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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

14: CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

Capital Investments Asset Management

The Department’s movable capital assets consist mainly The Department adheres to the Asset Management
of office furniture and equipment, vehicles, ICT Framework issued by the National Treasury. The
infrastructure and equipment as well as kitchen Department’s asset register complies with the minimum
appliances. information required in terms of the Asset Management
Framework. During the period under review, all new
The Department of Social Development received assets received were barcoded and issued to the rightful
financial assistance from the German Development Bank owner. Yearly verification has been conducted and the
(KfW) to build seventeen (17) Community Care Centres asset register had been updated.
(CCCS) six in Kwa-Zulu Natal, six in North West and five
in Limpopo provinces) to implement quality The Disposal Committee had been appointed by the
Comprehensive Package of social services and skills Acting Director-General and has disposed 954 assets to
development programmes for community caregivers a the value of R4.4m.
well as for the beneficiaries.

Out of the 17 Community Care Centres, a total of 11 CCCs
were completed in the three provinces six in Kwa-Zulu
Natal, two in Limpopo and three in the North West
provinces). The remaining three CCCs in the North West
province will be completed in the 2021/2022 financial
year at a total cost of R90 935 690,05.
A new service provider will be appointed to complete the
three remaining CCC’s in the Limpopo Province since the
contract with the current service provider was
terminated due to poor performance.
Maintenance

The information technology assets that are procured usually carry a vendor warranty ranging from 1 to 3 years. Once the
warranties expire, the Department may enter into a maintenance agreement with the relevant vendors depending on the
kind of asset and its use.

Details as to how asset holdings have changed over the period under review, including information on disposals,
scrapping and loss due to theft.

• The Disposal Committee has been appointed by the Acting Director General and had a meeting to
dispose assets on 25 March 2021.
• Total number of 954 assets has been disposed to the value of R4 488 962,86.

Measures taken to ensure that the Department’s asset register remained up to date during the period under review.

• All new assets received are barcoded and issued to the right owner. Yearly verification has been
conducted and the register been updated.

The current state of the Department’s capital assets, for example what percentage is in good, fair or bad condition.

• All current assets are in a fair condition and poor condition assets have been disposed.

Major maintenance projects that have been undertaken during the period under review.

• The Department has no maintenance plan, and all new laptops come with 3-year warranty from the
manufacturer.

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