2.2.1. Supply Chain Management
        Entity
        Department of Agriculture
        Onderstepoort Biological Products
        ARC
        2.2.2  Predetermined Objectives
        Entity
                       DAFF
                     Onderstepoort Biological Products
                                 ARC
                              Ncera Farm 
           2.2.3  Human Resources
           Entity
           DAFF
           2.2.4       Information         Technology 
           Controls
        Entity
        DAFF
        OBP
        2.2.5   Material  Errors/Omissions  in 
        AFS submitted for Audit
        Entity
        DAFF
        OBP
        ARC
2.2.1. Supply Chain Management
              Finding                                                                 Root Cause
              Goods and services with a transaction value of between R10 000 and      This is as a result of lack of monitoring 
              R500 000 were procured without obtaining written price quotations from and review in place to ensure that all 
              at least three different prospective providers as per the requirements of  procurement transactions comply with 
              Treasury Regulation 16A6.1.                                             Treasury Regulations requirements. 
              The delegation of authority and supply chain management (SCM)           This is as a result of inadequate 
              policy were not updated and approved to be fully compliant with laws    oversight responsibility from 
              and regulations and therefore goods, works and services were not        management to ensure that updated 
              always procured through a process that was fair, equitable,             policies and procedures is up to date 
              transparent, competitive and cost effective, as required by section     and is complied with laws and 
              51(1)(a)(iii) of the PFMA.                                              legislation. 
              Although findings were identified, not considered significant to report in  N/A
              the Audit Report.
              Although findings were identified, not considered significant to report in  N/A
              the Audit Report.
              Finding                                                                 Root Cause
              Usefulness of information                                               Action plans are inadequate or not 
              Reasons for major variances not explained                               implemented correctly to address PY 
              Not all major variances between planned and actual achievements         matters reported.             Inadequate 
              were not explained in the annual performance report for the year under  policies and procedures in place to 
              review as per the National Treasury’s annual report preparation guide.  guide staff members on the reporting of 
              This was due to limited review of the presentation of the annual        the pre-determined objectives.    
              performance report by management                                        Management included operational 
                                                                                      issue in the annual performance plan 
              Reported indicators and targets not consistent with planned indicators  creating challenges to apply National 
              and targets                                                             Treasury’s Guide for Preparation of the 
              Section 40(3) (a) of the PFMA requires that the actual achievements     Annual Report                        
              against all planned indicators and targets must be reported annually. 
              The annual performance report submitted for audit purposes did not 
              include the  56% of all planned indicators and targets specified in the 
              strategic and annual performance plan for the year under review. This 
              was due to lack of monitoring of the completeness of reporting 
              documents by management.
              Reliability of information                                              Inadequate processes in place within 
                                                                                      the department to ensure that the  pre-
              Inadequate supporting documents to support the accuracy, validity and  determined objectives/targets reported 
              completeness of the performance target reported.                        is accurate, valid and complete.
              Achievement of planned targets                                          Inadequate planning during the 
                                                                                      strategic planning phase resulting in 
              Of the total number of planned targets, only 43 targets were achieved   targets being included which the entity 
              during the year under review. This represents 51% of total planned      does not have control  over.
              targets that were not achieved during the year under review.