1. Presentation on Audit Outcomes Presented by Shauket Fakie (Portfolio Committee on Public Service & Administration)

2. Strategic Issues - Departmental focus People (P1) Process (P2) Governance Arrangements (G) SkillsEfficient processAccountability VacanciesSimpleSeparation of powers Performance management systems EffectiveAudit committee UnderstandableInternal audit Checks and balancesExternal audit Particular focus on IT systems

3. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Qualified opinion since 2000-01 to 2003-04, Unqualified in 2004-05 Key recurring issues linked to: –Documentation incomplete (P1, P2) –Lack of policies and procedures (P1, P2, G) –Improvement in respect of relationship with trading entities (P1, G) 2004-05 issues –Inadequate IT policies and procedures (P1, P2, G)

4. Health Unqualified 2000-01, 2002-03 Qualified in 2001-02, 2003-04 and 2004- 05 Key recurring issues linked to: –Non compliance with DoRA (monitoring function of department) (P1, P2, G) –Poor monitoring of assets (P1, P2) 2004-05 Issues –Audit Committee weaknesses (G)

5. Labour Unqualified 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2003-04 Qualified in 2002-03, 2004-05 Key recurring issues linked to: –Non compliance with policies and procedures in asset management (P1, P2, G) 2004-05 issues –No reconciliation between PERSAL and BAS (P1, P2) –Lack of supporting documentation for journals (P1, P2)

6. Social Development Unqualified throughout Key recurring issues linked to: –Conditional grants to provinces not fully utilised (P1, P2) 2004-05 issues –Monitoring of DoRA issues (P1, P2, G) –Capacity issues in carrying out the functions of registering NGOs (P1) –Problems with SocPen systems (P1, P2)

7. Education Qualified in 2001-02 Unqualified 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 Key recurring issues linked to: –Fixed Assets systems (P1, P2) –DoRA compliance and monitoring (P1, P2, G) –Inadequate IT policies and procedures (P1, P2, G) 2004-05 issues –Fixed asset register not up to date (P1, P2)

8. Housing Unqualified throughout Key recurring issues related to: –Inadequate internal audit coverage of DoRA (P1, G) 2004-05 issues: –Poor management of assets (P1, P2) –DoRA compliance and monitoring (P1, P2, G) –Inadequate IT policies and procedures (P1,P2, G)

9. DPLG Unqualified throughout Key recurring issues linked to: –DoRA compliance and monitoring (P1,P2,G) –Inadequate internal audit coverage compared to what was planned (P1, G) 2004-05 issues –IRP 5 reconciliations not done due to staff capacity (P1) –Inadequate IT policies and procedures (P1,P2,G)

10. Transport Unqualified 2000-01 to 2003-04 Qualified only in 2004-05 Key recurring issues linked to: –Non compliance with laws and regulations (P1, P2) –Audit committee failed to meet its responsibility (G) 2004-05 issues –Improper accounting for credit card drivers licenses (P1, P2) –Poor controls of staff expenditure (P1, P2) –Poor controls over debtors (P1, P2) –High vacancy rates (P1) –No policies and procedures for appointment of board members of public entities (G )