Service Providers
Doctors
“Is the person coming towards you with a needle really a doctor, Don’t put your life at danger?”
Useful links
Approved practitioners: http://www.hpcsa.co.za/Public/FindPractitioner
Contacts: http://www.hpcsa.co.za/Contacts
Be careful of the fake doctors sick notes, you can lose your job, do the right thing
Engineers
“Letting someone unqualified carry out work related to engineering could put your health or your life at risk, as well as the lives of others”
Useful links
Registered Engineering professionals:
https://www.ecsa.co.za/SitePages/Who%20is%20Registered.aspx
Contacts: https://www.ecsa.co.za/about/SitePages/Contact%20Info.aspx
Check for references & Identity with Home Affairs
Builders
“Using registered builders protects you if a dispute arises”
Useful links
Builders Search: http://www.nhbrc.org.za/builder-search/
Contacts: http://www.nhbrc.org.za/contact-us-2/
Check for references & Identity with Home Affairs
Estate Agents
“Beware of bogus agents, you might be handing over your money to unqualified and unscrupulous people acting as agents ”
Useful links
Find agent/agency: http://www.eaab.org.za/
1) Check for references & Identity with Home Affairs
2) Request for Fidelity Fund Certificate
Recruitment Agencies
“If a job seems too good to be true, be cautious. There are various employment scams designed to gain access to people’s money, bank account information, or identity. These scams often are posted on online job boards, in newspapers, or via e-mail”
Useful links
Find agent/agency: http://www.apso.co.za/
1) Call the agency or company
2) Identity with Home Affairs