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PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 MARCH 2021

11.1 Advances paid (Not expensed)

Note Balance as Less: Add: Current Balance as
at 1 April Amount Year at 31 March

2020 expensed in advances 2021
current year

11 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
National departments 4 669 (4 669) 7 211 7 211
Public entities - (1 710) 5 700 3 990
Other entities 1 167 (7 812) 10 921 4 276
Total 5 836 (14 191) 23 832 15 477

The increase in advances mainly relates to an amount of R5,700 million that was advanced to the
NDA for administration of the CARA fund on behalf of the Department. Of this amount, an amount
of R1,710 million was expensed in the current financial year.
The advance of R1,167 million to the National Institute for Crime and Reintegration of Offenders
(NICRO) relates to the project for the review of the Probation Service Act 116/ 1991 and subsequent
amendments which commenced in the 2018/19 financial year. There was a delay in finalisation of
the project due to the delayed ethics clearance awaited from the research institution. NICRO still
awaits ethics clearance from the research institution.
However, activity plans were amended in consultation with the Department to finalise other
activities while the clearance is awaited. An amount of R849 000 was expensed in the 2020/21
financial year and it is expected that the remaining activities will be finalised in the first quarter of
the 2021/22 financial year.

Note Balance as at Less: Amount Add: Current Balance as at
1 April 2019 expensed in Year 31 March

current year advances 2020

11 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
National departments 9 987 (14 453) 9 135 4 669
Other entities 3 120 (1 953) - 1 167
Total 13 107 (16 406) 9 135 5 836

Decrease in advances paid is due to invoices received from Government Communication Information
System, Department of International Relations and Co-operation before end of financial year. An
amount of R1,953 million was expensed after organisations implemented some of the agreed
activities and provided satisfactory.

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