SMD

Annual Report 2023/2024

Expenditure R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 Ministry 38 304 36 838 1 466 34 924 32 191 2 733 Departmental Management (Office of the DG) 33 460 32 713 747 31 041 29 567 1 474 Corporate Services 40 842 38 902 1 940 31 793 29 722 2 071 Financial Management 22 974 19 679 3 295 19 918 18 138 1 780 Total 135 580 128 131 7 449 117 676 109 619 8 057 Annual expenditure for Programme One: Administration amounted to R128.1 million (94.5%) against the final appropriation of R135.6 million, resulting in an under expenditure of R7.4 million (5.5%). Compensation of Employees contributed R6.9 million to the underspending largely due to vacancies.

(Over)/Under

The Corporate Services sub-programme role was to provide enterprise-wide services comprising of human resources, legal services, learning and development and transformation policy and coordination, security management, facilities management, communication and ICT. Four (4) Annual Performance Plan (APP) targets were planned for the 2023/2024 financial year and all four (100%) of these targets have been met and are detailed in the reporting grid above. Corporate Services set out to ensure that 5% reduction in vacancy rate towards filling the approved organisational structure, whilst ensuring representation of women in SMS at 50% or above and increasing employment of PWDs to 3% or more. Department closed the reporting period with female representation at SMS at 53.7%; 11.8% reduction in vacancy rate towards filling the approved organisational structure and employment of PWDs at 3.7%. 4.1.5. Linking performance with budgets Sub-programme expenditure Sub- Programme Name 2023/2024 2022/2023 Final Appropriation Actual Expenditure (Over)/Under Expenditure Final Appropriation Actual Expenditure

The main cost drivers on expenditure for Programme One are Compensation of Employees at R81.2 million and Goods and Services at R42.9 million. The drivers on Goods and Services expenditure are travel and subsistence (R17.2 million), operating leases for office accommodation (R10.2 million), audit costs (R3.4 million), Fleet services (R2.2 million), Property payments (R1.5 million), Operating payments (R1.5 million), Bursaries (R1.4 million), and Consultants (R1 million). 4.1.6. Strategy to overcome areas of under performance Not applicable to the Administration Programme. 4.1.7. Performance in relation to Standardised Outputs and Output Indicators for Sectors with Concurrent Functions Not applicable to the Department.

Part B • PERFORMANCE INFORMATION • Department of Small Business Development

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