Audit outcomes of Public Works portfolio Financial year ended 31 March 2012 September 2012

1. Audit outcomes of Public Works portfolio Financial year ended 31 March 2012 September 2012

2. The Auditor-General of South Africa has a constitutional mandate and, as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of South Africa, it exists to strengthen our country’s democracy by enabling oversight, accountability and governance in the public sector through auditing, thereby building public confidence. Reputation promise/mission

3. Combined Assurance on risk management in the Public Sector Management assurance First level of assurance Oversight assurance Second level of assurance Independent assurance Third level of assurance Senior manage-ment Accounting Officer / Authority Executive Authority Legal & Risk Committee Audit Committee Oversight Internal Audit Coordinating Institutions External audit Required Assurance Levels Extensive Extensive Moderate Moderate Moderate Limited Limited Extensive Extensive Actual Assurance Levels Controls – Financial & performance Controls – leadership Controls – leadership & interactions/ commitment Not assessed Controls Interactions/ commitments Controls Interaction/ commitments Provides some level of the required level of assurance Meets required level of assurance Significantly lower than required level of assurance

4. Three year audit outcome

5. Drivers of Internal Control

6. Movement in key controls

7. Status of focus areas

8. Material misstatements in submitted financial statements

9. Areas of qualification in financial statements

10. Movement in detailed financial statement qualifications

11. Predetermined objectives (PDO) findings Auditees with no PDO findings Auditees with PDO findings

12. Findings on compliance with laws and regulations Auditees with no compliance findings Auditees with compliance findings

13. Irregular and Fruitless and wasteful expenditure

14. Summary of findings on SCM Increase Same level Increase

15. HR Management- Key findings

16. Root Causes