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Support will be provided to the departments and municipalities with heightened audit risks through the

implementation of audit improvement plans to ensure improved audit outcomes. Ongoing financial
management and governance support will be provided to provincial departments and municipalities,

including mSCOA implementation as part of improvement of financial management in local government.
Support to municipalities will be spatially referenced and aligned to district development model and
municipal integrated development plans. PT will continue participating in intervention programmes at the

identified municipalities in an effort to stabilise their finances. To institutionalise discipline in the
management of public resources and ensure that departments and entities move towards sustainable
financial maturity, PT will continue with the implementation of the Financial Management Accountability

Framework.

The review of the organisational structure will assist in centralising all the MFMA functions under
Programme 5 with the intention to provide a focused support to the municipalities. The implementation of

the Strategic Procurement Framework to enhance economic transformation and job creation has been
considered in the new structure through provision of additional capacity. The Department of Health
Intervention project will be enhanced by provision of new posts.

4. 4. Reprioritisation

The department continues to conduct in-depth reprioritisation process in order to ensure that key service

delivery areas remains protected. Funds were also reprioritised from savings in Communication costs to
Minor assets and Travel and Subsistence within Goods and Services. These were for ICT related projects
and an increase in official travel due to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Additionally, the department

has reprioritised funds from Compensation of Employees to Goods and Services to fund new posts in the
proposed organisational structure. These funds are ring-fenced pending the finalization of the review
process. The budget committee will continue to play an active role in ensuring that programmes are

spending as projected and that budget pressures are addressed through reprioritisation. This monitoring
exercise will continue over the 2023 MTEF.

5. 5. Procurement

The procurement and contract management processes in the department will continue to be improved and
strengthened through continuous training of SCM officials on new reforms. The department will further

strengthen the wider participation by all targeted groups in various categories of procurement. The
department will also continue to implement cost containment measures and realise efficiency gains. This
will be achieved through implementing strategic sourcing for the identified commodities by arranging

departmental own term contracts and increased participation on the transversal contracts arranged by
National and Provincial Treasuries.

The major drivers of the procurement plan among others will be the procurement of ICT equipment,

conducting various investigations and interventions, Internal Audit and Risk Management trainings, Supply

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