HDA Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24

Minimising Conflicts of Interest

Social Responsibility

The HDA has made an impact through community service with the following initiatives:

All employees of the HDA are required to declare any interest in any other business, undertaking, or institution, whether this is a private business and/or institution, or an organ of the state. The declaration of interest is a standing item on the agendas of all Board, Board committees and management committee meetings. Health, Safety and Environmental Issues The HDA has developed an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy, as guided by the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will ensure a work environment that is safe and without risks to the health and safety of its employees and third parties. The processes developed, aligned to Policy, ensure that all risks in the work environment are identified and managed. The Health and Safety Committee was also established to manage the OHS programme centrally to drive health and safety education and transformation, emergency evacuation drills, incident reporting process and general compliance with the standing policy.

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The Khabonina Old Age Home in Dihlabeng Municipality, which provides a nurturing environment for 25 cherished elderly people, was refurbished in collaboration with MSK Construction and Dihlabeng Municipality’s Human Settlements unit. This establishment was previously known as Bohlokong Hospice, which served terminally ill patients in Bethlehem. The HDA solicited donations from the business community to furnish a house that was handed over to an elderly resident of Nellmapius.

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The HDA’s dedication to social responsibility is demonstrated by these two programmes.

The HDA has developed an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy, as guided by the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will ensure a work environment that is safe and without risks to the health and safety of its employees and third parties.

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