GDF Annual Report - Gauteng Provincial Treasury

SECTION 3: REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMMESKEY ACHIEVEMENTSThe Gauteng Provincial Risk Management Frameworkwas reviewed taking into account the environmentin which we operate and best practices such as ISO31000 paper on Risk Management and the PublicSector Risk Management Framework. We were ableto train four (4) Risk Management Committees on itsroles and responsibilities as we believe that the tonefor Enterprise-wide Risk Management implementationneeds to be set at the top. One-on-one sessions wereconducted with all Chief Risk Officers (CRO) providingon the job assistance and advice. Risk Managementforums for departments were held on quarterly basisfocussing on issues of mutual concern to Chief RiskOfficers. Twenty four (24) Global Risk Assessmentswere conducted.The Standard Procedure Manual project wassuccessfully completed which has seen that keybusiness processes were documented, addressingthe risk of losing institutional memory and enablingdepartments to better identify risks.A Municipal Risk Management Framework wasdeveloped for municipalities to implement. Thisframework provides guidance to municipalities on howto implement Enterprise-wide Risk Management.The Risk Management Forum for municipalities thatwas held aimed to create a platform for CROs whereissues relating to the implementation of ERM candebated upon and also where ideas can be exchanged.It is important for municipalities to be aware of the risksthey are facing and as a result we assisted to conductrisk assessments at the following municipalities:• Merafong City Local Municipality• Kungwini Local Municipality• Westonaria Local Municipality• Randfontein Local MunicipalityMunicipal Finance Management Act section (72) visitswere attended during which the status of ERM at therespective municipalities was again brought under theattention of the relevant municipal manager to supportits implementation.REASONS FOR MAJOR VARIANCESOne of our key challenges remain the non-appointmentof Chief Risk Officers at municipalities as only twowere appointed in the twelve delegated municipalitiesin Gauteng. Challenges were experienced with somemunicipalities delaying to respond to the progresson implementation of action plans for the strategicsupport plans.The delay in the establishment of Risk ManagementCommittees by departments posed a challenge aswe could not train all of these Committees on itsroles and responsibilities. Management still doesnot wholeheartedly support the implementation ofEnterprise –wide Risk Management. We experiencedquite a few of cancellations for Global Risk Assessmentsand Control Risk Self Assessment workshops by GPGDepartments. Limited staff capacity was also a concernbecause of the number of vacant positions we had.OUTLOOK FOR THE YEAR AHEADWe will continue embarking on the process of trainingRisk Management Committees for those departmentswhich were not trained on the roles and responsibilitiesof such a committee.Further efforts will be made to strengthen theimplementation of Enterprise-wide Risk Management(ERM) in both departments and municipalities throughan interventionist hands on approach. We will focuson raising more Enterprise-wide Risk Managementawareness together with Chief Risk Officers, wheredepartments or municipalities do have and where theyare not yet appointed we will step in and provide thenecessary support in this regard.Oversight and assistance will be provided withthe implementation of the revised Provincial RiskManagement Framework and the aim is to improve therisk maturity for Departments.Gauteng Department of Finance81