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Analysis of 2010-11 Annual Report to Portfolio Committee, highlighting root causes of disclaimer opinion, capacity issues, and turnaround strategies for Department of Public Works. Comprehensive strategy to address under-expenditure and improve accountability and performance.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSPresentation of the remedial action on 2010-11 Annual Report to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works 01 November 2011 By the Acting Director – General Mr Mandla Mabuza
Contents • Introduction • Progress on: 2.1 Accounting Action Plan 2.2 SCM Action Plan 2.3 PMTE Action Plan 2.4 Immovable Assets 2.5 Performance Information 2.6 Internal Audit
Introduction • The department received a disclaimer opinion on the audit report for the financial year ending 2010/11. • To date a concerted effort has been undertaken by the department to analyze the root causes of the disclaimer as well as to reflect on the trends in order to enable sustainable corrective measures. • While we acknowledge capacity issues, inadequate policies and business processes as well as the inevitable political transformation which have happened in the department, we are also agreeing that a robust culture change has to happen urgently. • The culture change will include amongst other things: • holding managers accountable for non-performance and non-compliance. • Improving the basics eg filing & reporting • Developing a comprehensive sustainable turnaround strategy • The progress report presented today will be further enhanced by the comprehensive strategy that will be developed this year.
Interventions for under expenditure • Infrastructure budget - portfolio strategies implemented to enhance planning - construction of DPW regional offices - rehabilitating unutilised buildings - reduce lease portfolio • Acceleration of project management support • EPWP - Review of wage incentive model - Intensifying technical support to municipalities to enable to implement projects labour intensively - Providing additional data capturers