FILM AND PUBLICATION BOARD’S PRESENTATION TO PC: HOME AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/12

1. FILM AND PUBLICATION BOARD’S PRESENTATION TO PC: HOME AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/12 11 October 2012

2. OUR MANDATE Derived from Film and Publications Act 65 of 1996 as amended in 2004 and 2009. FPB is mandated to regulate the: • creation, • production and • distribution of films, games and certain publications

3. PRINCIPLES CENTRAL TO FPB REGULATION • Protection of children from early exposure to adult material and use in child pornography productions – child pornography punishable by law • Provide consumer advice on media content – ‘we inform, you choose’ • Provide designated areas for distribution of adult material (pornography)

4. MEDIA DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS REGULATED BY FPB

5. VISION AND MISSION VISION – A credible and visible content regulator that protects consumers. MISSION – To ensure efficient and effective consumer protection through regulation of media content, while empowering, especially children through robust information sharing.

6. MISSION • To ensure efficient and effective protection of children against exposure to undesirable media and entertainment content through but not limited to; • Enforcement and monitoring of industry, ensuring that there is adherence to classifications imposed by FPB both by industry and society in general • Classification of content, in alignment with societal norms and values • Empowering the public through robust information sharing and education to make informed viewing reading and entertainment decisions • Facilitating the reporting of child pornography and the punishment of perpetrators

7. ACHIEVEMENTS • Unqualified audit opinion • Achieved 90% of overall Annual Plan targets • Outreach and awareness – 200 000 direct reach • Classification Guidelines review – qualitative and quantitative research • Relocation of FPB head office from Houghton to Centurion • Recruitment, appointment, and training of new pool of classifiers • Prudent financial management

8. CHALLENGES • Limited IT capacity and ageing IT infrastructure • Pending outcome of the Media Court challenge to FPB legislation • Legislative limitations – penalties etc • High Vacancy rate due to migration of FPB Structure to new Turn Around Structure • Ensure effective operations during the relocation process – limited disturbance to FPB activity • Limited capacity to regulate new media platforms (i.e) VoD, Game applications etc.

9. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1. Enhance, integrate and implement a Constitutionally sound regulatory framework 2. Develop and maintain organisational capacity and capability 3. Form and maintain national and international partnerships, and co-ordinate initiatives that support the business of FPB 4. Position the FPB as a visible and credible professionally run organisation

10. SO 1: ENHANCE, INTERGRATE AND IMPLEMENT A CONSITUTIONALLY SOUND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

11. KEY PROGRAMMES • Registrations and compliance of distributors • Classifiers training and empowerment programme • Recruitment of a representative pool of Classifiers • Partnership in regulation • Convergence of norms and values • Environmental scanning and industry trend analysis • Digitisation and records management • Legislation and Trends review programme

21. SO 2: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY

22. KEY PROGRAMMES • HR Management and Improvement • Staff performance management • Supply Chain management • Organisational performance and program management • Organisational Compliance program • Informational Technology Enhancement and Relevance program

30. SO3: FORM AND MAINTAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND CO-ORDINATE INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT BUSINESS OF FPB

31. KEY PROGRAMMES • Strategic partnerships and stakeholder management programme

33. SO 4: POSITION FPB AS A VISIBLE AND CREDIBLE, PROFFESSIONALLY RUN ORGANISATION

34. KEY PROGRAMMES • Public Relations Improvement Programme • Client Liaison Programme • Internal Communications Programme

39. 6. HUMAN RESOURCES: NO OF EMPLOYEES /OCCUPATION

40. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDIT REPORT

41. REVENUE • R65.4m received to date as grant as compared to R56.1m received in the previous financial year. • R6.6m was generated from regulation fees as compared to R8.5m in the previous financial year. The regulation fees declined from the previous financial year due to a decrease in the number of materials submitted for classification. • Overall income received to date is R72.9m and R65.2 received in the previous period .

42. EXPENDITURE • Administrative staff costs of R24.8m was incurred for the current year. • Classifiers fees paid for the current year R2.4m.The cost declined as result of a decrease in the number of material submitted for classification. • General operating expenses of R41.8. • A surplus of R3,953,966 was recorded during the year as compared to R3,486,320 recorded in the previous’ year financial year.

43. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

44. AUDIT REPORT • The Film and Publication Board has again obtained an UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPINION. • One matter of emphasis was reported. The emphasis was as a result of recording a transaction in the financial year it was not incurred in. • Non – compliance with PFMA was reported as a result of a VAT payment made to a service provider who was not registered for VAT. (p89 of the annual report). The amount was regarded as fruitless expenditure. • No irregular expenditure was incurred during the financial year.

45. THANK YOU