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<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> - Vote 34<br />

Report <strong>of</strong> the Accounting Officer<br />

for the year ended 31 March 20<strong>11</strong><br />

10. New/proposed activities<br />

The department has no new / proposed activities.<br />

<strong>11</strong>. Asset management<br />

The National <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> received<br />

assets (furniture and computer equipment) from<br />

the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Environmental Affairs. This<br />

has been taken up in the asset register <strong>of</strong> NDT<br />

and was done in accordance with section 42 <strong>of</strong><br />

the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act<br />

No.1 <strong>of</strong> 1999)<br />

All furniture and computer equipment procured<br />

in the <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>11</strong> financial year were added to the<br />

asset register.<br />

The furniture received from the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Environmental Affairs will however be transferred<br />

back to Environmental Affairs after 1 April 20<strong>11</strong><br />

in accordance with section 42 <strong>of</strong> the Public<br />

Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No.1 <strong>of</strong><br />

1999)<br />

The computer equipment will remain with NDT.<br />

12. Inventories<br />

The department has no store. All inventory items<br />

are direct purchases from the suppliers.<br />

14. Information on predetermined<br />

objectives<br />

Predetermined objectives are measurable and<br />

are reported on a quarterly basis.<br />

15. SCOPA resolutions<br />

The department has no SCOPA resolutions.<br />

16. Prior modifications to audit reports<br />

None<br />

17. Exemptions and deviations received<br />

from the National Treasury<br />

No exemptions and deviations received from<br />

National Treasury.<br />

18. Other<br />

None.<br />

19. Approval<br />

The Annual Financial Statements set out on<br />

pages 71 to 108 have been approved by the<br />

Accounting Officer.<br />

13. Events after the reporting date<br />

The Accounting Officer <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Tourism</strong> initiated a forensic audit investigation<br />

concernig the project implementers for misuse<br />

<strong>of</strong> state funds in respect <strong>of</strong> projects for the<br />

Expanded Public Works Programme. The forensic<br />

audit investigation has not yet been finalised.<br />

Ambassador LM Makhubela<br />

DIRECTOR-GENERAL<br />

Date: 31 May 20<strong>11</strong><br />

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<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> - <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>11</strong>

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