Challenges in reporting on pre-determined objectives to the Auditor-General : the case of Limpopo Provincial Departments / Hilgard Maputle Mawela

• Main Author: Mawela, Hilgard Maputle
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Challenges; Pre-determined objectives; Performance reporting; Auditor-General; Performance information; Performance monitoring
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10394/15410

All provincial departments are required to report on pre-determined objectives in terms of Section 40 of the Public Finance Management Act, read in conjunction with Section 5.1.1. of the Treasury Regulations. The purpose of this study was to establish the challenges faced by the Limpopo provincial departments in reporting pre-determined objectives to the Auditor-General. Reporting pre-determined objectives has been a challenge over the past financial years and this is evident in the Auditor-General‟s reports, in which departments continued to receive qualified audit reports (Auditor-General Reports, 2008-2011). The introduction of the Framework for Managing Programme and Performance Information by National Treasury, as well as Government-wide Monitoring and Evaluation by the Presidency, was intended to specifically address this challenge faced by departments (National Treasury, 2007 & The Presidency, 2007). The literature review revealed that performance management is fundamental to enhancing organisational performance. In this study, a qualitative research approach was used to collect and analyse data. Key findings of the study were that management should prioritise strategic planning, performance reporting, monitoring and evaluation to enable it to be in a position to make a determination as to whether what was planned by the department was realised. It is of paramount importance that performance reporting is on top of the agenda at management meetings. === MA (Public Administration), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015