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This briefing provides an overview of the 1st quarter financial performance for the April-June 2016 period, including budget allocation and expenditure, as well as highlights of achievements in various programmes.
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Briefing TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE on the 1st Quarter April –June 2016 31 August 2016
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE (Q1) FINANCIAL OVERVIEW • The allocation of the R1.669 billion budget for the 2016/2017 financial year is as follows: • 49% was allocated to transfers and subsidies, • 34% of the budget was allocated to Compensation of Employees, • 16% was allocated to Goods and Services, • 0.84% is allocated to capital expenditure.
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE (Q1 2016/17) FINANCIAL OVERVIEW • The overall expenditure up to 30 June 2016 amounts to R452 million or 27.09% of the total allocated budget. • The projected expenditure for the period under review was R451 million and a variance of R1.023 million or 1% was recorded.
Programme 1: Corporate Services Pre-determined objectives
SUMMARY OF PERFOMRANCECorporate Services • Targets achieved during the period under review were as follows: • Contribute to skills development. • 6mining related career awareness initiatives were implemented. • Communicate DMR programmes to internal and external stakeholders. • 100% of identified public participation programmes were implemented. • Develop, review and improve internal processes/guidelines/procedures. • 4 internal processes were reviewed. • Ensure implementation of national strategies. • All of pre-employment screening and vetting requirements were processed • Attract, develop and retain skills. • 5HRD initiatives aligned to National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) goals implemented.
HIGHLIGHTS – CORPORATE SERVICES • 76 % of the legal opinions, appeals, enquiries, agreements and litigations were responded to timely.
Programme 1: Financial Administration Pre-determined objectives
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION • The focus for the 2016/2017 financial year was to review and make improvement of financial management processes to build upon and develop the current methods to ensure that the official accounting records of the Department are up to date, accurate, complete and that they provide timely financial information for decision-making, and also to ensure that optimum business value is realised from ICT related investments, services and assets.
HIGHLIGHTS – FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIONCUSTOMER FOCUS • The provision of efficient services to internal and external customers were achieved: • By ensuring system availability and that regularity financial reports are delivered on schedule, the regularity reports for the quarter included proper year- end closure and submission of annual financial statements for audit by the 31 May 2016. • All invoices were paid within 30 days, this included invoices carried over from the previous financial year end. • Service level standards were met as targeted.
HIGHLIGHTS – FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIONFINANCIAL • Efficient and effective management of financial resources was achieved through monitoring of irregular expenditure and implementation of asset management plan. • There were no irregular expenditure cases reported in the first quarter of the year under review. • The asset management plan was implemented as targeted.
Programme 2: Mine Health and Safety Pre-determined objectives
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE (Q1) MHSI OVERVIEW The promotion of health and safety of mineworkers was achieved, amongst others, through conducting: • 140 audits and 2 106 inspections • 18 Tripartite workshops, • 89% accident inquiries The Department continued to contribute to skills development through: • The implementation of certificate of competency model to improve the pass rate.
HIGHLIGHTS – MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY WORLD TB DAY COMMEMORATIONS APRIL 2016 • The Department through the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) held the World TB Day commemoration to mobilize social commitment for further progress towards eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) as a public health burden. • The MHSC and its stakeholders fully supported the implementation of the 90-90-90 strategy, comprising the following targets: - 90% of members of key populations (most vulnerable, underserved, at risk populations) screened and tested for TB. - 90% of people tested and confirmed with TB to be initiated on treatment. - 90% treatment success.
HIGHLIGHTS – MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY WORLD TB DAY COMMEMORATIONS, APRIL 2016
HIGHLIGHTS – MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPENSATION SUMMIT, MAY 2016 • The Department through the Mine Health and Safety Council hosted the 2016 Compensation Summit in May 2016 under the theme “Access to equitable, fair and sustainable compensation system for all workers.” • Furthermore, the MHSC commissioned a study that will assist with the consideration of integrating Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) and Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA). • Find ex-mineworkers (tracking and tracing) to pay backlog of claims as a matter of urgency; and • Provision of Benefit Medical examination, post-mortems and medical care.
HIGHLIGHTS – MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPENSATION SUMMIT, MAY 2016
Programme 3: Mineral regulation Pre-determined objectives
MINERAL REGULATION The Strategic objectives to be achieved are as follows: • Promote job creation. • Promote sustainable resources use and management. • Reduce state environmental liability and financial risk. • Implement transformation policies/ legislation. • Monitor and enforce compliance. • Improve turnaround times
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE (Q1)Mineral Regulations Promotion of job creation • 58 SLP development projects implemented, in line with national development objectives, Implement transformation policies/legislation: • 105 consultation engagements, • 46 rights/permits issued to HDSAs
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE (Q1)Mineral Regulations Reduce State environmental liability and financial risk: • 47 closures certificates were issued to compliant right holders • 57 notices were issued to right holders who did not have adequate financial provision.
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE (Q1)Mineral Regulations Monitoring and enforcement of compliance was achieved through: • 62 Social and Labour Plans compliance verification inspections, • 122 Mining Economics verification inspections, • 62 Legal Compliance inspections, • 395 Environmental verification inspections
Junior Company’s change Rooms and Ticket sales room at Kenton on Sea soccer stadium, EASTERN CAPE
MINERAL REGULATION ACHIEVEMENTS Tackling illegal mining: • Greater collaboration and coordination being pursued with COGTA, SAPS, SALGA, Traditional Authorities, and Provinces to curb illegal extraction of sand • During this quarter we conducted a number joint operations in collaboration with the South African Police Services (SAPS), the Hawks, the Sheriff of the court and cross border police to stop illegal chrome mining. • In some operation machineries used in the illegal mining were confiscated. • The following is an example some of the photos taken in one of these joint operations
Programme 4: Policy and Promotion Pre-determined objectives
POLICY AND PROMOTIONSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES • Promote investment in the Mining, Minerals and Upstream Petroleum Sectors. • Publications / reports. (2) • Investment promotion events/ forums/ workshops.(15) • 100% Implementation of Ocean Economy Operation Phakisa Plans. • SMME's supported. (17) • 100% implementation of Shale Gas program
POLICY AND PROMOTIONSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES • Manage and implement mineral resource diplomacy with other countries and institutions. • International strategic partnerships, i.e. bi-national and multilateral agreements concluded and implemented • KPCS- bidding to chair the Working Group on Monitoring (WGM). • Russia MOU and Nigeria bilateral. • Promote sustainable resource use and management. • One technical and strategic partnerships implemented. • 10 derelict and ownerless sites rehabilitated.
Highlights-Mineral Policy and Promotion • Policy and Legislation: • MPRD Amendment Bill, • Mining Charter Review, • SOMCO Bill (AEMFC). • 2. Mineral Resources Diplomacy.
