KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
KWAZULU-NATALDEPARTMENTOFSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTANNUAL REPORT2015/16 FINANCIAL YEARPage 1 of 354
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-NatalContentsPART A: GENERAL INFORMATION . 41.DEPARTMENT GENERAL INFORMATION . 52.LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS . 63.FOREWORD BY THEMEC . 95.REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER . 106.STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIRMATION OF ACCURACY FOR THE ANNUALREPORT. 147.STRATEGIC OVERVIEW . 157.1. Vision . 157.2. Mission . 157.3. Values . 158.LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES . 169.ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE . 2010.ENTITIES REPORTING TO THE MINISTER/MEC . 22PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION . 231.AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT: PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES . 242.OVERVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL PERFORMANCE . 252.1 Service Delivery Environment . 252.2 Service Delivery Improvement Plan . 282.3 Organisational environment . 452.4 Key policy developments and legislative changes . 453.STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS . 464.PERFORMANCE INFORMATION BY PROGRAMME . 484.1 Programme 1: Administration 494.2 Programme 2: Social Welfare Services 544.3 Programme 3: Children and Families .594.4 Programme 4: Restorative Services . .664.5 Programme 5: Development and Research . 735.TRANSFER PAYMENTS . 815.1. Transfer payments to public entities . 815.2. Transfer payments to all organisations other than public entities . 816.CONDITIONAL GRANTS . 81Page 2 of 354
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-Natal6.1. Conditional grants and earmarked funds paid . 816.2. Conditional grants and earmarked funds received. 817.DONOR FUNDS . 817.1. Donor Funds Received . 818.CAPITAL INVESTMENT . 828.1. Capital investment, maintenance and asset management plan . 82PART C: GOVERNANCE . 911.INTRODUCTION . 922.RISK MANAGEMENT. 923.FRAUD AND CORRUPTION . 944.MINIMISING CONFLICT OF INTEREST . 945.CODE OF CONDUCT. 946.HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES . 957.PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES . 978.SCOPA RESOLUTIONS . 1009.PRIOR MODIFICATIONS TO AUDIT REPORTS . 10810.INTERNAL CONTROL UNIT. 10911.INTERNAL AUDIT AND AUDIT COMMITTEES. 11212.AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT .113PART D: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT . 1171.HUMAN RESOURCES OVERSIGHT STATISTICS . 118PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION. 1641.REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL . 1642.ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 167Page 3 of 354
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Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-Natal1.DEPARTMENT GENERAL INFORMATIONHEAD OFFICEPostal AddressPrivate bag 9144PIETERMARIZTBURG3200Street Address208 Hoosen HaffejeePIETERMARIZTBURG3201Office of the Member of the Executive CouncilTel: 033-341 9600Fax 033--341 9610Office of the Head of DepartmentTel: 033-264 5400Fax: 033-264 5435Call Centre033-264 3001/2/3Websitewww.kznsocdev.gov.zaDISTRICT MANAGEMENTDepartment of Social Development (Harry Gwala District, UMgungundlovu, UGu)Postal AddressPrivate bag X1724PIETERMARITZBURG3200Contact detailsTel: 033-395 9600Fax: 033-3450384/5Department of Social Development (Zululand, uThungulu, uMkhanyakude)Postal AddressPrivate bag x 13ULUNDI3838Contact detailsTel: 035-874 2511Fax: 035-874 2512Department of Social Development (Amajuba, UMzinyathi, uThukela)Postal AddressPrivate bag x 9917LADYSMITH3370Contact detailsTel: 036-634 6600Fax: 036-634 1696Department of Social Development (ILembe, EThekwini South, EThekwini North)Postal AddressPrivate Bag x 1503DURBAN4000Contact detailsTel: 031- 336 8704Fax: 031- 337 0674Page 5 of 354
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-Natal2.LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMSAAAIMAnti Addiction In MedicineAPPAnnual Performance PlanABETAdult Basic Education and TrainingAGAuditor GeneralABHAryan Benevolent HomeAGSAAuditor General South AfricaAOAccounting OfficerBasic Accounting SystemBBBEEBroad BasedEmpowermentCARC:Cluster Audit & Risk CommitteeCDPCommunityPractitioner.CCG:Community Care GiversCSO:Community Service OrganisationsCIDB:CFO:Chief Financial OfficerCNDC:CYCC:Child and Youth Care CentreCommunity Nutrition tructionIndustryDevelopment BoardandDDAC:Department of Arts & CultureDODEDepartmentalOrganisationalDevelopment and EfficiencyDPSADepartment of Public Service andAdministrationDPWDepartment of Public WorksDSDDepartment of Social DevelopmentDMDistrict MunicipalityDAFTADurban Association For The AgedDRPDisaster Recovery PlanDMDistrict MunicipalityEECDEarly Childhood DevelopmentEPWPExpandedProgrammeEXCOExecutive CommitteeEEPEmployment Equity PlanEPMDSEmployee Performance Managementand Development SystemEUEuropean UnionEXCOExecutuve CommitteeECDCEarcly ChildhoodCentrePage 6 of 354PublicWorksDevelopment
