OVERVIEW OF DEAT’s
PERFOMANCE FOR THE
2006/7 FINANCIAL YEAR
By Director- General:Ms Pam Yako
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CONTENTS
Overview……..
A Glimpse of DEAT
• Vision and Mission
• DEAT Programmes
Performance per programme:
• Tourism
• Marine Coastal Management
• Biodiversity and Conservation
• Environmental Quality and Protection
• International Cooperation and Resources
• Administration
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A GLIMPSE OF DEAT
DEAT’s AIM……
vision – “a prosperous and equitable society
living in harmony with our natural
environment”.
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A GLIMPSE OF DEAT
DEAT’s AIM……
mission – “leading SD of our Env & Tourism for a
better life for all” through:
• Creating conditions for sustainable tourism
growth for benefit of all South African.
• Promoting conservation and sustainable
utilization of our natural resources to enhance
economic growth.
• Protect and improve the quality and safety of
the environment.
• Promoting a global sustainable development
agenda.
• Transformation and good governance
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A GLIMPSE OF DEAT
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Programmes of DEAT
Programme 1: Administration
Provides strategic leadership, corporate services, co-operative
governance, international relations, organisational performance
management and information management.
• Programme 2: Environmental Quality and Protection
Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment to
give effect to the right of all South Africans to an environment that
is not harmful to health and well-being.
• Programme 3: Marine and Coastal Management
Promote the development and management of South Africa's
marine and coastal environments in a way that ensures
sustainability of the marine resources while maximising economic
opportunities, job creation and poverty alleviation.
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A GLIMPSE OF DEAT
Programmes of DEAT
• Programme 4: Tourism
Create conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development
for the benefit of all South Africans.
• Programme 5: Biodiversity and Conservation
Promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural
resources to improve economic growth and poverty alleviation.
• Programme 6: Social Responsibility and Projects
Promote job creation through the Expanded Public Works
Programme (EPWP) by implementing projects in areas such as
sustainable land-based livelihoods, coast care, people and parks,
growing the tourism economy and keeping South Africa clean.
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STATUTORY BODIES
Our Public Entities
Public Entities and agencies who continue to provide
impetus through tourism marketing, research
accounting and product development are:
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South African Tourism (SAT)
South African national Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA)
South African National Parks (SANParks)
South African Weather Services (SAWS)
Greater St Lucia Wetland Park Authority (GSLWPA)
(Isimangaliso)
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TOURISM
Achievements:
International Travel Statistics:
DEMAND SIDE
• Year 2006: Over 8 million per annum international
arrivals
Domestic Travel Statistics:
• Number of domestic travelers:12.1 million people
• Number of domestic trips:37.1 million trips
• Average Number of Annual Trips/Traveller: 3.1 trips
Challenges:
Local tourism remains biased towards Mpumalanga,
Gauteng, KZN and Western Cape provinces).
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SUPPLY SIDE – linked to 2010
TOURISM
Achievements:
Quality Assurance
• Conducted SA welcome training for Ports of Entry officials.
• A total 4905 establishments were graded by end March
2007.
• The number of graded rooms in the country was at 87281.
Tourist Safety:
• Developed a national framework for Tourist Safety and
Awareness (partnership with SAPS, Provinces, and the
tourism industry)
• Industry adopted the Tourism safety and security strategy
and implementation plan
• Safety and security fora established in 5 provinces (KZN,
Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Western Cape)
• Tourism safety tips pamphlets distributed to all provinces.
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SUPPLY SIDE – linked to 2010
Achievements:
TOURISM
Product development
• 2010 SMME Accommodation opportunities Workshops
attended by 3500 SMME establishments (MATCH
Partnership). .
• Developed investment packages for Product
Development to improve competitiveness (in line with
the GCP).
• Improved product information for Host Cities (GIS)
• Developed the 2010 FIFA World Cup Tourism strategy
Challenge:
• Most establishments, particularly SMMEs, allow their
graded status to lapse after one year, mainly due to
insufficient knowledge of the system.
• Securing investment for product development
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SUPPLY SIDE – linked to 2010
TOURISM
Unblocking the Channels :
Achievements - Visa restrictions:
• Acquisition of a South Africa visa for India and China
has been reduced from 10 days to not more than 5
days.
• Established a forum to address challenges
experienced in visa applications (constituted by DEAT,
DHA and DFA)
• Developed a template on VISA requirements for new
portfolio markets
Challenges:
• To maintain a balance between tourism growth and
security requirements.,
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TOURISM
SUPPLY SIDE – linked to 2010
Unblocking the Channels:
Achievements: Air frequency in portfolio markets:
• An airlift strategy, to inform aviation improvements
for tourism growth requirements was developed in
partnership with the DoT and DPE.
• As a result of cabinet approval of the Airlift strategy,
tourism trade and investment workshops were held
in the 5 Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) – Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and
Kuwait. This is presently a largely untapped market
which can offer huge returns on investment.
CHALLENGES
• Air services bilateral negotiations stalled
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TOURISM
SUPPLY SIDE – linked to 2010
Achievements - Tourism Skills
Development:
• Tourism Skills Audit conducted .
• A National Tourism Skill conference was
convened.
• New sector skills plan has been developed
• A total of 433 (108 trained by DEAT and 335 by
Theta) PDI Tourist Guides were trained.
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TOURISM
Industry Transformation
Achievements - BEE Charter and Scorecard
implementation:
• Conducted a base line study on Industry state of
transformation.
• 50% increase in procurement from graded
establishments by National Government Departments.
• A self assessment toll for the tourism industry on BEE
charter and scorecard compliance was developed.
• Developed a verification systems (to be revised once
the Charter has been aligned to the Codes of Goof
Practice).
• Developed a public sector compliance tool
Challenge:
• Industry Compliance with the charter and scorecard is
voluntary
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TOURISM
Industry Transformation
Achievements – SMME Support and 2nd economy
interventions:
• Number of SMMEs supported through Tourism
Enterprise Programme (TEP) was increased by 32%
• Number of black tourist guides increased to 30% of
the overall industry complement.
• As part of TEP, 993 SMMEs (of which 767 were PDI
owned) were provided with support ranging from
business linkages, to development of business plan
or marketing plan (in partnership with Business
Trust).
• The overall value of the transactions resulting from
the linkages was R751 million.
• Developed a Tourism 2nd economy strategy
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Rights allocation & Regulatory Env
MARINE COASTAL MANAGEMENT
Achievements:
Rights allocation :
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2480 long-term fishing rights granted (over 8000 applications)
59% of rights holders are BEE compliant.
Permits issued in 3 new fisheries (Experimental octopus, East coast round
herring and Whelks)
Survey on Horse Mackerel completed
Issued 10 permits for boat-based whale watching and shark cage diving
Regulatory environment:
• Published the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Bill for comments
• Gazetted Draft Marine Aquaculture policy for public comment
• Developed a policy on transfer of fishing rights.
• 3 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were finalized (Aliwal Shoal, De Hoop and
Goukamma).
• Developed draft policy for subsistence and small scale fisheries.
Challenges:
• Depletion of marine stocks
• Greater dependency of coastal communities on marine living resources.
• Policy gap around subsistence fisheries
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MARINE COASTAL MANAGEMENT
Scientific research & Compliance
Achievements:
Scientific Research:
• Completion of economic studies on three commercial fisheries (Hake
Handline, Hake Longline and Demersal Shark)
• Scientifically defensible stock estimates and recommendations were
completed for 18 fisheries.
• Developed a graduate science programme to ensure skills development
for MCM
• 2 voyages undertaken (Gough Island and Antarctica)
• Marion Island base was 60% complete.
Monitoring and Compliance:
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Improved monitoring capacity through the implementation of the new
Vessel Monitoring System.
A joint initiative with the National Youth Service resulted in the recruitment
of 900 volunteers to MCM.
Officials at ports of entry are trained to administrate the International
Convention on Trading in Endangered Species (CITES).
• Approximately an officer per 7.5 km of coastline (partnership with
KZN Ezomvelo)
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Turnaround Financial Strategy
MARINE COASTAL MANAGEMENT
Achievements
• Full implementation of the new financial system- December, 2006
• completed the draft Cost Recovery Framework, that defines how
fishing levies are to be determined,
• Marine Administrative System (MAST) was developed and
operationalised and is used to administrate the services rendered
to the fishing industry.
• Revenue generation and legislative compliance challenges of
Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF) were resolved.
• About R106 million was recovered from industry for services
rendered
Challenges
• Poor industry compliance
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Policy, legislations & sustainability
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Policy and Legislation:
• The regulations in terms of the National
Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (Act
No. 10 of 2004) on Threatened or Protected
Species (TOPS), were gazetted.The regulations
also included the list of threatened and protected
species.
• Published an Elephant Management Policy
Statement as well as Norms and Standards for
management of elephant population.
• The department also developed a draft National
Biodiversity Framework
• Developed a draft Risk Assessment Framework for
GMO’s
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Policy, legislations & sustainability
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Conservation and Sustainability:
• As part of the Kids in Parks programme, aimed at
building a future “conservation and sustainability”
conscious nation, 7400 kids visited ten (10)
national parks. The target was 5000 kids.
