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QUARTERLY REGIONAL WORKSHOP WATER SERVICES SUPPORT PROGRAMMES PROGRESS / LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF ALL PROGRAMMES Presented by: Ms L Mokoena Date: 31 Oct 2013. Contents. Purpose of Workshop Latest developments Expenditure Key issues . 1: Purpose of Workshop. Team Building
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QUARTERLY REGIONAL WORKSHOP WATER SERVICES SUPPORT PROGRAMMES PROGRESS / LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF ALL PROGRAMMES Presented by: Ms L Mokoena Date: 31 Oct 2013
Contents • Purpose of Workshop • Latest developments • Expenditure • Key issues
1: Purpose of Workshop • Team Building • Governance /Processes / Strategic issues • Programme /Project performance review • Monitoring and Evaluation
2: Latest developments • Personnel • Appointment of Directors: • KgadiBoikanyo • Thomas Meso • CD secretary: Ms Regina Mashamba • Meeting with National Treasury: • Refurbishment will be made part of RBIG scope • RBIG to be split into schedule 5 for WSA appointments and schedule 6 when appointing IA • Small changes to MWIG DoRA conditions approved (2013/14) • No extra funds for planning from NT, expected that DWA and WSA must find funds from own budgets
….. Latest developments • PMU developments. • RBIG , MWIG, ACIP will fall under the PMU • PMU development must be completed by March 2014 (DWA will present to parliament in March) • Emphasis is on planning, information and processes. • Urgent need to populate Project catalogue & M & E system – Live 1 November (see slide on M & E) • 3 projects per programme had to be completed by 1 Nov • New DWA organogram approved • CAPEX has now been merged into the PMU
….. Latest developments • Need to establish a National Planning and co-ordination committee: • Letter received from Minister Finance requesting that this is established. • Commitment that we initiate committee by Dec • Provincial planning committees must feed into national committee • Extra resources appointed through UW, starting 1 Nov • Geo-Hydrologist • Process mapping • Financial expert (RO must identify which projects the experts are needed to review, GC to address)
Latest Developments • Draft ACIP framework finalised and circulated • Submission of ACIP business plans (new and revised-30 November 2013 • Project codes for all projects • PICC reporting extended to ACIP
4: Key Issues • Monitoring and evaluation • The PMU catalogue has adopted the RBIG M&E system • If the M& E system is not populated , a number of PMU catalogue fields cannot be populated. • PMU catalogue is supposed to go live as 1 Nov • So far no information on the projects have been captured on the M & E system. • N.O. started with capturing basic information (i.e. cash flows and expenditures) • R.O. must populate M& E system before 30 Nov
…..Key Issues • Fast tracking of projects • Pressure from Minister and NT • Must develop a short term and long term plan (George to discuss) • Response to letter from National Office • Letter raised a number of requirements (particularly Audit General) • No responses received from any RO • PICC reporting (need to treat seriously, Dirk to discuss) • Performance evaluations (due 25 Oct) • A number of PE are outstanding • Planning (George to discuss) • Regional Bulk Master Plans – About to start • MWIG, check list and guidelines developed • MWIG letter to WSA
…..Key Issues • MWIG transfers • 2nd transfer took place 25 October. • Received requests on the 24 Oct to stop transfers (need such requests at-least 1 week before) • Need to make sure that transfer is exact amount as specified in DoRA • Municipalities are allowed to use not more than 10% of their allocation to feasibility studies/technical reports. • Financial commitment (GC will address) • Need to confirm financial commitment for each project • Need to get documentation in order • Contractual and IA issues ( a number of changes need to take place – Karen will discuss) • Land Issues; need to develop action plan on how to verify and check all DWA projects (George to discuss)
…..Key Issues • Key challenges with National Office • Are there any outstanding Water Use licenses ? • Are there any issues in the approval of studies from National Water Resource Infrastructure • Are there any issues in the relationship with WS planning and information (Stephen) • Progress on RO establishing and formalising planning committees. • DoRA framework (Karen to discuss) • workshop with NT on the 18 Nov. • Draft changes for RBIG, MWIG and NTP have submitted to NT • Budget adjustments : DWA needs to submit to NT budget 8 Nov • Term contracts (George to discuss) • Requested by a DG to develop a number of term contracts.