Department of Infrastructure Development Annual Report 2021-2022

ANNUAL REPORT 2021 | 2022

Linking performance with budgets In this programme, the Department has spent about 99.17% of the budget allocation. On programme performance, Public Works has during the year under review achieved 14 (48%) of its targets. Majority of the performance strides were in Property Management with a total of eight (28%) targets being met.

Sub-programme expenditure

2021/2022

2020/2021

Sub- Programme Name

Final Appropriation

Actual Expenditure

(Over)/Under Expenditure

Final Appropriation

Actual Expenditure

(Over)/Under Expenditure

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

R’000

Construction

225 347

196 170

29 177

229 693

226 977

2 716

Maintenance

666 095

673 474

(7 379)

636 347

635 014

1 333

Immovable Asset Management

1 760 144

1 760 131

13

1 799 831

1 795 587

4 244

Total

2 651 586

2 629 775

21 811

2665 871

2 657 579

8 292

Strategy to overcome areas of under performance The Department adopted strategies to address underperformance which comprise of among others, instituting terms of contracts in instances where there is poor performance of contractors. These included among others, issuing of warning letters, termination of contracts etc. There are other conditions which pose challenges in reaching set programme targets during the reporting period, and some of these are often not within the control of the Department. These include withdrawal of projects, change of scope, community protests, and others.

4.3 Programme 3: Expanded Public Works

Programme Purpose The purpose of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is to manage the implementation of programmes and strategies that lead to the development and empowerment of communities and contractors. This includes the provincial management and coordination of the EPWP Programme. The EPWP is a nationwide programme aimed at the reorientation of the public-sector spending in favour of projects that create more work opportunities. Its sub-programmes are as follows:

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Provincial coordination.

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EPWP monitoring and evaluation.

• Innovation, empowerment and community development. Outcomes, Outputs, Output Indicators, Targets and Actual Achievements

The EPWP is a public employment programme that aims to provide temporary work to economically marginalised citizens. The programme aims at providing an economic safety net to ensure that there is some sort of income in households to provide for basic needs. The EPWP is a broader government strategy to alleviate poverty through reduction of unemployment. The programme has drawn significant numbers of the unemployed into productive work, where they acquire skills while being gainfully employed. The Department managed to provide work opportunities to more than 2 600 beneficiaries. Some of the beneficiaries were trained in different skills development.

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