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South African Weather Service Performance Report 2014/15

This report provides an overview of the South African Weather Service's performance in the 2014/15 financial year, including achievements, challenges, and future opportunities.

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South African Weather Service Performance Report 2014/15

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  1. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2014/15DASHBOARDSEPTEMBER 2015Dr. L. Makuleni

  2. Contents • Overview and Context • Performance 2014/15 • Audited Financial Statements • Conclusion

  3. Overview and Context • Strategic positioning • “Strategic Performance Measurement” • Focus on impact • Constrained and Changing Human Resources environment • Constrained Financial Resource • Good Customer satisfaction environment • Overall Customer Satisfaction rating at 84.7%(2013/14) • Opportunities to improve • Product Development • Organisational Maturity

  4. AG Financial Year 2014/15 Audit Report Doc Ref no: CEO’s Report 1st Qtr. – 30 July 2015

  5. AG Financial Year 2014/15 Audit Report Doc Ref no: CEO’s Report 1st Qtr. – 30 July 2015

  6. STAKEHOLDER SURVEY OUTCOMES PERFORMANCE SCORES: OVERALL COMPONENTS • The overall performance score in 2015 has remained flat at 84.8% - with a performance score of 84.7% in 2014. • Templ ref: PPT-ISO-.001 Doc Ref no: PERC-SURV-082015

  7. ACHIEVEMENTS & SUCCESSES • Achievements in developing products and services for support of various sectors: • Rapidly Developing Thunderstorm (RDT) • Convective Rain Rate (CRR) • New Public Good Fire Danger Index (FDI) products developed for each province • Lightning Threat Index (LTI) • Cloud Top Temperature • Cloud Type Identifier • Leadership positions – Improved influence on Climate change • Conclusion of the NFCS Landscape Report as a step towards implementation of the framework. • SAWS Marine strategy development – supporting Operation Phakisa and enabling the Blue Economy • Achieved Re-certification - ISO 9001 • Acquisition of the HPC – enhanced SAWS’ numerical prediction capabilities. • Third most powerful HPC in South Africa.

  8. PERFOMANCE ON OBJECTIVES 7 out of 8 Targets Achieved

  9. PERFOMANCE ON OBJECTIVES 3 targets out of 4 Achieved (Partially)Achieved(Radar data) • % Commercial Revenue Growth • Not Achieved Doc Ref no: CEO’s Report 4th Qtr. 28 MAY 2015

  10. PERFOMANCE ON OBJECTIVES Doc Ref no: CEO’s Report 4th Qtr. 28 MAY 2015

  11. PERFOMANCE ON OBJECTIVES Not achieved Increase in percentage readiness of critical successors Other training programmes deferred to next financial period due to financial constraints. Doc Ref no: CEO’s Report 4th Qtr. 28 MAY 2015

  12. PERFOMANCE ON OBJECTIVES Overall Achievement – 85% Not Achieved – 15%

  13. STRATEGIC GOAL 1: TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED RELEVANCE OF THE ORGANISATION IN DELIVERING METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Actual Performance Against Targeted Performance - Interpretation Key

  14. STRATEGIC GOAL 1: TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED RELEVANCE OF THE ORGANISATION IN DELIVERING METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES KEY

  15. STRATEGIC GOAL 1: TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED RELEVANCE OF THE ORGANISATION IN DELIVERING METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

  16. STRATEGIC GOAL 1: TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED RELEVANCE OF THE ORGANISATION IN DELIVERING METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

  17. STRATEGIC GOAL 2: TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER, PARTNER AND KEY CLIENT RELATIONS

  18. STRATEGIC GOAL 2: TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER, PARTNER AND KEY CLIENT RELATIONS

  19. STRATEGIC GOAL 2: TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER, PARTNER AND KEY CLIENT RELATIONS

  20. STRATEGIC GOAL 2: TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER, PARTNER AND KEY CLIENT RELATIONS

  21. STRATEGIC GOAL 2: TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER, PARTNER AND KEY CLIENT RELATIONS

  22. STRATEGIC GOAL 2: TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER, PARTNER AND KEY CLIENT RELATIONS

  23. STRATEGIC GOAL 3: TO ADDRESS THE SHORT-TERM VIABILITY AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF SAWS REVENUE AND ENSURE CONTINUED FISCAL DISCIPLINE

  24. STRATEGIC GOAL 3: TO ADDRESS THE SHORT-TERM VIABILITY AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF SAWS REVENUE AND ENSURE CONTINUED FISCAL DISCIPLINE

  25. STRATEGIC GOAL 3: TO ADDRESS THE SHORT-TERM VIABILITY AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF SAWS REVENUE AND ENSURE CONTINUED FISCAL DISCIPLINE ** Conditional on the approval of the SAWS/WIS transaction

  26. STRATEGIC GOAL 4: TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY

  27. STRATEGIC GOAL 4: TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY

  28. STRATEGIC GOAL 4: TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY ** Poor maintenance of critical infrastructure, lack of infrastructure recapitalisation as well as the general of investment in operations, will impact negatively on the ability to retain certification. Reduction in travel budgets may impact on the ability to conduct internal audits as well as the continued training of auditors.

