1. SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Presentation to the
Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
2014/15 Annual Report
16 October 2015

2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
Chairperson’s introduction
Part A: Overview of 2014/15 performance
Part B: Overview of 2014/15 financial statements
Part C: Audit findings and action plan
Part D: Overview of 2015/16 performance
Part E: Forward funding needs

3. PART A: OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE

4. INTRODUCTION AND INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW
Institution established to support democracy in terms of Chapter 9;
Domestic focus – strengthen human rights protections and promotion;
Accredited “A” Status National Human Rights Institution;
Regional and International Focus – to strengthen NHRI networks and contribute to human right agendas and debates;
Currently has 7 Commissioners;
Oversees the protection and promotion of Chapter 2 of Constitution;
Thematic Focus Areas for each Commissioner;
Provincial Focus for each Commissioner;
Institutional performance reported by Strategic Objective;
Share Programmatic Performance and Emphasis;
Institutional Strengthening and Optimisation.
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5. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key performance highlights
Overall achievement of 92% on performance targets – improved from 87% in 2013/14;
Maintained an unqualified audit opinion;
90% finalisation of cases, against annual target of 85%;
In addition to monitoring South Africa’s compliance with international and regional human rights obligations, participated in shaping the post 2015 development agenda to incorporate human rights elements.
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6. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key performance highlights
In excess of 200 engagements with stakeholders and experts to enhance human rights based positions and entrench a human rights culture within South African society;
Produced a range of annual research outputs reflecting on the state of human rights in the country (including economic and social rights, equality and access to information reports);
A focus on the theme of business and human rights to enhance the role of business in promoting and protecting human rights – launched the Human Rights and Business Country Guide for South Africa.
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7. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE:
Achievement of targets by strategic objective
Strategic Objective
Total number of targets
Targets achieved
% Achievement
1: Promote compliance with international and regional obligations 9 8
89%
2: Position the Commission as the focal point for human rights in South Africa 7
100%
3: Enhance and deepen the understanding of human rights and promote a human rights culture 4
4: Advance the realisation of human rights 14
5: Use and project a broader constitutional and legislative mandate
6: Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Commission to support delivery on the mandate 10
70%
Total 51 47
92%

8. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Promote compliance with international and regional obligations
Participation in 25 international and regional activities including those of the ICC; NANHRI; and ACHPR;
Conducted strategic engagements with UN mandate holders and regional forums with a view to enhance understanding of international and regional obligations and thereby promote country compliance;
Participated in the post 2015 development agenda to ensure that human rights aspects are incorporated;

9. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Promote compliance with international and regional obligations
Made submissions on international and regional human rights instruments;
Completed the SAHRC Annual International Human Rights Report, which documents the Commission’s assessment relating to implementation of international human rights obligations.

10. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Position the Commission as the focal point for human rights in South Africa
Participated in more than 200 stakeholder engagements (Policing, Provincial Disability Fora, Water and Sanitation - COGDTA; Children’s Rights; Equality; Mining Dialogues etc.)
Engaged with various portfolio committees (e.g. DSD) and provincial legislatures (e.g. EC, NC) to advocate for support of human rights based approaches and oversight;

11. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Position the Commission as the focal point for human rights in South Africa
Hosted 15 Section 11 Committee meetings, consisting of experts across a range of fields, aligned with all the Commissioners’ strategic focus areas;
Improved communications and media relations yielded indications of enhanced publicity and positive image through increased social, print and visual media audience, including international level, as well as requests for opinion pieces on various human rights issues.

12. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Strategic objective 3: Enhance and deepen the understanding of human rights and promote a human rights culture
Launch of Human Rights and Business Country Guide for South Africa to enhance the role of business in the promotion and protection of human rights;
Disability Toolkit for Business; Roundtable on Business and Children’s Rights;
Informed communities about general and specific human rights issues and mechanisms through advocacy events and public outreach engagements across provinces, including in peri-urban and rural areas.

13. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Strategic objective 3: Enhance and deepen the understanding of human rights and promote a human rights culture
Some of the key issues emanating from public engagements included:
The rights of people with disabilities;
Poor delivery of basic services and lack of transparency;
Inequality and discrimination (women in traditional settings; functionality of equality courts);
Poor quality of education and schooling;
Environmental rights;
Collaborative partnerships are vital in addressing human rights concerns and promoting an inclusive culture of human rights.

14. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Strategic objective 4: Advance the realisation of human rights
Completed the Economic and Social Rights Report (ESR) 2013/14, to identify issues and propose reforms to accelerate the realisation of socio-economic rights;
Developed matrix of indicators to improve monitoring and reporting of economic and social rights – focus in 2014/15 was on indicators for environmental rights as well as water and sanitation.

15. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Strategic objective 4: Advance the realisation of human rights
Commenced development of a mechanism (to be piloted in 2015/16) to monitor implementation of SARHC report recommendations with a view to enhance impact and government accountability for commitments made in relation to human rights;
National Investigative Hearings:
(i) The National Hearing into the Rights of Older Persons;
(ii)The National Hearing into Transformation in Universities in South Africa;
(iii) The National Hearing on Service Delivery Challenges and Housing;
(iv) The National Hearing into Unregulated Small-Scale Artisanal Mining;
(v) The Provincial Hearing into Emergency Services in the Eastern Cape;
(vi) The National Hearing into Safety and Security Challenges in Farming Communities.

16. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Strategic objective 4: Advance the realisation of human rights
Participated in High court litigation – detention of immigrants at Lindela Repatriation Center; delivery of textbooks; amicus in money-lending case relating to emolument attachment orders;
90% finalisation of cases;
Completion of first Annual Complaints Trends Analysis Report 2014/5,
Publication of 7 volumes of investigative reports (Approx. 60 cases, across 9 provinces – with substantive findings and recommendations)

17. Caseload (enquiries & complaints)
OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: National overview of complaints statistics
Caseload (enquiries & complaints)
Finalised (% of total)
Carried Over / Active
2011/12
11363
Y-on-Y change
9851
87%
1512
13%
2012/13
8919 (7672 new in 2012/13)
-27%
7047
79%
1872
21%
2013/14
9217 (7345 new in 2013/14) 3%
8550
93%
667 7%
2014/15
8179 (7512 new in 2014/15)
-13%
7337
90%
842
10%

18. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: 2014/15 Top 5 Rights Violations

19. Equality – 2014/15

20. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Complaints per province

23. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Use and project a broader constitutional and legislative mandate
Completed the Equality Report as required by the Equality Act - focusing on racial equality in universities; implementation of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; the rights of older persons; as well as the functionality and impact of equality courts;
Submitted Promotion of Access to Information Act Annual Report to Parliament, reflecting on the state of compliance with the Act, and on remedial action to be taken by the Department of Justice and Correctional Services;

24. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Use and project a broader constitutional and legislative mandate
Conducted training for both private and public sector compliance officers to improve levels of voluntary disclosure and responsiveness to public requests for information;
Conducted 10 PAIA Community Law Clinics to raise awareness, record and attend to community complaints.

25. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Key achievements by strategic objective
Optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of the Commission to support delivery on the mandate
Maintained an unqualified audit opinion;
Complied with all financial and non-financial performance reporting requirements;
Achieved annual target of compliance with all relevant, legislative, regulatory and policy requirements;
Full implementation of Audit Action Plan to improve effectiveness of internal controls;
Implemented staff capacity development plan to alleviate capacity constraints and enhance requisite skills.

26. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 PERFORMANCE: Areas of non-achievement
Strategic Objective
Performance Indicator
Annual Target
Actual Achievement
Reasons for Variance 1
Number of study tours 4 3
Last engagement cancelled by visiting institution.
For 2015/16 these will be incorporated as learning exchanges within the capacity development plan 6
% implementation
of PMER policy
100%
95%
Some units delayed midterm
performance reviews.
Inconsistent submission
of monthly performance
Reports.
Corporate services and strategic support functions to strengthen monitoring of reviews and reporting.
Strategic Risks Treatment
Plan
80%
Capacity constraints.
To strengthen monitoring thereof.
Resolution of audit
findings
82%
12% in progress; 6% open.
Internal Audit function to strengthen monitoring thereof.

