DID Attains 4th Consecutive Audit Report MEC Mamabolo Tables 2023/2024 Annual Report

Today, the MEC for Infrastructure Development and CoGTA, Jacob Mamabolo, tabled the 2023/2024 Annual Report at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), outlining the performance milestones achieved by the Department of Infrastructure Development (DID) during the financial year under review.

“The tabling of this report reaffirms our unwavering commitment to enhancing our technical and administrative capacity as a means to maintain a highly efficient, effective and development-oriented public service. Our aim is to actively collaborate with empowered, fair and inclusive citizens. We are confident that the Department of Infrastructure Development (DID) has the potential to emerge as a leader in infrastructure delivery, ensuring that all invoices are paid promptly, within the prescribed time, and with a steadfast focus on quality and cost-effectiveness”, said MEC Mamabolo.

MEC Mamabolo added, “I am pleased to report a significant milestone, the attainment of our fourth consecutive unqualified audit outcomes on the annual financial statements and performance reports, with no material misstatements and a notable reduction in non-compliance with laws and regulations, as determined by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA). The Department of Infrastructure Development (DID) continues to demonstrate exemplary compliance with e-disclosure requirements for the Senior Management team and all applicable officials”.

During the year under review, the Department of Infrastructure Development (DID) was allocated a budget of R3.773 billion, of which R3.756 billion has been judiciously spent. Despite spending 99.55% of the allocated budget, the Department of Infrastructure Development (DID) underspent by R16.9 million, a marked improvement compared to the R112 million underspent in the previous financial year. Of the R16.9 million underspent, R6.2 million related to alternative energy, R5 million to maintenance and repairs, R1.4 million to legal services, and R4.1 million to security services. Overall, the 2023/24 allocation increased from R3.3 billion in the prior year to R3.7 billion, primarily due to an additional R329 million received for alternative energy and R100 million for office accommodation.

MEC Mamabolo concluded with, “I cannot overstate the importance of the use of technology in improving transparency and accountability, enabling client departments as well as all our critical stakeholder to conduct effective oversight on the work that we do. We further intend to ensure that our compliance management tool, the Project Readiness Matrix becomes official policy for infrastructure delivery. We believe that the period under review provides us with valuable insights and opportunities to improve the delivery of social infrastructure, while also contributing to economic growth”.