Another material programme was the set target of 100% implementation of the marketing and communication plan, which was not achieved. What was the space that indigenous medical knowledge occupied? Ms Mzobe said that when she took over as CEO, no communication strategy existed, so the last financial year had been to review all policies and categorise them as per the AG’s findings. The FS was where the problem was. Part 2 Presents our annual performance statement for 2017–18. Ms Abrahams asked, when it came to the R16 million that had been raised, where it was reflected. Annual Report. The Acting CFO of DSD described the quarterly spending of the Department. They had planned to in-source some of the services. This was something that was in the annual strategic plan. 15 Oct 2018: Independent Electoral Commission Annual Report 2017/2018 | File Size: 3.23 MB. January - February, 2016 Volume - 9, Issue - 4 English. It was meant for four provinces; the Free State (FS), Northern Cape (NC), North West (NW) and the Eastern Cape (EC). Our annual budget is minuscule compared to a lot of very worthy causes, and our impact is absolutely enormous. The Department of State Development, Tourism and Innovation LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS AC Audit Committee AGSA Auditor General of South Africa ANC African … Last updated: 15 October 2018. Preparing ALL students for success in college, career and community leadership. The report indicated that there had been a failure by the Department to apply for the money in time, so the statement by the DSD that they were tied up was not true. Financial health remained unchanged at SASSA and the NDA, but had regressed at the DSD. The Chairperson wanted to clarify the part where AGSA said that in terms of section 43 of the PFMA, which included allowing the accounting officer to transfer amounts not exceeding 8%, with which she did not agree. Mr Thabani Buthelezi, Chief Director (CD): Monitoring and Evaluation, DSD, began by explaining the performance of each programme. No changes had been effected to the approved annual performance plan. A thorough process of institutional needs assessment, underpinned by consultations and engagements, had preceded mobilisation and formalisation efforts. He described the three-point plan to deal with irregular expenditure. Phase one of the transition was based on the Constitutional Court order. Adelaide SA 5001 DX 541. 2014-2015 Annual Report. The prosecution of perpetrators and the updating of sec offender registers lay with the DOJ. These would be achieved within a sound governance and administration environment. There were areas where they had not done well, including the issue of gender-based violence, where the programmes were operational rather than affecting the people. In programme 4 (Welfare Services Policy Development and Implementation Support), most of the challenges were related to Bills and waiting for them to be approved by Cabinet. Hindi. DSM's purpose is to create brighter lives for people today and generations to come. Visit SA Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) website: https://sacoronavirus.co.za, Department of Social Development & SASSA 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister, BRRR: Budget Review & Recommendations Reports, Code of Conduct / MP Disclosure of Interests, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 South Africa. Record keeping, performance reporting and compliance were the main contributors to findings at both entities. Ms Mampuru said that people wanted to defraud the system, and the Department needed to come up with awareness campaigns. R192 million (37%) of the irregular expenditure were expenses from previous years uncovered and disclosed for the first time only in the 2017-18 financial year. Annual Reports 2017/18 The report by the Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) on the Department of Social Development (DSD) found that generally there had been a regression in the status of internal controls in the portfolio, although there had been a slight improvement in leadership controls. The DSD was sitting with its products finalised but not tabled for approval yet. Lastly she also needed clarification on the foster care programme, where there seemed to be under-spending by the Department. 100 N. University Fort Worth, TX 76107. Download JAN 2016 CONFERENCE PRESENTATION. The audit opinions had remained unchanged, with an unqualified opinion on findings. The question as to whether the officials had done their work or not still stood, and the Deputy Minister would have to explain this to Members. Annual Report 2019-2020. She also questioned the need to buy merchandise locally, saying that sometimes those who provided locally produced merchandise could be far away from where they were needed. Ms Nkambule said that indigenous medical knowledge needed particular attention. This is the complete Annual Report for the 2017 - 2018 reporting period. The DSD had tried to do this with the situation in the FS. At SASSA it was found that oversight responsibility, effective leadership, and policies and procedure were of concern, while for the NDA the main concerns were oversight responsibility, human resource (HR) management, actions plans, policies and procedures. During this period, AGSA had evaluated the reported performance against the overall criteria used for usefulness and reliability. 20 17 Integrated Annual Report DSM's purpose is to create brighter lives for people today and generations to come. This was due to the prolonged process of developing the marketing and communication strategy, which would only be finalised in the 2018/19 financial year. Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Annual Report 2017/2018 | File Size: 3.45 MB. Visit SA Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) website: https://sacoronavirus.co.za, Department of Social Development & NDA 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input 2, Department of Social Development & NDA 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input 1, Department of Social Development 2017/18 Annual Report presentation, National Development Agency 2017/18 Annual Report presentation, BRRR: Budget Review & Recommendations Reports, Code of Conduct / MP Disclosure of Interests, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 South Africa. Effective date: 2 October 2018. Key vacancies remained an issue in the portfolio. It showed a lack of leadership in finance. Ms Yeni, replying on the fund-raised money, said sometimes private parties wanted to contribute to the organisation. R99.5 million had been spent on administration against a budget of R110.5 million (90%). Firstly, multiple entries and discrepancies had been found. 