27. PART B: OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

28. OVERVIEW OF 2014/15 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Financial performance review
This financial performance review set out highlights of the entity’s financial performance for the past year.
The Executive Authority has approved these annual financial statements on 31 July 2015, in terms of Section 40(1)(c) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) as amended.
No restatement of the financial performance for 2014/15.
On average the MTEF baseline allocation comprised an increase of 9.1% for the past five years and the period under review.
The actual expenditure for 2014/15 was R million

29. MTEF BUDGET ALLOCATION OVER THE YEARS
SA Human Rights Commission's revenue significantly comes from the Government Grant, with five (5) year average increase of 9.1%.
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30. AUDITED EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES
Standard Items
Audited Expenditure Outcomes
R'000
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
Personnel cost
38 966
46 851
50 308
56 156
63 654
65 676
76 924
Administrative expenses
7 464
9 235
5 937
4 573
6 927
7 738
8 370
Inventories
309
693
557
540
207
189
235
Equipment
1 525
632
604
1 002
606
2 188
4 062
Land and buildings
7 432
7 820
10 513
12 185
12 334
14 169
15 086
Professional services
7 287
7 524
7 039
18 423
17 008
21 753
27 901
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
62 983
72 755
74 958
92 879
Baseline allocation
60 603
73 474
89 066
Additional funding
585
1 257
894
707
794
3 300
2 000
Donor funding
495
996
608
272 -
320

31. BUDGET ALLOCATION PER PROGRAMME (R’000)

32. PERSONNEL ALLOCATION PER PROGRAMME

33. OVERVIEW OF THE 2015/16 BUDGET: MTEF OUTCOMES
Our 2015/16 budget allocation was initially R137,3 mil during 2013/14
During the mid-term budget review in November 2014, National Treasury allocated an additional R7million to our baseline allocation
The R7million is made up of:
R2million to fund appointment of the 8th Commissioner (with the PA & RA)
R5million to fund some critical posts that were frozen
Our revised baseline allocation for 2015/16 is R144,3million

34. CURRENT YEAR BUDGET SPEND PER SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNT OVERVIEW
Description
Budget
Actual
Variance
% Spent
Personnel
94 578
41 822
52 757
44.22%
Administrative
5 583
1 946
3 637
34.85%
Inventories
1 215
271
944
22.32%
Equipment
2 023
1 280
743
63.25%
Land and Building rentals
18 500
5 995
12 505
32.40%
Professional services
25 550
6 970
18 580
27.28%

35. CURRENT YEAR BUDGET SPEND PER SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNT OVERVIEW
PROGRAMME
BUDGET
ACTUAL
VARIANCE
% SPEND
COMMISSIONERS
39.56%
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
35.16%
STRATEGIC SUPPORT & GOVERNANCE
24.17%
INTERNAL AUDIT/PERFORMANCE AUDIT
47.76%
OFFICE OF THE CFO
41.09%
OFFICE OF THE COO
41.39%

36. BUDGET OVERVIEW: Budget Analysis
64% or R93,1mil of the budget is allocated to cover personnel costs
28% or R39,4mil of the budget is allocated to cover Corporate Support Committed Costs which includes the following:
Auditor-General Fees amounting to R2,5mil and the remainder is to cover other audit & finance systems related costs
48% or R19mil of the money is allocated to Office rentals & Municipal Charges. The remainder of the budget covers motor vehicles, telephone, video-conferencing, inventories & other admin costs.
IT related costs including Business Connection /Internet Contract, Business Continuity Contract, IT Licence Renewals & Other IT related Infrastructure
HR costs include recruitment costs, staff training, performance management system & other HR costs including ICAS costs.
92% or R132,9mil of the budget is allocated to personnel & CSD related committed costs and only 8% or R11,4mil of the budget is allocated to core operational units.

37. PART C: AUDIT FINDINGS AND ACTION PLAN

38. AUDIT FINDINGS AND ACTION PLAN: Auditor General’s Report
The AG issued an unqualified audit opinion, on the following basis:
The annual financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the SAHRC as at 31 March 2015 and its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended;
The AG did not raise any material findings on the usefulness and reliability of the reported performance information for the selected programmes;
The SAHRC has established an audit review team and developed an action plan to sustain the unqualified audit outcome.

39. AUDIT FINDINGS AND ACTION PLAN: Audit action plan
With respect to financial information, contractual obligations relating to creditors not always settled within 30 days: Action plan includes improvements of:
records management;
goods received processes; and
a tracking register.
On the usefulness and reliability of performance information:
Defining SMART strategic objectives and criteria;
development of standard operating procedures aligned with the APP; and
management KPI aligned to the strategic objectives.

40. AUDIT FINDINGS AND ACTION PLAN: Audit action plan
With regard to IT governance:
MTEF submission for a Chief Information Officer;
establishment of IT Committee;
development of an It strategy; and
implementation of business continuity plans.
Deficiencies in internal controls and oversight:
establishment of a Finance, Risk and Audit Committee;
business process reviews; and
management accountability mechanisms.

