1. ANNUAL RERPORT
PRESENTATION

2. Highlights
2015/16

3. Highlights 2015/16
The WRC with sector partners launched an online drought portal during the financial year under review. The aim of the portal is to provide water users with helpful information during one of the worst droughts the country has experienced in its history. The portal, contains the latest news around the drought, as well as tips to save water, and guidance documents to use water more efficiently in various sectors.
Drought Portal

4. Empowering communities
Twenty Johannesburg schools are benefiting fr om an innovative new technology, called Aquatrip, which is set to help them identify leaks and save water. The technology was selected for testing by the Water Technologies Demonstration Programmes (WADER) – a joint programme of the Department of Science & Technology and the WRC
Schools, plumbing graduates benefit from new water innovation

5. Highlights 2015/16
The WRC played an active role in organising and leading discussions at the National Women in Water Consultative Conference held in Pretoria on 31 August 2015.
At this conference the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) launched a three-year Women in Water Programme. The programme comprises of a mentorship programme, a women in water business incubator and a women in water forum. The scope of the programme covers all women-owned businesses that are competent and excellent in the provision of services to the Department.
Women in Water consultative conference

6. Highlights 2015/16
Sanitation Indaba
The WRC took a leading role in the organisation and discussions at the Sanitation Indaba, convened by the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane, on 14 and 15 May 2015, in Durban. The purpose of the Indaba was to, among others, showcase the practical demonstration of cutting-edge appropriate sanitation technologies that can be implemented in South Africa and Africa
Sanitation Indaba

7. WRC Research, Development and Innovation
Highlights 2015/16
Held every two years, the symposium aims to find new, innovative ways to solve South Africa’s water-related challenges through innovative thinking. Africa’s water-related challenges through innovative thinking. The theme for this year’s event was ‘universal access wherever you are’, with the symposium showcasing the most impactful water and sanitation research and technological innovation in South Africa that delves into the different dimensions of access and what it means for the water and sanitation sphere
WRC Research, Development and Innovation
(RDI) Symposium

8. Highlights 2015/16
Energy is seen as central to improved social and economic well-being, and a key factor for relieving poverty, improving human welfare and raising living standards. A WRC project, completed during 2015/16, introduced biogas production from cattle manure for energy generation into selected rural households in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. The project also tested the effectiveness of bioslurry as liquid fertiliser as well as rainwater harvesting to feed the biogas digester, and for domestic use and crop production.
Improving rural livelihoods through biogas generation

9. Highlights 2015/16
On world water monitoring day, 18 September 2015, WRC joined the
Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, DST and GroundTruth to
launch the miniSASS cellphone App. Developed in partnership with MLab,
the App is a Beta version and all present at the launch were encouraged to
try it out and contribute to its further development.
With the miniSASS App one is immediately able to locate one’s nearest
stream or river and see what the stream’s current river health index is.
Enlisting citizen scientists through the new miniSASS app

10. Performance Highlights 2015/16
Number of projects initiated annually

11. Performance Highlights 2015/16
Number of projects finalised

12. Performance Highlights 2015/16

13. Financial Highlights 2015/16

14. Financial Highlights 2015/16

15. Financial Highlights 2015/16

16. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Research Portfolio
Financial
Portfolio
Employee
Portfolio

17. 1. Strategic Objective: To enhance knowledge across the water knowledge and innovation cycle.
Objective
Indicator
Target
Actual
Comments
To enhance knowledge through new research
The number of new research projects initiated in the 2015/16 financial year 81 90
The positive variance arises from accommodating new projects as funds become available either through leverage savings or partnerships
To complete and finalise research projects scheduled in the financial year
The number of research projects completed in the 2015/16 financial year 85 95
There have been increased efforts from the WRC to address outstanding finalizations
2. Strategic Objective: To support Human Capacity Building in the Water Sector
To continuously accommodate students as active participants in WRC projects.
The minimum number of students supported on WRC funded research projects.
500
492
The disruption at universities has slightly impacted on student registrations hence the variance of 1.6%
3. Strategic Objective: To support community empowerment
To increase emphasis on projects that have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of communities through water related interventions and build sufficient capacity to assist with the post projects sustainability of those interventions
The number of community based research projects funded by the WRC. 9
To enhance economic development in communities by supporting Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) in the water research and development sector
The number of project with SMME as lead organisations in WRC projects 19 24
The positive variance arises from accommodating new projects as funds becomes available

18. 4. Strategic objective: To support transformation and redress
To focus on growing the previously disadvantaged individuals by increasing the number of project leaders from the designated groups
The number of project leaders from the designated group 45 50
The positive variance arises from accommodating new projects as funds becomes available
To enhance the profile of project leadership as part of the national transformation project to promote the ongoing transformation of the water research and development sector.
Number of projects with Historically Disadvantaged Institutions as participating organisations in WRC projects 18
5. Strategic Objective: To develop new products and services from WRC research into innovations for economic development
Objective
Indicator
Target
Actual
Comments
To increase the number of new innovations/products and services produced from WRC research.
The number of new innovations/products and services produced from WRC research
The number of new innovations, products and services that have been implemented/ demonstrated /piloted. 19 11 20
One additional innovation emanated from WRC research

19. There was an increased demand for knowledge sharing events
6. Strategic Objective: To develop sustainable solutions
To ensure that the WRC increasingly contributes to sustainable solutions for the Water Sector by creating knowledge products and events that disseminate knowledge produced from WRC research
The number of dialogues held in the financial year 15 16
There was an increased demand for knowledge sharing events
The number of manuals and guidelines published in the financial year. 26
The number of issues of the Water Wheel published in the financial year 6
The number of issues of Water SA Published in the financial year 4
The number of conferences/workshops/summits held in partnerships with other organisations or exclusively by the WRC 19 29
7.Strategic Objective: To inform policy and decision making
To support policy and decision makers with research based knowledge
The number of policy briefs produced and distributed to relevant government departments and other entities 12
The number of ministerial briefs produced by the WRC and received by the Minister’s Office
The number of WIN-SA publications produced and distributed to relevant institutions and municipalities 30 31

20. Objective
Indicator
Target
Actual
Comments
To maintain income growth
The total amount of leverage income.
Initiate contracts with other organisation's that increase leverage funding
92.3 million
11 contracts to be signed in the 2015/16 financial year
60.5m 11
Delay in unforeseen project deliverable timeline has resulted in a lower income realization.
To improve the response to internal audit results
The percentage of the internal audit queries fully addressed
100 % of audit queries fully addressed
100% achieved
To improve the response to the external audit results
The achievement of a unqualified audit report vs a qualified audit report
The percentage of external audit queries fully addressed
Unqualified audit report vs a qualified audit report
100% of audit queries fully addressed
Unqualified audit report achieved

21. Objective
Indicator
Target
Actual
Comments
To maintain a healthy staff diversity profile
The percentage of employees from the designated groups
The percentage of employees who are black
The percentage of employees who are female
80% target maintained for the year. (80% of total number of employees to be from the designated groups)
66% target maintained for the year (66% of the total number of employees to be black)
56 % target maintained for the year (56% of the total number of employees to be female)
91%
77%
57%
The most suitable applicant for the available positions were from the designated group.
To improve employee development and growth
Completion of Personal Development Plans(PDP)
The number of training courses held in-houses
The number of external training courses attended
60 PDPs completed 8 20
100% achieved

22. Thank You