water shortages municipality refurbished community boreholes Not all residents, communities, boreholes + stand pipes connections and in incurring should also continue. within the municipality's jurisdiction long term, upgrading of the Brits Wastewater area have availability to water; Treatment Works/Plant. There are no or ineffective infrastructure processes in place to ensure / develop water services sec 139(1)(b) Provincial intervention to provide close infrastructure and availability to all out report on the findings and strategies to improve residents water supply and increase access to water to communities, Intensified water awareness programmes EX.8 Mothotlung As reported in the year management report Management should continuously pursue the ITS to make a follow-up on the use License Director Wastewater we also noted in the current year that application submitted for operation of WWTW to the ITS/Manager Water licensing of its wastewater purification plant to Treatment Plant is the Mothotlung wastewater treatment and Department of Water Affairs. ensure legal compliance and avoid penalties and / or not disposal activities were not licensed legal action licensed/permitted INTERNAL CONTROL EX.1 Internal control Integrity and ethical values The municipal manager should ensure that the The accounting officer to ensure that all MM/CFO/All Ongoing deficiencies employees understand internal controls and Directors/All internal controls are in place and understood by all monitor compliance to these controls. Managers employees, as well as monitor compliance to the 1. Formal codes communicating appropriate ethical and moral behavioural standards and controls to ensure a good control environment. addressing acceptable operational practices and conflicts of interest are not periodically acknowledged by signature from all employees. 2. Fair, non-extreme incentives to help ensure integrity and adherence to ethical values do not exist. Management’s philosophy and operating style The accounting officer to ensure that proper system 3. The entity does not comply with the relevant is in place to monitor compliance to the relevant and regulations pertaining to the reporting of applicable laws and regulations. performance information including the Framework for Managing Programme Performance Information, issued by the National Treasury during May 2007 as periodic reviews are not
water shortages incurring Not all residents, communities, within the municipality's jurisdiction area have availability to water; There are no or ineffective infrastructure processes in place to ensure / develop water services infrastructure and availability to all residents municipality refurbished community boreholes should also continue. boreholes + stand pipes connections and in long term, upgrading of the Brits Wastewater Treatment Works/Plant. sec 139(1)(b) Provincial intervention to provide close out report on the findings and strategies to improve water supply and increase access to water to communities, Intensified water awareness programmes EX.8 Mothotlung Wastewater Treatment Plant is not licensed/permitted As reported in the year management report we also noted in the current year that the Mothotlung wastewater treatment and disposal activities were not licensed Management should continuously pursue the licensing of its wastewater purification plant to ensure legal compliance and avoid penalties and / or legal action ITS to make a follow-up on the use License application submitted for operation of WWTW to the Department of Water Affairs. Director ITS/Manager Water INTERNAL CONTROL EX.1 Internal control deficiencies Integrity and ethical values 1. Formal codes communicating appropriate ethical and moral behavioural standards and addressing acceptable operational practices and conflicts of interest are not periodically acknowledged by signature from all employees. 2. Fair, non-extreme incentives to help ensure integrity and adherence to ethical values do not exist. Management’s philosophy and operating style 3. The entity does not comply with the relevant and regulations pertaining to the reporting of performance information including the Framework for Managing Programme Performance Information, issued by the National Treasury during May 2007 as periodic reviews are not The municipal manager should ensure that the internal controls are in place and understood by all employees, as well as monitor compliance to the controls to ensure a good control environment. The accounting officer to ensure that all employees understand internal controls and monitor compliance to these controls. The accounting officer to ensure that proper system is in place to monitor compliance to the relevant applicable laws and regulations. MM/CFO/All Directors/All Managers Ongoing
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