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-NatalFFAMSAFamily Advocacy And MarriageCounselling Of South Africa.GGIAMAGovernmentImmoveableManagement ActAssetHHCBCHome Community Based CareHIV&AIDSHODHRDIHead of Department\Human Resource DevelopmentHRHuman Immune-Deficiency VirusAnd Acquired Immune DeficiencySyndromeHuman ResourceICTInformation CommunicationTechnologyIDPIntegrated Development PlanIDTIntergrated Development PlanIYMIn Year MonitoringKwaZulu-NatalKPIKey Performance IndicatorsMillennium Development GoalsMinisterial and Members of theExecutive CommitteeMember of Provincial LegislatureKKZNLLVEFLocal Victim Empowerment ForumMM&EMECMonitoring and EvaluationMember Of The Executive CouncilMDGMINMECMOUMTEFMemorandum of CWNational Association of Child National Development AgencyNGONon-Governmental OrganisationNICRONational Institute Of CriminalRehabilitation OrganisationNIPNational Integrated PlanNPINon-Profit InstitutionNPONon-Profit OrganisationNQFNational Qualification FrameworkPage 7 of 354Vroue
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-NatalOOSDCOne Stop Development CentreOSDOccupation Specific DispensationOTPOffice of the PremierOVCOrphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenPAAPERSALPublic aUDIT ActPersonnel Salary SystemPARCPFMAPILIRProcedure in Incapacity Leave and IllHealth RetirementPublicServiceCo-ordinatingBargaining CouncilPrice Waterhouse CoopersPOSProvincial Audit & Risk CommiteePublic Finance and ManagementActPlace of SafetyPSRPublic service RegualtionSAPSSouth African Police ServicesSAVFSuid Afrikaans Vroue FederasieSCMSouth African National Council OnAlcoholismSouth African Social SecurityAgencySupply Chain Management SystemSCOPASDIPService Improvement Delivery PlanSITAStanding Committee on PublicAccountsState Information TechnologyAgencySIUSpecial Investigation UnitSMMESmall,MediumEnterpriseSLATService Level AgreementTADATeenagers Against Drug AbuseTRTreasury RegulationsTAFTAThe Association For The AgedPPSCBCPWCQQPRQuarterly Performance ReviewSSANCASASSAUUNODCUnited Nations Office on Drugs andCrimeVVEPVictim Empowerment ProgrammePage 8 of 354andMicro
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-Natal3.FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER/MECThe Department of Social Development in KwaZuluNatal began its operations for the financial year,2015/2016 fully aware of its obligation to addressissues of poverty, unemployement and equality.During the year under review the Departmentremained resolute in providing comprehensiveservices for the vulnerable groups – Children, OlderPersons, Persons with disabilities, Youth and Womenand those infected and affected with HIV and AIDS.The Department has, in particular, ensured that therights for children are promoted and cohesive familiesare built. This we have done throught establishmentof provincial intersectoral forums comprising ofDepartments and the NPO sector. The Departmenthas reached more than twenty thousand familiesthrough our family preservation and parentingprogrammes, we have alos piloted fatherhoodprogrammes in Ethekwini Metro, UThungulu andAmajuba Districts.For the children the Department has conductedawareness campaigns focusing on child abuse,neglect and exploitation. We commemorated theChild Protection Week and reviewed the Protocol forthe Management of Child Abuse Neglect andExploitation. We have ensured that Foster Careremains our priority by reviewing the Provinicial Foster Care Strategy and trained our staff on theelectronic Foster Care Monitoirng Sytems to improve the management of our foster care cases. TheDepartment has also ensured that our children are catered sufficiently under the Early ChildhoodDevelopment Programmes. In doing so we have continued Massification of the ECDs, in partnershipwith NPOs such as Ifa Labantwana and Abahambi. We have also began the implementation of theintergrated plan for children living and working of the streets.In 2015/2016 financial year, the Department continued the implementation and expansion of therestorative services, which includes Victim Empowerment, Crime Prevention and Prevention ofSubstance Abuse. We implemented the Victim Empowerment Programme by establishing GenderBased Violence Programme and piloted the White Door Centres of Hope. The Department has alsocontinued its management of secure care centres for children in conflict with the law. We have alsomanaged to increase the Substance Abuse Services in collaboration with the NPO Sector.During the year under review, the Department has strengthened the functioning of Youth DevelopmentAcademies such as Esicabazini and Vuma Youth Development Centres. The Department hassuccessfully partnered with NPOs in addressing the issues of Poverty and the Technical VocationalEducation and Training Colleges.The Department wishes to acknowledge and appreciate the role played by our non-profit organisationin rendering services to the people of KwaZulu-Natal. The Department also wishes to express gratitudeto the oversight bodies such as the Auditor General, SCOPA, Finance and Social DevelopmentCommittee for the support they have provided.Mrs Weziwe ThusiMEC of the Department of Social DevelopmentKwaZulu-Natal31 July 2016Page 9 of 354
