Infrastructure: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity Highlights: Host – SAEON Coastal and Inshore Node Construction of off-site fish collection facility ACEP

Infrastructure: South African Environmental Observatory Network Highlights: CSIR geospatial portal Graduate student network Policy inputs: Grasslands Arid zone ecology SEACHANGE: Marine research Observation, Information, Education

Infrastructure: National Zoological Gardens Highlights: Strategic planning Successful migration of wBRC and BioBank SA UCT Tissue Bank custodian Terrestrial biodiversity

Infrastructure: iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences Highlights : Primary supplier of radioisotopes for the Western Cape Region for both state and private clinics MRMC Schonland: now iThemba LABS Gauteng Nuclear science and radiation medicine

NRF Actual Sources of Funding

Target Income vs Actual Income

Income vs Expenditure for 2006

Research Grant Funding

Key Outcomes Compliance in terms of PFMA Compliance in terms of GRAP / GAAP / IFRS Unqualified audit report Endorsement and application of Corporate Governance Principles as per King II Cashflow reduction of R115m Improved efficiency  in Agency Business = salary 2%, running  no change and grants  33%

Main Challenges Funding of the Post Retirement Healthcare Benefit in terms of IAS19 (AC116) = R84 million unfunded NRF R72m NZG R12m Book entry passed resulting in accumulated deficit of R56m Governance structure for the Innovation Fund following dissolution of the Innovation Fund Trust pending Growth and ramp up of SKA / SALT Pressure on baseline funding New funding requirements for renewal of existing infrastructure (SAAO, iTHEMBA LABS, SAIAB)

THANK YOU