41. PART D: OVERVIEW OF 2015/16 PERFORMANCE

42. OVERVIEW OF 2015/16 PERFORMANCE: Progress as at 31 August 2015
1. Overall performance
As at midterm, 88% of the annual plan is work in progress, while 8% has already been fully achieved;
The remaining 4% of targets are due in quarters 3 and 4 of the year.
2. Promote compliance with international and regional obligations
Participation in international and regional activities including monitoring of CRPD implementation; strengthening of NHRIs; participation in post 2015 development agenda; NANHRI strategic planning and ACHPR session;
Submissions made to treaty bodies on international human rights instruments.
3. Enhance understanding and entrench human rights culture
102 stakeholder engagements;
Public outreach engagements conducted across 6 provinces to provide integrated services to previously marginalised communities (NW; WC; MP; LP; FS; GP).

43. OVERVIEW OF 2015/16 PERFORMANCE: Progress as at 31 August 2015
4. Advance the realisation of human rights
71% of the 4236 cases received to date have been finalised;
Completed Annual Complaints Trends Analysis Report 2014/15;
Developed framework for monitoring of High Court judgement on Lindela Repatriation Center;
Prepared submissions to relevant Portfolio Committees on draft legislation (Children’s Amendment Bill; Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill; Disability Rights Policy).

44. OVERVIEW OF 2015/16 PERFORMANCE: Progress as at 31 August 2015
5. Use and project broader constitutional and legislative mandate
Completed 2014 Equality Report and drafting of 2015 report in progress;
Completed Annual PAIA Report and drafting of Report in progress;
Continuous PAIA awareness raising and training sessions conducted.

45. OVERVIEW OF 2015/16 PERFORMANCE: Progress as at 31 August 2015
6. Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Commission to support delivery on the mandate
Ongoing activities towards feasibility and scoping assessment as well as strategy development for enhancement of IT systems;
Approximately 30% implementation of organisational capacity development plan – including management development; training on judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights; bursary support for further studies; writing skills;
Gender mainstreaming plan implementation in progress;
Compliance with all relevant legislative, regulatory and policy requirements.

46. OVERVIEW OF 2015/16 PERFORMANCE: Progress as at 31 August 2015
6. Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Commission to support delivery on the mandate
Conducted benchmarking exercise to enhance institutional knowledge management;
Implementation of PAIA Handover Plan in progress;
Review of governance systems and practices;
Organisational renewal processes;
Knowledge management plan being implemented.

47. OVERVIEW OF 2015/16 PERFORMANCE: Progress as at 31 August 2015
6. Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Commission to support delivery on the mandate
Conducted benchmarking exercise to enhance institutional knowledge management;
Customer Satisfaction Service to inform front-line service delivery;
Strengthening Media and Communications Unit capacity and outputs – website enhancement; institutional branding; media training and equipment.

48. PART E: FORWARD FUNDING NEEDS

49. FORWARD FUNDING NEEDS:
The Commission’s budget allocation for the 2016/17 financial year is R153 million.
In order for the Commission to effectively execute its mandate, there is need for additional funding to deal with the following matters:
Xenophobia risks;
More outreach and advocacy in the rural areas;
Strategic impact litigation and setting up a legal Intake Centre;
Impact Monitoring & Evaluation.
During the 2013/14 annual report presentation the Portfolio Committee was supportive of our additional funding requests however National Treasury did not provide the additional funding recommended by the Committee.

50. FORWARD FUNDING NEEDS :
Description
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Legal Intake Centre
R4,500,000
R1,500,000
R1,700,000
Investigations on Xenophobia
R550,000
R500,000
R450,000
Advocacy Field Capacity to increase rural community outreach
R4,050,000
R4,333,500
R4,636,845
Technical Capacity for Monitoring and Evaluation of Impact of Programmes
R990,000 -
Capacity for Monitoring State Compliance with the Lindela Repatriation Judgement
R750,000
R350,000

51. FORWARD FUNDING NEEDS :
Description
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Transitional arrangements for the handover of PAIA Act compliance funds to the Information Regulator
R550,000
R450,000 -
Staff Capacity (CIO, M&E Specialist)
R2,500,000
R2,675,000
R2,862,250
IT Infrastructure
R1,800,000
R1,500,000
Strategic Impact Litigation
R4,500,000
R2.500,000
R2,000,000
Total Additional Funding Required In Addition to the Baseline Allocation
R20,890,000
R14,258,500
R13,499,095

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