Briefing Presentation on Strategic Plan and Budget Vote to Parliament Select Committee South African Weather Service Cape Town 20 May 2008

Table of Contents 1. Vision and Mission 2. Enterprise View for SAWS 3. Strategic Objectives /2008 Prelim Results 5. Key strategic Projects 6. Employment Equity 7. Financial Projections

Vision To be a world-class meteorological organisation that contributes to the sustainable development of South Africa and beyond our borders and beyond our borders.

Mission To collect, process and provide meteorological data, products and services for the use of all South Africans and beyond our borders. services for the use of all South Africans and beyond our borders. This will be achieved through: This will be achieved through:  Excellence in forecasting processes  Cutting edge technology  Accessing international observation networks  Research and innovation aimed at improving and developing our products and services  Facilitating co-operation with regard to observation network

ENTERPRISE VIEW FOR SAWS

Organisational Structure

Prelim Results 2007/2008 Total revenue 99% to budget Total commercial revenue 97% to budget Total expenditure 97% to budget Operating surplus before interest and land revaluations R 0.05 million : less than 1% of total budget 99% of targets set for the year has been achieved.

Key Strategic Projects  South African Air Quality Information System in partnership with DEAT  Implementation of a Total Quality Management system  Research and Development  Climate Change related research  Air Quality forecasting  Trace gas measurement - GAW  Severe Weather Forecast Program. Roll- out the demonstration project

Key Strategic Projects  Implementation of the Flush Flood project in collaboration with Disaster Management.  Modernisation Plan  Upgrade Lightning Detection Network  Upgrade of Automatic Weather Stations and Rain Stations  Upgrade Upper Air Soundings  Meteorological Association of Southern Africa (MASA) secretariat  Implementation of SAWS 2010 business plan

Key Strategic Projects Development of Waterkloof Land Development Plan Branding of the South African Weather Service HIV/Aids and employee wellness programs Community outreach projects Establish regional meteorological training centre Development of Critical Mass of black scientists

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PERCENTAGES: 2007/09 VS 2008/09 Occupational category Gender & Race Total AfricanColouredIndianWhite MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers 2007/ / Professionals 2007/ /

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PERCENTAGES: 2007/09 VS 2008/09 Occupationa l category Gender & Race Total AfricanColouredIndianWhite MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale Technical and Associate Professional s 2007/ / Clerks 2007/ /

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PERCENTAGES: 2007/09 VS 2008/09 Occupational category Gender & Race Total AfricanColouredIndianWhite MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale Plant Machine and Assistance 2007/ / Elementary occupation 2007/ /

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

Financial Projections REVENUE2006/2007 R’ /2008 R’ /2009 R’ /2010 R’ /2011 R’000 Grant 114,393120,112124,916130,537 Regulated 47,27850,63555,08459,46363,030 Non- regulated 6,58310,00021,00034,00047,000 Interest and others 4,5932,9373,000 TOTAL 172,847183,684204,000227,000243,567 EXPENSES 158,149183,684204,000227,000243,567 SURPLUS 14,698Nil

Revenue Forecast – Grant stabilize in 2011, Commercial Income Increase steadily

Employee costs contributes 50% to total costs

Contribution of expense categories to total expenses

Capital Expenditure Radar network2007/8 R 60 million committed 2008/9 R 35 million 2009/10 R 67 million 2010/11 R 78 million Modernization Plan 2007/8 R 28 million 2008/9 R 18 million 2009/10 R 16 million 2010/11 R 14 million Plan includes automatic weather stations, automatic rain stations, weather buoys, upper air soundings, unified model, NINJO, TRIVIS, cam cameras

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