DWAF FIVE-YEAR REVIEW

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DWAF FIVE-YEAR REVIEW Service delivery a five
year review 2004 to date Ms PAM
YAKO Director-General 21 OCTOBER 2008
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CONTENT

• 5-Year Overview Achievements and Challenges
• Annual Review Programme 1 Administration
• Annual Review Programme 2 Water Resources
  Management
• Annual Review Programme 3 Water Services
• Annual Review Programme 4 Forestry

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FIVE-YEAR OVERVIEW

• ACHIEVEMENTS
• FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
• CHALLENGES

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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS

• Water Allocation Reform
• Water Conservation and Water Demand Management
  Strategy finalised and published
• Water Pricing Strategy revised and implemented
• National Dam Safety Programme Management
• Water Use Authorisation Licence tracking system
  deployed countrywide
• Local government support
• Access to basic services
• Legislation (National Water Act Forestry Laws
  Amendment Act)

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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS (2)

• Launch of Womens Organisation
• Improved systems for monitoring water drinking
  quality (Award Won)
• Development and Signing of Forest Sector BBBEE
  Charter
• Approval of policy to transfer indigenous forests
• Conclusion of lease agreements for State
  Plantations (Amathole, MTO)
• Successful greening Million Trees Project
• Tabling the State of the Forests 2007 Report
• Transfer of Knysna to SanParks
• Fire Protection Associations Regulations
  published

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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS (3)

• Commissioning of new national infrastructure
  projects such as Berg Water VRESAP and Nandoni
  implemented
• Dam safety rehabilitation programme implemented
  to address shortcomings of all DWAF dams
• Full asset verification and validation process to
  the approximate value of R90 billion
• Several construction projects completed

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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS (4)

• Construction works completed
• Mooi Mgeni Transfer Scheme Phase I
• Morgenstond-Jericho Emergency Pumpstation part of
  Usutu-Vaal Scheme
• Rehabilitation of Nuwejaarspruit downstream of
  Sterkfontein Dam
• DSRP Bulskoek
• Lower Olifantsriver balancing dam for the Water
  Users Association
• Bergriver Dam Access Road
• La Motte Village Services
• Berg River Supplement Scheme

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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS (5)

• International Relations
• Ratification of the SADC Forestry Protocol
• Conclusion of MoUs with Lesotho and Mozambique
• Nominating as a bidding country for World Water
  Forum 2012
• SADC Chairmanship of Water Ministerial Committee
• Preparation to take over AMCOW
• African Sanitation Conference Ethekwini
  Ministerial Declaration on Sanitation 2008

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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS (6)
Service Backlog in 2004/05 Achieved Achieved Achieved Achieved Total Served since 2004
Service Backlog in 2004/05 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Total Served since 2004
Water 10,6 m people 1,51 m people 1 m people 1.25 m people 1,27 m people 5.03 m people
Sanitation 17,3 m people 1,3 m people 800 000 people 940 000 people 1,2 m people 4.24 m people
Bucket Eradication 252 254 units 0 62 206 units 71 747 units 95 218 units 228 991 units
Free Basic Water 14.8m people 300 000 people 2.46m people 490 000 people 4.95 m people 8,2 m people
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STRATEGIC REVIEW - MAIN
The current year
DWAF Allocation for 2008/09
Total Exchequer Allocations
R586 million
R3 238 million
R2 427 million
R446 million
Water Resource Management
Water Services
Forestry
Admin
Augmentation to WTE
R1 615 million
R320 million
Current
Capital
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EXPENDITURE TRENDS FROM 2004 - MEA
Year Actual R000 Budget R000
2003/04 4,182,087 4,639,180
2004/05 3,776,946 3,823,112
2005/06 3,717,088 3,935,636
2006/07 4,305,650 4,660,303
2007/08 5,835,461 5,862,513
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW - MAIN
PAST Performance
Expenditure trends for the Department over the
past five years
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EXPENDITURE TRENDS FROM 2004 - WTE
Revenue and expenditure trend
Year Revenue R000 Expenditure R000
2002/03 3,273,625 3,269,023
2003/04 3,787,155 5,000,361
2004/05 3,894,734 7,379,148
2005/06 4,756,504 5,293,020
2006/07 2,403,588 3,798,230
2007/08 1,921,759 4,181,024
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CHALLENGES

