Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Financial Performance |
10. Fruitless and wasteful expenditure
13. Receivables
Staff
debtors
Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008 304
| Department of Defence | Vote 20 |
NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31 March 2008 (continued)
Less than
one year
R’000
One to three
years
R’000
Note
Older than
three years
R’000
2007/08
R’000
2007/08
Total
R’000
2006/07
R’000
10.1 Reconciliation of fruitless and wasteful expenditure
Opening balance 959 472
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure - current year 55 494
Current expenditure 55 494
Amounts condoned (18) (1)
Current expenditure (18) (1)
Transfer to receivables for recovery (not condoned) (45) (6)
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure awaiting condonement 951 959
10.2 Analysis of current fruitless and wasteful expenditure
Incident
Non attendance of 157
students during the
Navy Mess Youth Day
celebration
Cancellation fee in respect
of hotel accommodation
Deviation from State
Contract
Members was not entitled
to medical treatment
(15 cases)
Disciplinary steps taken/
criminal proceedings
Under investigation to determine
liability
Under investigation to determine
liability
3
Under investigation to determine
liability
Under investigation to determine
34
liability 12
Various cases (4) 2 Cases to be deducted from
members salary, 1 to be written
off and 1 case under investigation
1
Total 55
11. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash on hand 35 194 39 941
Cash with commercial
banks (local)
22 574 27 389
Total 57 768 67 330
12. Prepayments and advances
Description
Travel and subsistence 74 476 49 846
Prepayments - 126 625
Total 74 476 176 471
2006/07
Total
R’000
13.1 28 324 4 878 7 391 40 593 46 652
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