• A total of six GMO applications were assessed and
recommended.
• One application for release of bio-control agent
was received, assessed and recommended.
• Made significant progress in the integration of
ecosystems that have been separated through man
made boundaries within Southern Africa, through
the removal of fences.
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BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Expansion of protected Areas
Expansion of Protected Areas:
• Richtersveld was declared as a world heritage site.
• The Makuleke wetland gained recognition as a Ramsar site.
• In compliance with the Protected Areas Act, management
plans for 19 national parks have been assessed.
• A Protected Areas Register has been developed and
verification of the data contained in the register completed.
• Vaalbos was deproclaimed and a new park called Mokala
National Park was proclaimed.
• Management capacity for MPAs was addressed
Challenge:
• Balancing social and scientific needs in the management of
protected areas (including post settlement development
strategy preferences by communities).
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BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Biodiversity and our neighbors
Working with our neighbours:
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Agreement was reached with Botswana and Zimbabwe
on the establishment of the Limpopo-Shashe TFCA,
which includes the Mapungubwe World Heritage site
Transboundary conservation:
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The United Nations has praised the Benguela Current
Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) Programme - a joint
initiative between Angola, Namibia and South Africa as
the flagship of international waters programme.
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Environmental Impact Assessments
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
PROTECTION
Policy and Legislation :
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations were promulgated in
April 2006 and came into effect on 1 July 2006.
The Environmental Management Act (NEMA) Amendment Bill was published
for public comment
Identification and publication of sensitive areas initiated for Gauteng and the
Western Cape.
EIA Applications, appeals and processing:
• 5 300 EIA applications backlog (DEAT and provinces) reduced to just under
3 200. of this, DEAT backlog was reduced by 75%.
• Provided EIA frameworks and guidelines and established a new Capacity
and Support Directorate to focus on assistance to provinces.
• responses were provided within the given timeframes in cases of appeal.
• 100% success rate against court challenges with regard to authorisations
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Env Impact Assessments & Compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
PROTECTION
EIA Capacity and Support Initiatives:
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Provincial training on the new EIA Regulations was concluded by end March
2007.
• Service providers appointed in 7 provinces to assist with eradication of EIA
backlogs. Reduced backlog by 40% by the end of the financial year at
provincial level.
• Environmental Management Frameworks initiated in 7 metro / district councils
National Environmental Authority System (NEAS):
• Developed and commenced the implementation of an electronic EIA reporting
and tracking system.
Compliance with environmental management system:
Guidelines:
• Developed guideline on the classification of emergency incidents
• Developed guidelines for the inspection of waste facilities
• Developed guideline for inspecting hazardous waste disposal sites
• Developed guideline for priority setting
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ENV Compliance & Green Scorpions
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
PROTECTION
Environmental Management Inspectorate (EMI) – “Green
Scorpions” –capacity building:
• 890 EMI were trained and 798 have been designated.
• EMI ID cards issued to all designated EMIs.
• National EMI brand developed and rollout countrywide.
• Hosted workshops attended by 90 Magistrates, to enhance
skills and knowledge in environmental crimes.
• EMI specialised training in Forensics rolledout
• Prosecutor Manual on Environmental Crimes completed.
Policy and Legislation:
• The National Environmental Management Act (NEMA)
amendment bill on enforcement is finalized and currently
in parliament, the bill will expand the mandate of EMIs to
ECA and APPA.
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ENV Compliance & Green Scorpions
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
PROTECTION
Enforcement Achievements:
• 2 strategic-sector based national compliance and
enforcement projects launched with Provinces and
Munics.
• 11 new dockets in major investigations opened
and 6 handed over to NPA for prosecution.
• 1 criminal conviction and sentence for pollution
crime.
• 14 administrative notices issued to companies for
non-compliance.
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Pollution and Waste management
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
PROTECTION
Policy, legislation and regulatory environment
• The draft National Environmental Management: Waste Management Bill
is finalized and currently in parliament.
• Tyre regulations were published for public comment.
• Draft agreements were developed with the Paper and Plastic industries.
The finalization of these agreements has been delayed to ensure that
they are in line with the National Waste Management Bill.
• The Asbestos regulations were redrafted and published for comment.
Waste Management and Capacity
• Landfill permitting backlog established and a management plan is in
place to overcome the backlog.
• Permits now being issued timeously.
• Audit of waste management service delivery undertaken.
• Mobilised resources for Thor-mercury and secondary asbestos cleanup.
