GPW_AR_2013_Final_v10.pdf

125 year anniversary

Government Gazettes and IDs were all published according to quality and delivery speci ½ cations throughout the year; with a turnaround time of 3.3 days consistently achieved in the case of the ID documents.

Table: Production statistics for the years 2008 to 2013

Product

2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009

Passports (booklets)

627,152 707,384 859,884 832,262 1,259,611

Identity documents (booklets)

1,995,421 2,395,393 2,233,493 2,463,147 2,499,419

Examinations (books)

16,518,188 26,538,274 21,726,216 29,868,940 38,794,029

Government Gazette (editions)

2,384

2,180

2,390

2,292

2,496

Government Gazettes (total number of A4 pages per annum)

105,120

97,110 107,044 105,915 110,281

The spoilage rate for new passports was 2.8 percent - above the target of no more than 2.2 percent spoilage rate, but still below the international benchmark of three percent; but not a single imperfect passport left the passport factory. There were also no known cases of successful forgery of the new South African passport.

All targets were met in terms of printing and delivery of examination scripts within the clients’ speci ½ ed timeframes.

In addition, the GPW performed and delivered on new products including the new RSA birth certi ½ cate for the Department of Home Affairs, the new national certi ½ cate and diploma for the Department of Higher Education and the new senior certi ½ cate for the Department of Basic Education.

Security and corporate governance The GPW has a fully functioning security division; and the organisation did not experience any serious security breaches during the period under review. Zero losses due to theft occurred for identity documents, passports and examination scripts.

A comprehensive strategic and operational risk assessment has been completed and a risk register generated, for implementation in 2013.

The internal audit department of the GPW is functional, with three internal audit interns under training. The internal audit plan has now been revised to be risk-based.The audit committee has met regularly, and the Minister appointed a new chairperson of the committee, Mrs Maphefo Sedite.

The GPW has begun the process of recruiting a compliance of ½ cer. An employee wellness of ½ cer has been appointed, and there were no serious accidents or health and safety concerns during the 2012/2013 ½ nancial year.

All SMS employees submitted declaration of ½ nancial interests forms at the beginning of each year; and members of bid adjudication committees and interview panels signed con ¾ ict of interest forms.

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