19, 3rd Floor, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Sector 10, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Phone: 079 - 232 42521/23: Fax: 079 - 232 42522: Email: gujarat.icps@gmail.com, However, there had been regression at both the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the … When it came to foster care, Ms Nxumalo said she was not sure about the context form the question was being asked. For example, in some areas, even though 33% had not been achieved, work had been done on most of them even though they were still classified as not achieved because they had yet to be presented to the Cabinet. Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, Deputy Minister: DSD, said that officials were ready to present and account to the Committee for the work they had done. Annual Reports 2017/18 The report by the Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) on the Department of Social Development (DSD) found that generally there had been a regression in the status of internal controls in the portfolio, although there had been a slight improvement in leadership controls. However, there had been plenty of consultations and other processes attached to them. This support will continue during 2017–18. Transfer of revenue from the National Treasury – R200.9 million. In the 2017/18 financial year, the organisation had achieved 85% of its targets. Ongoing scanning was affected by this. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) told the Committee about how it was dealing with the effects of protest action on the organisation, clearing the backlog of applications and moving staff into a new building. She said that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) presentation would follow and officials had to remain for it so that they could indicate the issue of migration. It had identified and committed itself to addressing the key priorities for the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2014 -2019. CSOs were still newly recruited and not fully equipped to be able to handle all of the entity’s targets. Ms Connie Nxumalo, Deputy Director-General: Welfare Services, DSD, referred to the DSD academy, and said that when it was conceptualised, it was based on sector specific training to complement the School of Governance. Annual Report 2017 - 2018. Monitor the progress and achievement by SASSA on the plans to implement the new social assistance payment model, in terms of the Constitutional Court order. Human trafficking and rape victims were also not dealt with adequately. When it comes to information technology (IT), the NDA had regressed while the DSD and SASSA had improved. Nevertheless, the money had already been spent. Annual Report 2016—2017 - 2 - As Chair of the Economic Recovery Group, activated in response to the cyclone in March, I worked with members of this team to provide a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to help businesses and communities get back on their feet. 2009/2010 Annual report . These included confusion over the location of pay points, beneficiaries still using the old green cards, and legal constraints affecting traders in the new locations. This is the Official Homepage of the Drainage Services Department (DSD) - The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) The Deputy Minister said that the reason they had an Acting DG was because the Cabinet had taken a decision that no new appointments must be made, since they were going into new elections. Annual report 2017 Full Annual Report (PDF in English) CSR Report (PDF in English) DFDS Review 2017 (PDF in English) DFDS Overblik 2017 (PDF in Danish) Q4 Report She asked the Deputy Minister if the DG had been fully appointed. The Chairperson explained that the reason Ms Masango was asking those questions was because there were large numbers of people who needed foster care, who were not getting it. Department of Cooperative Governance Annual Report 2017/18 | File Size: 3.3 MB. Ms Masango said there was a part where the NDA had targets of 50% and one of 60%, and according to the NDA annual report these respective targets had been met. 15 Nov 2019: Sport and Recreation South Africa Annual Report … Publication standards. There was a global shortage of certain vaccines. Message from the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights . The total hours of involvement rose 35% from the 7,188 hours logged in 2016-17. 2012/2013 Annual report . 16 Nov 2018: Department of International Relations and Cooperation Annual Report 2017/2018 | File Size: 10.2 MB. She was not happy with the manner in which the Department was handling its finances. Pensioners were expected to take a taxi to town to receive pension payouts because there was no longer a payout at community halls. 4 Annual Improvement Report: 2017-18 – Wrexham County Borough Council 2017-18 performance audit work 1 In determining the breadth of work undertaken during the year, we considered the extent of accumulated audit and inspection knowledge as well as other available sources of information including Wrexham County Borough Council’s (the Council) own mechanisms for review and She referred to the number of applications in the backlog, and asked who the people were that constituted it. She said that there were SASSA notices in the shops and streets where it stated one could get grants from the old system. Programme one – governance and administration `. There should not be any under-spending on foster care grants when there were people who needed them desperately in the country. The Chairperson remarked that based on the report by the Auditor General, the money could be claimed back. In programme 2 (Social Assistance), all the targets had been achieved and the SASSA presentation would give more detail on this. The Committee would wait for their report next year. The Chairperson replied that the shortage of medication was an issue for the DOH. This was not something that they had not done before. I have the pleasure of submitting to you the Department of State Development Annual Report and financial statements for . Was this the reality of South Africa now -- did the country not need the foster programme anymore? Ms V Mogotsi (ANC) said based on the example made by the CFO, that ten people had already been trained, there needed to be evidence showing how and why that had occurred. Foreword by the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) 11 4.Report of the Accounting Officer 13 5. She agreed that there were high levels of substance abuse and many others who required treatment. This made it difficult for them to realise their net position. The more the money was returned to Treasury, the less money was going to be allocated by Treasury because the DSD was not utilising it. She said that her own grandchild could not be vaccinated because they