• ASP and NIP projects underway.
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
PROTECTION
Air Quality management
• The air quality priority areas’ strategy is finalised and
being implemented.
• The 1st National Priority Area was declared (Vaal
Triangle) in April 2006.
• APPA review on track and key sectors consulted.
• Equipment for 6 monitoring stations was been purchased,
sites identified and installation completed, the stations are
located as follows:
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Fons Lumins Secondary School, Diepkloof
Thuto lore Secondary School, Sharpville
Kliprivier Police Station, Kliprivier
Riverside High School, Vereeninging
Saul Tsotestsi Sport and Recreation Centre, Vanderbijlpark
Iketsetseng Comprehensive Secondary School,Zamdela
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
PROTECTION
Air Quality management
• Established a Priority Area Governance
Committee, representing stakeholders in priority
areas with a key role of making decisions on air
quality issues within the priority area.
• A New priority area “the highveld” was identified.
• Commenced work on the development of the 3rd
green house gas emission inventory
• Air quality Makgotla aimed at building capacity
within communities and industry are held
annually.
• LTMS process on track with full stakeholder
participation.
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ADMIN: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Global Sustainable Dev Agenda
Pursuing a global SD Agenda:
Department participated in negotiation of SA’s
position in the following global key engagements:
– In collaboration with the National Treasury, the department
hosted the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly in
2006.
– Sessions of the UNCSD as the official global mechanism for the
implementation of the outcomes of the WSSD.
– Stockholm Convention on the Management of Persistent Organic
Pollutants.
– Rotterdam Convention on the Prior informed Consent.
– Basel Convention on the management of the transboundary
movement of hazardous waste.
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ADMIN: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Continues…..
Global Sustainable Dev Agenda
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
World Trade Organisation negotiations on Trade and Environment
Cartagena Protocol on Bio safety
United Nations Convention on combating desertification
The department achieved and exceeded the targeted 50% of South
Africa positions at international negotiations.
• South Africa’s reputation as a leading player in climate change was
reinforced when we hosted the informal Ministerial Indaba in the
Kruger National Park in June 2006 as a follow-up to the Greenland
dialogue launched in 2005.
• Completed a Country report on the International Convention on Trade
in Endangered Species (CITIES), which informed South Africa’s
international CITIES negotiations.
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ADMIN: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Global Sustainable Dev Agenda
Resources mobilisation:
• Finalising the new European Union Multi-Annual Indicative
Programme, with an allocation of Euros 980 million of Euros funding
for South Africa from 2007-2013. This finding includes the
environment portfolio.
• Environmental cooperation with Norway. This R80 million agreement
covers fisheries, biodiversity, pollution, waste and environmental
management, with R40 million funding each for environment and
fisheries until 2010.
• Environmental cooperation with Denmark. This urban environmental
management programme will provide approximately R250 million of
Danish funding over the next five years.
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Cooperate and Corporate Governance
ADMINISTRATION
Planning and Reporting:
– Adhered to planning and reporting requirements (as
per legislative prescripts)
– Published state of the Environment report – June 2007
Improving Cooperative Governance:
– The Intergovernmental Fiscal Review (IGFR) chapter
on Environment was approved by MINMEC, awaiting
approval by the Minister of Finance.
– Provincial budget Structure was approved by
MIMNEC, further consultations with working groups
are underway and will be submitted to the Treasury
Minister
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Cooperative & Corporate Governance
ADMINISTRATION
Transformation and improved performance management:
• 49% expenditure on BEE, which was on target. This
was lower than 2005/7, which was 57%, due to high
demand in professional services and limited capacity
availability in designated business communities.
• The department’s audit report from the Auditor
General was unqualified
• In the process of developing a balanced scorecard
based performance management system
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ADMINISTRATION
Service Delivery Improvement
Improved Service Delivery
• Initiated a dedicated forum with NGO’s that meets twice a year
• The department’s website, hosted with 98% uptime and a 19%
increase in traffic during the year,
• Departmental website visitor feedback mechanism was created.
• The development of the customer satisfaction index is still
underway.
• Established dedicated mechanisms to facilitate relations with the
various stakeholders.
• The department completed its Master Systems Plan (MSP),
which is aimed at improvement and automation of the
organisation’s internal and external business process.
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ADMINISTRATION
DEAT Skills Development
Internships:
• 94 interns are currently in the programme.
• Developed a graduate science programme to ensure skills
development within Marine and Costal Management
Part-Time Bursaries:
• 72 Part-Time Bursars active since 2006
Full-Time Bursaries:
• 41 Full-Time Bursars active since 2006
• 28 Bursaries awarded in 2007 (additional)
• 17 bursars have been placed against the establishment in 2007, 3
others in other government departments and 1 in Private Sector.