• Water quality issues
• Water losses in the municipalities
• Impact of land reform on commercial forestry
• Financing mechanisms on forestry enterprise
  development
• Capacity of local government to deliver (skills,
  finances)
• Sustainability (e.g. ageing) of infrastructure
  asset management
• Project implementation of new national
  infrastructure
• Impact of fires on timber supply

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CHALLENGES

• Legislative
• Water Services Act Section 78 Reimbursement of
  Water Boards
• Forestry Act,
• National Water Act Regulatory Framework not
  integrated
• Institutions
• Oversight
• Establishment
• Sustainability
• Finance
• SAP Large system that requires proper
  implementation and post implementation
  refinements long term, user requirements
• Inadequate capacity (lack of skilled resources)
• Segregation between Exchequer and Trading Entity
  functions, staff issues
• Extensive infrastructure assets magnitude,
  spatial distribution/location Auditable asset
  plans needed
• Rehabilitation and refurbishment of ageing
  national infrastructure

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ANNUAL REVIEW 2007/08 PROGRAMME 1
ADMINISTRATION
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ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS / BRANCHES

• Corporate Services
• HR
• IT
• Communications
• Finance
• ODG
• Ministry

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ACHIEVEMENTS CORPORATE SERVICES 2007/08
Targets Achievements
HR turnaround strategy 60 elimination of backlogs in HR transaction work 200 pension withdrawal cases finalised 70 of injury on duty cases completed
HR Efficiency improvements Business map for recruitment and selection developed organisational structure validated and verified Training on performance management provided to all SMS
Learning Academy intake of 60 graduates An intake of 145 graduate trainees MoU signed with 13 Higher Learning Institutions (215 bursaries allocated to engineering, technical and scientific fields)
18 Learner interns enrolled 17 larner interns enrolled and completed experiential learning programme
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ACHIEVEMENTS CORPORATE SERVICES 2007/08
Targets Achievements
50 of policies and strategies developed Strategic framework on women empowerment and gender equality developed 50 of strategies and policies reviewed and developed
Strategic considerations DWAF staff trained on gender mainstreaming
Learning Academy intake of 60 graduates An intake of 145 graduate trainees MoU signed with 13 Higher Learning Institutions (215 bursaries allocated to engineering, technical and scientific fields)
Learnership no of interns enrolled 17 learner interns enrolled and completed experiential learning programme
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ACHIEVEMENTS CORPORATE SERVICES 2007/08
Targets Achievements
Business enabling Information Services Architecture created Business Continuity Plan for SAP, Disaster Recovery Plan for Flood Management System completed
Branding outlook improved 5 new branding interventions implemented 5 new branding interventions implemented
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ACHIEVEMENTS FINANCE 2007/08
Targets Achievements
Restructuring of Finance Branch and regional components Segregation of Main Account and Water Trading activities Finance structure indicating the segregation between the Main Account and Water Trading Entity has been approved A policy document on the linking of functions to either the Main Account or Water Trading Entity has been developed
Restructuring of Finance Branch and regional components 80 target achieved with populating finance structures The placement of key SMS members in Finance CFO, 3 CDs and 7 Directors Structures for regions have been finalised Change management meetings held in all 9 provinces Migration plan developed to link staff to either Main Account or Trading Entity
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ACHIEVEMENTS WTE 2007/08
Targets Achievements
100 of all revenue due collected and banked Project Siyanqoba launched in 2007 to assist with reduction of outstanding debtors Top 20 clients accounts reconciled
100 implementation of SAP SAP implemented
Implementation of effective supply chain management system 100 compliance Committees established in line with National Treasury practice notes
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HISTORY OF AUDIT OUTCOMES

• 2003/04 Annual Report. Adverse opinion as the
  department did not comply with S40(1)(b) of the
  PFMA
• 2004/05. Audit report contained various items
  that led to emphasis of matter
• 2005/06 annual report- financial statements
  prepared on accrual basis. Disclaimer as material
  items did not meet the required reporting
  standards.

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HISTORY OF AUDIT OUTCOMEScont

• 2006/07 Audit Report qualified opinion
• terms of the treatment of assets,
• independent checks and reconciliations and the
  BAS reconciliation and an incomplete commitment
  register and
• an emphasis of matter in relation to compliance
  with PFMA and performance monitoring
• 2007/08 Audit Report qualified opinion
• mainly due to the incomplete asset register,
• treatment of the suspense account and
• the disclosure of loans and receivables.

