Work Programme - Statistics South Africa

2.9 Planning, monitoring and reporting
As a national government department, Stats SA has to comply with the Statistics Act (Act No. 6 of 1999), the Public
Finance Management Act (Act No. 1 of 1999), and Treasury Regulations for government departments, issued in terms of
the PFMA (May 2002) with respect to planning and monitoring.
2.9.1 Planning
Stats SA conducts three annual planning sessions; strategic planning, business planning, and integrative operational
planning.
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The outputs of these planning sessions are as follows:
a. Strategic planning: A strategic plan and annual work programme that are approved by the Minister in the Presidency
responsible for the National Planning Commission and tabled in Parliament.
b. Business planning: Divisional strategic plans that outline annual outputs and targets to be achieved for the
c. Integrative operational planning: Detailed project and operational plans that outline activities and tasks to be
conducted monthly.
2.9.2 Monitoring and reporting
the relevant legislation, the organisation has put measures in place to monitor and report on its progress and overall performance.
a. Annual reporting: An annual report on the overall performance of the organisation in terms of the annual targets
outlined in the strategic plan and/or work programme is compiled and tabled in Parliament.
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compiled and submitted to the Minister and Treasury.
c. Monthly reporting: Monthly reports are compiled as an early warning system and are submitted to the internal
executive committee of the organisation.
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