• One hundred and eight interns were accommodated in the department
and by December 2006, already 29 had been absorbed into
employment in the public service. The department also established
links with employers in private sector for placement of graduates from
the internship program, over 20 people have been placed on
permanent employment through these efforts.
• Over and above all these, has two interns under the DirectorGeneral’s direct mentorship - This programme takes the interns
through almost all facets of a Director-General’s work and is the first of
its kind in the country.
• A programme for scientists in fisheries has been developed.
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ADMINISTRATION
HR Representativity, efficiency &
Legal capacity
Develop and retain a representative and performing team:
• Achieved 46% Women, which was on target
• Achieved 79%: Black (The target was 72%)
• Achieved 0.61%: People with disabilities (this was below target of 2%)
– this was lower than the previous year’s achievement of 0.9% due to
the increase in the structural composition of the departmental staff
complement.
• Vacancy rate was reduced from 30.9% to 25%
• Further reduction in turnover rate from 18% to 15.1%
• The challenge remains that the department has to compete with the
private sector and is often viewed by the private sector as the main
breeding ground for the environmental professionals.
Legal Services:
• A special unit was established in 2006 to deal with law reform issues
and litigation. This has served to boost capacity significantly, from the
previous total of five staff to 12 staff in Pretoria and 6 at MCM in Cape
Town.
• Developed a Protocol on dealing with appeals, with the aim of
speeding up the legal processes involved.
Challenge:
SMS turnover rate
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ADMINISTRATION
Development Communications
Comms, IT and Finance
• During 2006, a standout achievement was the launch of Indalo
Yethu,
• Developed a draft Stakeholder Relations and Community
Outreach strategy to enhance communications with the public
and stakeholders
Information Technology
• The highlight achievement of 2006/7 was the development of
the Marine Administration System (MAST) for the Marine and
Coastal Management (MCM) branch in Cape Town.
Managing our scarce financial resources
• The audit report for the previous financial year contained 6
Matters of Emphasis. All of these were addressed during the
year in compliance with the Public Financial Management Act
(PFMA). Expenditure was over 99%
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ADMINISTRATION
Employee Wellness programme
Health, Wellness and social responsible
Employees:
• Continuous management the HIV and AIDS
programme.
• Provision of reasonable accommodation for
people with physical disabilities.
• The Department donated food to a hospice in
Atteridgeville and repainted the Philadelphia
School for the Blind in Soshanguve. These
projects do not use taxpayer funds, but rely
instead on the generosity of donations from
DEAT staff
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EPWP (jobs, skills and the Env
Social Responsibility Programme &
Projects
Through the EPWP of the department that focuses on
Tourism, Environment and Culture initiatives, the following
were achieved:
• Creation of 459 permanent jobs
• Creation of 13 887 job opportunities
• The skills support initiatives resulted in 88266 training days.
• In terms of environmental projects, 15 wetlands and 2062
hectares of land were rehabilitated, and 850km of coast and
rivers were cleaned.
• The department provided support to a total of 55 projects on
Tourism Product development. In addition, 12 waste recycling
and minimisation projects were funded.
• A total of 1198 learners were registered on skills development
programmes and 189 others were registered for learnerships
• 56.75% of the budget was used in Project Consolidate
municipalities and 23.75% was used in the nodes.
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ANNUAL FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
2006/2007
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AUDITOR-GENERAL REPORT
• Unqualified audit report
• No Matter of emphasis
• Other matters:
Non-compliance with applicable legislation
(Risk assessment to be conducted regularly)
Value for money matters – Human resource
management (25% vacancy rate)
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
• The Audit Committee concur and accepts the
conclusions of the Auditor-General on the
Annual Financial Statements.
• The Audit Committee is of the opinion that
the audited Annual Financial Statements
fairly present the position and performance
of the Department, based on the audit done
and the report of the Auditor-General.
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Budget and expenditure for 2006/07
Programme
Budget
Expenditure
Variance
Expenditure
as % of final
Appropriation
R'000
R'000
R'000
%
Administration
212,385
212,306
79
99.96
Environmental Quality and
Protection
201,150
199,232
1,918
99.05
Marine and Coastal
Management
324,191
324,048
143
99.96
Tourism
547,248
547,248
0
100
Biodiversity and
Conservation
329,279
329,279
0
100
Social Responsibility and
Projects
447,551
447,551
0
100
2,061,804
2,059,664
2,140
Total
99.90
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THANK YOU
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