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WTE SPECIFIC REORGANISATION INITIATIVES

• Background
• Trading entity was established in 1983 .
• Water Services and Working for Water was moved
  from the Trading Entity to Main Account.
• One consolidated Trading Account (Water Trading
  Entity and Equipment Trading Entity was merged .
• Turnaround financial situation from loss to
  profit operation efficiency drive
• Financial systems development and implementation
  - SAP

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PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN - WTE

• The following are the projects implemented to
  ensure an unqualified audit opinion
• Khanya
• - HR turnaround project
• Sakhile
• Infrastructure verification project
• Resulted in Asset Register for Infrastructure
  assets that complies with minimum requirements
• Improved asset management processes
• Siyanqoba
• Approved Asset Management, Revenue Management,
  and other business processes and policies
• Hlanyisa
• Moveable asset register project
• Moveable asset register developed that complies
  with minimum requirements
• SAP super users and trainers

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OVERVIEW OF ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
2006/07 R000 2007/08 R000 Increase/ (Decrease)
WTE(accrual-based) 3 798 231 4 181 024 10
Main- Cash-based 4 305 650 5 385 396 25
Total 8 103 881 9 566 420 18

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EXPENDITURE PER PROGRAMME 2007/08
Budget R000 Actual R000 spent
Administration 602 849 601 719 100
Water Resources Management 2 912 352 2 465 674 85
Water Services 1 874 007 1 866 926 100
Forestry 469 607 451 077 96
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OVERVIEW OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - MEA
2006/07 R000 2007/08 R000 Increase/Decrease
Administration 526 729 601 719 14
Water Resources Management 1 872 479 2 465 674 32
Water Services 1 454 758 1 866 926 28
Forestry 441 240 451 077 2
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REASONS FOR UNDERSPENDING - MEA

• Administration Under spending is mainly
  attributed to the transfer of staff to
  municipalities which could not be completed due
  to protracted negotiations with receiving
  municipalities and funds will be rolled over to
  2007/08 financial year. Insignificant under
  expenditure.
• Water Resources Under spending is mainly
  attributed to the De Hoop Dam Project that could
  not commence as planned as a result of delays in
  finalising the Environmental Impact Assessment
• Water Services Under spending is mainly due to
  delays in finalising transfer agreements with
  local government in respect of transfer of
  schemes. Insignificant under expenditure.
• Forestry There was a delay in the implementation
  of the BE charter. Insignificant under
  expenditure

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OVERVIEW OF WTE

• Operating revenue and expenditure analysis

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OVERVIEW OF WTE
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OVERVIEW OF WTE
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2006/07 AUDITOR-GENERAL REPORTS
Exchequer Trading Forestry Trust
Disclaimer X
Qualification X
Emphasis of matter X
Unqualified X
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2007/08 AG REPORT
Exchequer Trading Forestry Trust
Disclaimer
Qualification X X
Emphasis of matter X X
Unqualified X
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM AG REPORT- 2007/08

• Unsubstantiated additions to the asset register
• Unverified biological assets
• Unverified accounts receivable-WTE
• Immovable assets- scientifically valued but more
  refinements required later
• Non-compliance/No adherence to policies and
  procedures wrt to Debtors and DoRA
• Lack of staff skills- capacity
• Management monitoring and reviews of transactions

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ACTION CURRENT PROJECTS

• Sakhile Immovable asset management project
• Moveable asset management project to be
  finalised in March 2009
• SAP implementation (system, training etc.)
• Accounting firm resources (capacity needs) in
  regions
• Siyanqoba-Revenue function reorganisation
  project addressing process issues around revenue
  management
• WTE- Operational Efficiency Drive
• Implementation of approved Finance structures for
  Regions

Clean Audit March 2009
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WTE SPECIFIC REORGANISATION INITIATIVES

• Background
• Trading entity was established in 1983 .
• Water Services and Working for Water was moved
  from the Trading Entity to Main Account.
• One consolidated Trading Account (Water Trading
  Entity and Equipment Trading Entity was merged .
• Turnaround financial situation from loss to
  profit operation efficiency drive
• Financial systems development and implementation
  - SAP

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AUDIT OUTCOME 2007/08 (FIFTH YEAR)
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ANNUAL REVIEW 2007/08 PROGRAMME 2 WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BRANCHES

