Page 28 - Treasury Second Adjusment Book.pdf

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During the period under review, 7 against the annual target of 10 departments received unqualified audits

without findings. Although, there has been an improvement in the 2021/22 provincial audit outcomes
compared to the previous financial year, there remains challenges in most departments particularly

regarding the following: the usefulness and reliability of performance information; financial statements not
prepared in accordance with the prescribed financial reporting framework; departments not establishing
systems to enable monitoring of progress towards achievement of targets; not taking effective and

appropriate steps to prevent irregular, fruitless and wasteful and unauthorised expenditure; as well as
departments failure to pay suppliers within 30 days. As planned, the level 3 maturity level was attained in

respect to organisational human resource management.

The department continues to strive towards improving provincial planning. Two provincial plans against

the annual target of 7 were developed to improve integrated policy implementation which are 2022/23
Performance Improvement Plan as well as Provincial Medium Term Strategic Framework (P-MTSF).
Additionally, 11 priority projects against an annual target of 12 were monitored to provide credible, real-

time performance information.

In the period under review, the Small Town Revitalisation programme has been focusing on completion of
the 6 projects that were commenced in the 2021/22 financial year. These are Aggate Road Phase 2;
EmaXesibeni Internal Street and Street Lights (two projects); Ingquza Hill R61 and Street Lights (two

projects); Ndlambe -Thornhill Water Reservoir.

The OTP identified youth job preparedness programme as critical in preparing the youth towards the world
of work and by the end of the third quarter, 2 910 against the annual target of 3000 young people had
been reached through this programme. The department acknowledges that youth development is a

societal challenge which cannot be left to government alone. As the leader of society and leader of
government, the OTP has renewed its commitment to advocate for the development of youth in the
province. To this end, the department has engaged all departments and municipalities on an integrated

approach to youth development and advocacy of youth budget set asides.

Funding of R57.4 million has been secured against the target of R100 million for strategic skills through

Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) and the National Skills Fund (NSF). The department is

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