had run out of vaccines. No. Mr Esterhuizen replied to the question on the R232 million, and said every year during adjustments the Treasury finds ways to save money and they take it back with them. Annual Report 2017-18 5 From Executive Director’s Desk I am pleased to present the 2017-18 Annual Report, reporting on activities that took place last years. And so 27 were set to be achieved, and even though that would technically mean that it was a 100% achievement, it was not counted as such because the 100% still constituted about half of the overall target. Before the Department engaged with a person as a contractor, due diligence had to be conducted, so why had they contracted with someone who did not hold qualifications? Ms Mzobe said she acknowledged the input. Mr Buthelezi stated that it was indeed true that when targets and plans were developed, they were costed. In programme 1 (Administration), the Department had developed their communication strategy. She asked how the Committee could take what they were saying about irregular expenditure and corruption seriously. What needed to be noted was that third party revenue was allocated to expenditure of third party projects, and had a nil impact on the NDA’s net financial position. Why had people without the necessary qualifications been appointed? This report is a reflectionof the progress made towards realising our vision of building a caring and self-reliant society through our Ten Pillar Programme of Transformation, Modernisation The report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Public Sector Act 2009 ... DSD is also charged with helping small businesses to establish, grow and be sustainable. She said that people in the Free State were getting the grants outside on the streets. How to use this report Part 1 Introduces the Department of Social Services with a description of our department and its portfolio. Annual Report. The Chairperson commented that Members of the Committee were law makers, and they could approach other Portfolio Committees or the Treasury to help, because these funds were meant for people with serious problems. Programme one put in place the compliance framework that identified compliance areas in various pieces of legislation governing the NDA, such as the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and its related policies and regulations. However, questions were asked about whether its over-achievements were due to the setting of low targets. The Deputy Minister said that once the moratorium was lifted, the entities would begin to fill the vacancies. The challenge was that the post offices did not have a banking license. The vacancies were because the Minister had placed a moratorium on staff appointments. She asked about the 778 cooperatives that were linked to economic opportunities. The briefing by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) was presented interchangeably by Mr Phaisal Jordee, Senior Manager: Social Development Portfolio, and Ms Omfemetse Sebete, Manager of the Audit. 2015-2016 Annual Report. Reporting template for Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies for the 2017–18 reporting period – Section 13.3 Government bodies (statutory bodies and other entities) Name of Government body North Stradbroke Island Economic Transition Strategy, Implementation Committee Act or instrument Not applicable, established by Queensland Government decision. P 4 DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 Department of State Development ABN: 83524915929 Level 4, 11 Waymouth Street. There had been a few dismissals of managers, and the entity had been quite proactive when it came to that, regardless of whether it was a report coming from the AG or its internal auditors. Where had they made an impact? Sms: 31531 See detailed instructions for your browser The Chairperson asked how AGSA would be able to confirm compliance in programme one if they did not investigate it. As was the case in previous years, the NDA had to operate under stringent financial constraints due to its financial allocation increasing by only 3.5%, while the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 6%. Request management to provide feedback on the implementation and progress of the action plans to ensure further improvement in the audit outcomes of the portfolio. The draft for that was awaiting approval from the board. Annual Report 2016—2017 - 39 - The department has allocated the entire $225 million it manages under BoR to 174 critical infrastructure projects across the state. The debt had arisen when they were consolidating the different pensions, and it remained a qualifier, but i did not mean SASSA was not improving. However, there had been regression at both the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the National Development Agency (NDA) in respect of leadership controls. What this meant was that work had been done on them, but they had not been presented to Cabinet for approval. 2013/2014 Annual report . Internal controls related to governance had improved within the DSD and remained the same at the NDA, but had regressed at SASSA in respect of risk management and internal audit due to vacancies and the non-performance of risk assessments. In these meetings, the role of the AGSA was to reflect on the audit work performed to assist the Portfolio Committee in its oversight role of assessing the performance of the entities, taking into consideration the objective of the Committee to produce a BRRR. She said targets had been based on feasibility related to the budget. Department for Innovation and Skills Annual Report 2018-19 Download PDF | 1.6 MB. She said the reason for the qualified opinion was because of old debt that had to be written off and could not be recovered. He was glad that there had been no need to ask for an extension to comply in totality with the Court’s order. Mr Lourens van Vuuren, Business Executive: AGSA, replied that these were requirements in legislation. How was the DSD dealing with this situation? When it came to substance abuse, she urged Members to remember that the conditional grant had been split into two. This would be an accredited college to assist in training the work force to improve service delivery. 2011/2012 Annual report . They could go to these communities and make use of churches or local hospitals and provide temporary services while these physical structures were in the process of being made operational. National DNA Database Strategy Board Annual Report 2017/18 Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 63AB(8) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 February 2019 Monitor the progress of filling critical vacancies in the portfolio that had arisen during the year. Annual Report. 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