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PART C: GOVERNANCE

Evaluation of Financial Statements and Auditor-General of South Africa
Performance Information
We have, on a quarterly basis, reviewed the Department’s
The Audit Committee has: implementation plan for audit issues raised in the prior year. We
have reviewed the AGSA’s Management Report and Audit Report
• Reviewed and discussed the audited Annual Financial for the department. We have thus requested the Management
Statements to be included in the Annual Report with the AGSA to conduct a root cause analysis for the findings of AGSA and to
and the Accounting Officer; present remedial action plans to the Audit Committee.
• Reviewed the AGSA’s Management Report and Management’s
response thereto; The Audit Committee concurs and accepts the conclusion of
• Reviewed accounting policies and practices as reported in the the AGSA on the annual financial statements and performance
Annual Financial Statements; information and is of the opinion that the audited annual financial
• Reviewed the Department’s processes for compliance with statements be accepted and read in conjunction with the report of
legal and regulatory provisions; the AGSA.
• Reviewed the information on predetermined objectives as
reported in the Annual Report; We would like to extend our gratitude to the Portfolio Committee
• Reviewed adjustments resulting from the audit of the for Social Development for the oversight role they played, Minister
Department; and Deputy Minister for their leadership and guidance, the DSD
• Reviewed and where appropriate, recommended changes to the management and staff for their contribution and efforts during
Annual Financial Statements as presented by the Department the financial year as well as AGSA and Internal Audit for their co-
for the year ending 31 March 2022. operation and the information that they have provided to enable us
• Reviewed and confirmed the independency of the external to discharge our responsibilities.
auditors
The Audit Committee has met and discussed the audit outcomes
with the AGSA and Management to ensure that there are no
unresolved findings.

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Mr Ayanda Phikolomzi Wakaba
Chairperson of the Audit Committee
National Department of Social Development
Date: 31 August 2022

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