DIRCO Annual Report

plans and work outputs of the external and internal auditors and concluded that these were adequate to address the significant financial risks facing the department. The Chief Audit Executive (CAE) has direct access to the Audit Committee Chairperson and other members.

The committee is also responsible for the assessment of the performance of the CAE, and the internal audit function. This, however, was not conducted in the period under review and the committee will be contracting with the CAE, moving forward.

The table below discloses relevant information on the audit committee members:

Internal or external

If internal, position in the department

Date resigned 12 November 2020^

No of meetings attended Four meetings

Name

Qualifications and designations

Date appointed

Ms PM Mvulane (Chairperson)

B Com Accounting B Com Accounting (Hons) Specialist Diploma in Auditing CA (SA) DLitt et Phil (Information Science) Master of Information Studies PGDip in Information Management PGDip in Defence Studies PGDip in Futures Studies ACIS CD (SA) Senior Management Programme PG Certificate in Risk, Compliance, and Governance Certificate in Accounting Information Systems M Com (Tax) Higher Diploma in Tax Law Higher Diploma in International Law CA (SA) B Compt (Hons) B Com Accounting

External

N/A

13 November 2017 (Three-year term) Appointed as Chairperson from 2 January 2020 to 12 November 2020

Dr MCAM Sehlapelo (Deputy Chairperson)

External

N/A

13 November 2017 (Three-year term)

12 November 2020^

Four meetings

Mr ZL Fihlani

External

N/A

13 November 2017 (Three-year term)

12 November 2020^

Four meetings

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