3) (a) Yes
(b) As part of recruitment and selection, all applicants are required to submit a police clearance certificate from the local authorities of the host country.