• Policy and Regulation
• Regions
• National Water Resources Infrastructure

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EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY
ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08
Targets Achievements
Approval of financial assistance to Resource Poor Farmers (RPFs) Subsidies granted to five groups of farmers (130) Regulations for financial support to RPFs approved Submission for approval for financial assistance application processed and amount to approx 100 of budget of R27m spent Subsidised tariffs billed correctly
Water Allocation Reform (WAR) Validation of registered water use completed in Mokolo, Olifants, Inkomati, Jan Diesels and Mhlatuze Verification is taking place in Jan Diesels, Mhlathuze and the Upper Vaal WMAs. A Water Allocation Plan has been developed for Mhlathuze and Frameworks for Water Allocation for Inkomati and Jan Dissels.
Water Use Authorization. Water use licenses applications evaluated and use authorized 90 Licenses Issued (2007/8)
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EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY
ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08
Targets Achievements
National Strategies developed to reconcile water availability and use 12 pre-feasibility and feasibility studies on reconciliation solutions completed Studies to set up water resource models for 2 catchments completed and 4 more well advanced Reconciliation strategies developed for 2 large systems, 2 more well progressed. Feasibility studies completed for Mooi-Mgeni. Transfer Scheme Phase II Spring Grove Dam and Olifant River WR development projects (De Hoop Dam) Clanwilliam Dam raising implementation completed Support given to all joint River Basins studies Support offered on all joint River Basin Studies Joint plan for Lower Orange River between RSA, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana)
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PROTECTION POLICIES AND MEASURES
ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08
Targets Achievements
Classification of water resources Draft position paper done and stakeholder workshop conducted for consultation Draft regulations completed
Reserve Determination concluded 25 Rapid level Reserves completed determined to facilitate ad hoc license applications A desk-top Reserve methodology for estuaries finalized Comprehensive Reserve for compulsory licensing completed and implemented in Letaba and Inkomati, Olifant Doorn and Komme/Seekole WMAs
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ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE
Targets Achievements
Berg Water Project supplement scheme completed Pumpstations, abstraction works, Irrigation release and various pipelines at 99(100) completion
De Hoop dam and Associated works Detail design 90(93) Realignment of road at 35(45) Dam construction 12(15)
Hluhluwe Regional Water Scheme Treatment plant, resevoirs pipelines 91 88
Vhembe district water treatment plant 95 93
Rehabilitation of 4 dams 4 Dams rehabilitated
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ANNUAL REVIEW 2007/08 PROGRAMME 3 WATER
SERVICES
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WATER SERVICES BRANCHES

• Policy and Regulation
• Regions

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ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08
Basic sanitation and water services provision
Targets Achievements
100 buckets eradicated in formal settlements 80.4 (95218) of buckets eradicated Geotechnical problems caused delays in EC, Northern Cape and Freestate
100 clinics provided with access to water supply sanitation 100 clinics provided with access to water supply and adequate water supply 92 of clinics provided with adequate sanitation
300 000 households provided with basic sanitation 1.12 million people served
Access 2 water 1.27 million people served
Schools backlog eradicated with 5 69 out of 96 schools provided with water services 51 out of 86 schools provided with access to sanitation
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ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08

• National transfers 97 of targeted schemes have
  been transferred remaining 3 in final stages
• Regional Bulk Infrastructure R1.4b allocated
  over three years, R300m for 2007/08
• Sector Policies, Regulations, Guidelines and
  Strategies
• Draft National Water Services Regulation Strategy
• Revised draft Revised Water Services Bill
• Facilitation of the adoption and approval of a
  joint National Water Services Sector Support
  Strategy
• Draft Institutional Reform Strategy
• Infrastructure Asset Management Strategy
• Draft Intergovernmental Relations Framework
• Good Practice Report on Free Basic Water, billing
  systems, meter reading and tariff structures
• Draft guideline for Debt Management of Water
  Boards

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ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08

• Masibambane
• Financing agreement Masibambane 3 amounting to
  R68 billion signed
• Masibambane 3 Water for growth and development,
  integrates water services and water resources
• Draft concept document for Water for growth and
  development
• Local government support
• Planning support development of key performance
  indicator structure reports for each Water
  Service Authority (WSA) as part of IDP review
  process development of backlog eradication
  strategies for each WSA
• Technical assessment of all new Municipal
  Infrastructure Grant (MIG) projects for water
  supply and sanitation
• Eight technical experts deployed to relevant
  municipalities
• A water services authority legislative handbook
  been published as a tool that will be an enabler
  for regulatory support and reinforcement of
  regulations and compliance