  29. STRATEGIC GOAL 5: TO CREATE A STRATEGY - DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL CAPACITY FOR SAWS PERFORMANCE

  30. STRATEGIC GOAL 5: TO CREATE A STRATEGY - DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL CAPACITY FOR SAWS PERFORMANCE

  31. STRATEGIC GOAL 5: TO CREATE A STRATEGY - DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL CAPACITY FOR SAWS PERFORMANCE

  32. STRATEGIC GOAL 5: TO CREATE A STRATEGY - DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL CAPACITY FOR SAWS PERFORMANCE

  33. STRATEGIC GOAL 5: TO CREATE A STRATEGY - DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL CAPACITY FOR SAWS PERFORMANCE

  34. STRATEGIC GOAL 5: TO CREATE A STRATEGY - DRIVEN HUMAN CAPITAL CAPACITY FOR SAWS PERFORMANCE

  35. Audited Annual Financial Statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2015

  36. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Statement of Financial Performance

  37. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Statement of Financial Performance (Actual to Budget Comparison)

  38. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Total Revenue

  39. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Total Expenditure

  40. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Statement of Financial Performance • Revenue • Revenue from Non-exchange Transactions: • Government Grant represents 59% of total revenue • Total Operational grant decreased by 6.4% (R10,45 million) year-on-year • SAWS Operational Grant decreased by 7.5% (R11,26 million) year-on-year • SAAQIS income increased by 6% (R807k) to R14,26 million year-on-year • Revenue from Exchange Transactions: • Regulated • Aviation income increased by 28% from R81,95 million to R104,5 million year-on-year • actual revenue was above the budget - higher volume numbers • Non-regulated Commercial Income • Decreased by 23% from R16,25 million to R12,52 million year-on-year • decrease in sale of Lightning Detection Network (56%) and Automatic Weather System instruments (80%) • Regional Training Centre sales amounted to R0.291 million, a decrease of R0.525 million year-on-year

  41. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Statement of Financial Performance • Expenditure • Total Expenditure before Depreciation and Amortisation has increased by 5% year-on-year from R269,05 million to R281,43 million. • Administrative Expenses • Increased by 80% year-on-year from R8,39 million to R15,13 million • The increase was mainly due to: • Provision for doubtful debts increased with R4,68 million for the year • Legal fees increased from R0,60 million to R2,77 million • Employee Costs • Increased by 6% year-on-year to R173,25 million (2014: R163,43 million) • Achieved a R23,15 million positive variance to budget due to vacancies and unfilled posts • Operating Expenses • Other operating expenses decreased by 4% (R4,18 million) from R97,23 million to R93,05 million year-on-year, due to: • Aircraft expenses decreased from R1,03 million to R0,154 million • Motor vehicle expenses decreased from R1,88 million to R1,14 million • Expenses were contained by monitoring expenditure in line with the National Treasury Instruction on Cost Containment measures

  42. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Effect of Fair Value Adjustments Property, Plant and Equipment Garsfontein Property: • Value of head office portion - decreased from R20,56 million to R13,22 million • decrease of R7,34 million debited to Revaluation Reserves (Statement of Financial Position); Prior year there was an increase of R7,62 million in fair value of property • Value of sub-leasing portion - decreased from R83,18 million to R56,78 million • decrease of R26,4 million debited (loss) to Fair Value Adjustments (Statement of Financial Performance); Prior year there was an increase in of R38,65 million in investment property Other Property: • Slight increases in Irene - (R0,200 million); and Bethlehem - (R0,175 million), -buildings Post Retirement Medical Aid Benefit • Resulted in an actuarial loss of R1,59 million (R0,279 million in 2013/14)

  43. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Statement of Financial Position Assets Total assets – decreased by 4% from R544 million to R522 million • Non-Current Assets - decreased slightly by 0.11% from R443,79 million to R443,30 million • Acquisitions for 2014/15 amounted to R60 million, mainly: • Computer Servers of R47 million related to High Performance Computer • Computer Software of R2 million • Meteorological and Air Quality Equipment of R10 million • Current Assets - decreased by 21.84% from R100 million to R78 million • Cash and cash equivalents decreased from R77 million to R57 million Liabilities Total liabilities-increased by 18% from R59 million to R70 million • Non-current liabilities - decreased by 1.19% from R15,09 to R14,91 million • Retirement benefit obligations decreased from R12,95 million to R11,85 million • Current liabilities - increased by 24.71% from R44,31 million to R55,26 million due to: • Trade and Other Payables increase by 16.63% from R25,92 million to R30,23 million • Provisions which have increased from R11,88 million to R15,19 million • Unspent Donor funds increased by R3,57 million

  44. Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 Regularity Audit Outcome The following result for the 2014/15 Regularity Audit has been achieved: • No material misstatements in the Annual Financial Statements submitted 29thMay 2015 • Unqualified Opinion on the Usefulness and Reliability of Performance Information • Dashboard on the Drivers of Internal Control – All green this year except for 1 (one) ICT that remained yellow, previous year 5 (five) yellows • Assessment of Assurance Drivers: Senior Management to Audit Committee – All Green • No deficiencies reported on Internal Control • Specific Focus Area: Procurement and Contract Management – No findings • No unfavourable Financial Indicators that relate to: • Budget -; Expenditure -; Revenue -; Asset and liability -; and Cash management • Unqualified Audit Opinion on the Annual Financial Statements with no emphasis of matter or any other reporting on non-compliance

  45. Challenges Sustainability Phase Consolidation Phase Establishment Phase 2001 -2007 2007 - 2012 2012 - Future Sustainability – focus of strategy • Resource mobilisation • Strategic Partnering / Collaboration • Positioning of SAWS • Implementing Relevant projects Business model implementation Timeline

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