Key focus areas Predetermined objectives Department/ Finding Common root Recommendation entity cause We identified material misstatements Lack of Management should appropriate Implement in the annual performance report systems to appropriate systems Department of submitted for auditing. collect, collate, to collect, collate, Science and Management subsequently corrected verify and store verify and store Technology these misstatements thus avoiding information by information by the any material findings in the audit the programmes programmes to report. to ensure ensure compliance compliance with with chapter 5 of the We identified material misstatements chapter 5 of the National Treasury in the annual performance report National Framework for National submitted for auditing. Treasury managing Research Management subsequently corrected Framework for performance Foundation misstatements thus avoiding any managing information (FMPPI performance material findings in the audit report. Management should information enhance review and Council for (FMPPI) monitoring controls to Scientific and None ensure that Industrial misstatements are Research prevented or detected and corrected timely Human Sciences before reporting on Research None the annual Council performance report. Compliance with legislation Department/ Finding Common root Recommendation entity Department of Contractual obligations and money owed by Ineffective review and Ensure financial Science and the department were not settled within 30 monitoring of disciplines and Technology by compliance with laws daily/monthly processing days, as required section 38(1) (f) of PFMA and regulations by and reconciling of and Treasury Regulation 8.2.3. senior management. transactions are occurring and payments are made in a timely manner. National None None None Research Foundation Council for None None None Scientific and Industrial Research Human Sciences None None None Research Council
Key focus areas Predetermined objectives Department/ entity Finding Common root cause Recommendation Department of Science and Technology We identified material misstatements in the annual performance report submitted for auditing. Management subsequently corrected these misstatements thus avoiding any material findings in the audit report. Lack of appropriate systems to collect, collate, verify and store information by the programmes to ensure compliance with chapter 5 of the National Treasury Framework for managing performance information (FMPPI) Management should Implement appropriate systems to collect, collate, verify and store information by the programmes to ensure compliance with chapter 5 of the National Treasury Framework for managing performance information (FMPPI Management should enhance review and monitoring controls to ensure that misstatements are prevented or detected and corrected timely before reporting on the annual performance report. National Research Foundation We identified material misstatements in the annual performance report submitted for auditing. Management subsequently corrected misstatements thus avoiding any material findings in the audit report. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research None Human Sciences Research Council None Compliance with legislation Department/ entity Finding Common root Recommendation Department of Science and Technology Contractual obligations and money owed by the department were not settled within 30 days, as required by section 38(1) (f) of PFMA and Treasury Regulation 8.2.3. Ineffective review and monitoring of compliance with laws and regulations by senior management. Ensure financial disciplines and daily/monthly processing and reconciling of transactions are occurring and payments are made in a timely manner. National Research Foundation None None None Council for Scientific and Industrial Research None None None Human Sciences Research Council None None None
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