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ACHIEVEMENTS 2007/08

• Provision of Basic Services
• 84 of South African population have access to
  Free Basic Water
• 97.6 of WSAs implementing Free Basic Water
  programme
• Vuna Awards
• Effective and best support to local government
  Vuna Award given to DWAF by the Centre of Public
  Service Innovation
• 2010 FIFA World Cup
• Water sector business plan and implementation
  strategy which covers adequate water and
  sanitation services, public toilets and greening
  in host cities, has been developed
• All host cities have water safety and security
  plans

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ANNUAL REVIEW 2007/08PROGRAMME 4FORESTRY
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FIVE YEAR REVIEW 2003/2004

• Policy on transfer of natural forests and state
  forest land (e.g. nurseries) finaliZed
• Fire Protection Association regulations gazetted
• Fire Danger Rating System notice issued
• SADC Forestry Protocol ratified by Parliament
• Criteria and Indicators (for SFM) published
  piloted in various forest types and scales

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2004/2005

• Conclusion of lease agreements for state
  plantations (Amathole MTO)
• FinaliZation of delegation of the management
  control of indigenous forests to SANPARKS in the
  Southern Cape and Tsitsikama areas.
• Amendment of NFA and NVFFA
• Forestry incorporated into the PGDSs of both
  Limpopo and E Cape Provinces
• Audits of leased plantations conducted

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2005/2006 i

• Forestry BBBEE Charter process launched and
  Steering Committee members appointed
• Charter development process launched at the
  Forestry Indaba in April 2005 Steering
  Committee established
• During 2005/06 a draft Charter was developed
• Consultative workshops took place specific
  workshops for women to ensure their participation
  involvement
• Signing of agreement with the Russian Federation
  on Forestry (exchange of expertise and
  information agreed on)
• 59 Fire Protection Association registered
• Criteria and Indicators manual, checklist and
  guidelines (for sustainable forest management)
  produced
• MoU with South African Weather Services signed to
  communicate dangers of fires

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2005/2006 ii

• Forest Enterprise Development
• Central to governments poverty eradication
  agenda and key component of BBBEE in Forest
  Sector
• Initiatives include Transfer of State Forests
  afforestation strategy for EC KZN and
  inclusion of forestry as key sector in PGDSs
• Support establishment of community projects R 2
  million spent from the Community Facilitation
  Fund
• Access to benefits from State Forests
• Participatory Forestry Projects initiated to
  promote sustainable job opportunities
  socio-economic upliftment

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2006/2007 i

• The Champion Trees and Protected Tree species
  list approved by Minister and gazetted
• Partnership with Working on Fire for the
  roll-out of Firewise Campaign
• Forests and woodlands symposium held in Port
  Elizabeth
• EC Strategic Environmental Assessment completed
  for Water Management Area 12 (Mzimkhulu and
  Mzimvubu Catchments)
• Law enforcement policy approved in October 2006

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2006/2007 ii

• Forestry BBBEE Charter
• SC approved Draft Charter and recommended the
  initiation of the final stakeholder consultation
• Forest Enterprise Development Livelihood
  Development
• Continued projects initiated during 2005/06
• Afforestation roles clarified afforestation
  guidelines and development protocols produced
• Continued support to community projects
• Studies conducted to identify further FED
  opportunities Bee-keeping forage mapping and
  the potential of essential oils in enterprise
  development
• National Greening Strategy
• Revised National Greening Strategy approved and
  provincial local government greening strategies
  drafted
• Transfer of Assets
• Initiatives launched to convert plantations into
  more viable forestry business packages
  implement a strategy aimed at ensuring
  transferred packages that will contribute to
  social and economic development (MM transfer
  formalized)

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2007/2008

• Regulations in place for forest management
• Draft Regulations reviewed and finalized
• National list of Champion Trees revised and
  updated for gazetting
• Mapping of Kathu forest completed and proposal
  for gazetting Kathu as protected woodland
  submitted
• Red Data natural forest species listed for
  biodiversity protection purposes
• Forest sub type classification for three forest
  types completed

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2007/2008

• State of Forests Report
• The 2006 State of Forestry Sector was compiled
  and reported to Parliament

