DID ANNUAL REPORT 2022 23

Annual Report 2022-2023

Resolution No. Subject Details Response by the department Resolved (Yes/No) 6. 5/3/2021 Allegation of ABT compensation events management and value for money

Yes

Yes

Yes

on projects delivery versus expenditure. 11/03/2021 Not applicable Yes Investigation completed and approved by HOD. HOD to write condonement submission to Treasury. 7. 6/3/2021 Allegation of PPE

24/03/2021 Yes No Investigation in progress. Date

Status of Investigation (Planning, Execution,

Reporting or Completed)

21/9/2021 Yes No Investigation is conducted by the consultants.

Consultants were given

60 days to conclude the investigations. Consultants were

appointed during the 1st

week of December 2021.

Investigation Completed

Investigation

Commenced

Allegation

Received

procurement and

expenditure.

Details of the Allegation

1. 4/9/2021 Investigation

into allegations of fruitless

and wasteful

expenditure at

78 Fox Street,

HVAC Project 2020-2021.

No. Case Number

a. Interviews were conducted on the 6 December 2021. b. The recommended candidates attended the required Competency Assessment on the 10 and 13 December 2021. c. The profiles of the recommended candidates have been sent to State Security Agency (SSA) for the compulsory security clearance which must be submitted prior to appointment. d. The security clearance process takes between two and five months to be finalised depending on the SSA capacity. e. The Department has requested that SSA prioritises this request so that the post can be filled by 31 March 2022.

The IT Disaster Recovery plan has been implemented as part of the SITA SLA. The Disaster Recovery testing sessions are conducted twice per annum as per stipulations in the SLA. An SLA with e-Gov and SITA is in place and approved.

That the Department must provide the

Committee with a

progress report detailing the status of the

investigation on fruitless

and wasteful expenditure and possible write off

by 31 January 2022 and

every quarter continuing up until end of June 2022.

That the Department must provide the

Committee with plans

to fill the position of the Chief Financial Officer and progress made

by 31 January 2022

and quarterly until the finalisation thereof.

The Department must

provide an update on its

IT Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) considerations as

part of the BCP based on

a business impact analysis by 31 January 2022. This

must be accompanied by an indication if the SLA

with e-Gov and SITA has

been finalised, approved, and signed.

12 Fruitless and Wasteful

Expenditure

13 Filling Of Vacant

Positions

14 Information

Technology

(IT) Disaster

Recovery Plan

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DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT