1. Republic of South Africa
Annual Report
2003 / 2004

2. Contents Slide No.: Vote 5 - Programmes 3 Financial Highlights 4
Legislation
Provincial Support
Local Government Support
Conditional Grant Transfers
Public Participation and Community Empowerment 13
Municipal Performance Excellence (Vuna) Awards 14
Snapshot of the 2003/04 Financial Year 15
Future
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3. Vote 5 - Programmes Programme 1: Administration
Programme 2: Governance and Development
Programme 3: Institutional Reform and Support
Programme 4: Auxiliary and Associated Services
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4. Financial Highlights Departmental budget under review: R9.4b.
Increase of 44% from R6.5 billion allocated in previous financial year.
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5. Budget against expenditure R’000
61 375
46 967
46 958
2 295
2 292
A/R Pg 53
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6. Other details of financial results
(A/R Page)
Management Report 60
Report of the Auditor-General 64
Statement of Accounting policies and related matters
Financial Results
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7. Report of Audit Committee
(A/R Pg 58)
The Effectiveness of Internal Control
Internal Audit Function
Quality of Management and monthly / quarterly reports submitted in terms of the PFMA and the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA)
Evaluation of Financial Statements
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8. Legislation Major achievements:
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 (Act No. 41 of 2003)
Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004)
Inauguration of the Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights and Cultural and Linguistic Communities (in terms of Section 185 of the Constitution)
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9. Provincial Support
Working with all nine provinces – focus on development of Provincial Growth and Development Strategies (PGDS)
Alignment with IDP’s and NSDP.
Culminating in two national working sessions:
10 August 2003 in Mpumalanga
30 March 2004 in North West.
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10. Local Government Support
R6.3b spent on basic service delivery (water, electricity, refuse removal and sanitation).
Focused on accelerating the delivery of free basic services.
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11. Statement of Conditional Grant Transfers to Municipalities
(A/R Page)
CMIP, per province & municipality 106
LED and Social Plan Grant, per province
MIG, per province
Municipal Systems Improvement Programme, per province 130
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12. Conditional Grant Transfers to Municipalities …
(A/R Page)
CMIP, per province
Local Government Capacity Building 142
Disaster Management
Public Entities
Equitable Share (unconditional), per province & municipality 154
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13. Public Participation and Community Empowerment
Good progress in developing practical mechanisms for public participation – National Guidelines
National Conference on Ward Committees – June 2003:
Active participation of Members of Parliament, MECs, Members of Provincial Legislatures, Mayors, Speakers, Councillors, Ward Committee members, non- governmental organisations and officials from all three spheres of government.
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14. Municipal Performance Excellence (Vuna) Awards
Recognise performance of municipalities.
June 2003: launch of first Vuna Awards
Partnership agreement between dplg, SALGA, DBSA and NPI.
National awards held in December 2003.
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15. Snapshot of the 2003/04 Financial Year
(A/R Pg 14)
Funding
Injection of R9,4 billion for provincial and local government co-ordination
Focus on Gender
National Workshop for women councilors and officials approved National Action Plan
Legislation
Promulgation of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, (Act No. 41 of 2003)
Disaster Management
Continued implementation of the Disaster Management Act 2002, (Act No. 57 of 2002) and drought relief funds of R250 million approved by Cabinet
April
August
October
January
March 2004
April 2003
July 2003
October 2003
January 2003
FOURTH QUARTER
FIRST QUARTER
SECOND QUARTER
THIRD QUARTER
June
July
December
February
Public Participation and Empowerment
National Conference on Ward Committees and distribution of National Guidelines
Co-ordination of Free Basic Services
Initial rollout of Free Basic Electricity in municipalities
Recognizing Excellence
First National Municipal Performance Excellence Awards (VUNA). Improving the culture of performance for the benefit of the people
Legislation
Improving the viability of municipalities – Municipal Property Rates Bill approved by the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces

16. Future Strategic Objectives:
Ensure stability, predictability and efficiency of the GOVERNANCE system.
Strengthen PROVINCIAL governance and accountability.
Ensure effective functioning and stability of LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
MONITOR performance and EVALUATE service delivery.
Strengthen the dplg CORPORATE CAPABILITY.
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17. Future Project Consolidate Elements:
1. LG Policy Framework and Institutional Framework
2. Public Participation, Ward Committees and CDWs
3. Human Relations Posture and Electoral Administration
4. Indigent Policy, Free Basic Services, Billing System and Municipal Debt
5. EPWP, MIG and LED
6. Anti-corruption
7. Special Interventions and focus on Development Nodes
8. Performance Management Framework, Indices and Communication
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18. Thank you! General Enquiries: Ms Jeanny Morulane,
Senior Manager: Communication
Department of Provincial and Local Government,
Private Bag X804, Pretoria, 0001,
South Africa
Tel: (012) / Fax: (012)
/ Web:
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