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2007/2008

• Transformation/BBBEE Charter Targets
• Charter Steering Committee finalised text of the
  Charter
• Final Charter text submitted for third party
  analysis
• Preparations for gazetting and signing the
  Charter underway
• Minister appointed the Charter Council and the
  Chairperson
• Implementation plan finalised based on comments
  received from Regions
• Forest Charter Implementation Units role and
  functions finalized and process to establish unit
  initiated
• Negotiations with the Industrial Development
  Cooperation (IDC) have been initiated, regarding
  the disbursement of FED funds

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2007/2008

• Community development
• In Mpumalanga 2 projects are supported (i.e.
  Salique Forestry land released and technical
  support to communities provided)
• Injaka Business development and institutional
  arrangements
• Gauteng Nursery cooperative initiated and in
  process of registration. Project/ business plan
  developed. Marula utilisation programme
  initiated.
• KZN Sokhulu Multipurpose Nursery Concept
  document developed for the nursery
• Indigenous Aloe nursery in Empangeni Task team
  including the local municipality formed to
  develop a project plan and help drive the project

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2007/2008

• Community development
• North West Mooifontein plantation Produced a
  turn around strategy with local government which
  includes planting of hybrid Eucalyptus
• Eastern Cape Nqabhara Establishing Community
  Forestry Agreement bestowing rights and
  responsibilities for management and use the
  forest
• Limpopo Morebeng Land Reform Project MoU in
  place with LIBSA, FSA and DWAF
• Vhembe and Mopani Small growers Established and
  registered a cooperative
• Northern Cape 2 nurseries
• Conversion of wattle jungle continued with
  Ithemba Trust

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2007/2008

• Transfers and land management
• Assignment of DWAFs IFM function to the
  Provincial Government
• KZN Transfer of Mtunzini and Sokhulu plantations
  not finalized due to land reform process not
  being finalized
• Mpumalanga Transfer of Injaka plantation
• Limpopo Transfer of Rossbach plantation
• Compliance audits were conducted in MTO, Singisi,
  SiyaQhubeka lease packages
• Rentals collected from MTO, SQF, Singisi and AFC
  leases
• Manzengwenya and Mbazwana transfer model approved

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2007/2008

• Fire governance and regulation
• A total of 34 FPAs registered in high to extreme
  fire risk areas covering an area of 6 million
  hectares
• Three FPA registered in low to medium veldfire
  risk areas
• NVIS being used to capture fire incidents and
  modified to allow capturing of fire incidents
  outside FPA areas
• Full implementation of the National Fire Danger
  Rating System not achieved

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2007/2008

• Management of state plantations
• Total of 16 audits on commercial plantations
  completed and 3 on Indigenous forest estates
• Corrective Actions Required are being taken in
  plantations indigenous forest areas
• Annual Plans of Operations were implemented and
  management on plantations progressed as planned
• Updated the growing stock management plans and
  stock maps
• Updated 41 maps for Category B Commercial
  plantations and 38 Category C plantations
• Total area planted in this year is 4849 ha,
  constitute 30 of the unplanted area
• Fire protection plans were developed and refined
• A total of 105 fires damaged or destroyed 2373 ha
  of planted area, constituting 4 of the planted
  estate

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2007/2008

• Greening and community development
• 501 000 Fruit trees planted
• 145 000 Ornamental indigenous species planted
• Only Gauteng and Mpumalanga has reached the
  provincial targets
• 2010 World Cup interventions
• DWAF plan in place including water and forestry
• DWAF greening plan amalgamated and aligned to
  DEAT GREEN plan
• Plan communicated to host cities

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2007/2008

• Greening and community development
• Local government has developed and aligned
  greening plans (all Metros, Rustenburg, Midvaal,
  and Ngaka Modiri Molema district municipality)
• Million Trees Programmed (Other initiatives)
• Draft MoUs negotiated with DALA in Mpumalanga,
  GDACE and Department of Health in Gauteng
• Joint greening project with Department of
  Agriculture in the Western Cape at Villiersdorp.
• Developing an integrated Clean and Green
  Programme with Ethekwini Metro
• In the Regions 105 Arbor week events were
  organised and successfully executed
• In total 22 Eduplant events were supported
• Mpumalanga hosted the Arbor City Award program
  this year and Mkhondo local municipality was
  awarded the title

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Challenges

• Impact of land claims on commercial forestry
• Governance (transfer of indigenous forests to
  other state institutions)
• Negative impact of fires on timber supply
• Financing mechanisms for forestry enterprise
  development
• Post settlement support

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