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-Natal4.REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICEROverview of the operations of the department:The Department derives its core mandate fromSection 27 (1) (c ) of the Constitution of the Republicof South Africa that provides for the right of access toappropriate social assistance to those who areunable to support themselves and their dependants.In addition, Section 28 (1) of the Constitution sets outthe rights of children with regard to appropriate care(basic nutrition, shelter, health care services andsocial services) and detention. Schedule 4 of theConstitution further identifies welfare services andpopulation development as functional areas ofconcurrent National and Provincial Legislativecompetence. In carrying out the core functions, theDepartment is governed by various acts and policies.The basic tenets of the Constitution, as embodied inChapter 2, contain the Bill of Rights, whichemphasizes equality, human dignity, freedom andsecurity of the person, health care, food, water andsocial security and the rights of the childServices to older personsIn 2015/16, capacity building sessions were conducted for social workers in the Zululand District and the eThekwiniMetro focusing on community based care, monitoring and evaluation. Social workers working in the NGO sectorwere capacitated on the Older Persons Act and elderly abuse management. The international Day Against ElderlyAbuse was commemorated in the Umkhanyakude District in June 2015. In rendering services to older personsthe department continued to work with various stakeholders including the NGO sector.The department has continued to fund 311 community based care and support service centres. The officialhandover of the Kwa-Swayimane Day Care Centre in uMshwathi Municipality was done in July 2015. The openingof this facility was an initiative to ensure that the expansion of community based care and support services isrealised. During the year under review and in preparation for the implementation of the Victim EmpowermentProgramme Older Persons Electronic Register (VEPOPAR), the department has trained all the Social Workers inthis regard.Services to persons with disabilitiesDuring the year under review, the International Albinism Awareness Day was held in Mandeni Municipality to ensurethe inclusion of people with albinism into mainstream society. Furthermore, capacity building was undertaken withdepartmental officials and NGOs in dealing with disabilities, as well as training on policy implementation. Parentsand care-givers of children with disabilities were also subjected to training. The Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) with regards to the proposed partnership between the department and uShaka Marine World is work inprogress.HIV and AIDS programmeDuring 2015/16, social behaviour change programmes were implemented in Ugu, Uthukela, Zululand andUmkhanyakude districts to decrease risky sexual behaviour amongst the youth. Partnerships with the Office of thePremier on the Global Fund prevention programmes for young women (10 – 24 years) were established. Capacitydevelopment for departmental and NGO officials was provided through the Government Capacity Building andSupport programme (GCBS). This capacity building included community care-givers who were trained in theIntegrated Community Care Givers Foundation course.In partnership with the German Development Bank, six community care centres (CCC) are under construction torender a package of services to orphans and vulnerable children and youth. The German Bank site hand-over ofCCCs and the introduction of contractors was attended during May 2015.The Isibindi Model (a community based programme that trains unemployed community members on youth careand vulnerable families) was implemented in 113 sites across the Province.Page 10 of 354
Annual Report for 2015/16 Financial YearVote 13: Department of KZN Social DevelopmentProvince of KwaZulu-NatalChild care and protection services (Children’s Act)Child protection organisations have been designated and capacity building on this process was undertaken to guideofficials and stakeholders in the Zululand, uThungulu and Umkhanyakude districts. Training was conducted on theFoster Care Electronic Monitoring (FCEM) system. The department further initiated the development the FCEMsystem to improve management of foster care cases.Early childhood development (ECD) and partial careDuring the year, the department strengthened its activities in the monitoring of the Integrated ECD Action Plan withthe inclusion of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) as an importantstakeholder. Furthermore, the department developed a framework for ECD Infrastructure Support and establishedfurther partnerships with Assupol and Ilifa Labantwana. The latter partnership is intended to massify ECD centresin Ugu, Umzinyathi, Umkhanyakude and Zululand districts.Child and youth care centres (CYCCs)During 2015/16, the depart
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