National Library of South Africa Overview Presentation 2023
The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) aims to contribute to socio-economic, cultural, educational, scientific, and innovative development by preserving national documentary heritage, fostering information literacy, and providing access to global information resources. The presentation covers the NLSA's mandate, non-financial performance, financial allocation, audit outcomes, and governance matters, including the composition of the council and executive management. It also highlights the basis for a qualification in the audit outcomes and details the composition of the board members.
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DSAC OVERVIEW PRESENTATION NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SOUTH AFRICA (NLSA) Presented by Acting Director-General 07 November 2023
PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1. Mandate 2. Non-financial performance 3. Financial Allocation 4. Audit Outcomes 5. Governance Matters Composition of Council Oversight Activities Governance Engagements Composition of Executive Management Composition of staff 6. Latest Whistleblower Information 2
MANDATE The objectives of the NLSA are to contribute to socio-economic, cultural, educational, scientific and innovative development by collecting, recording, preserving and making available the national documentary heritage and promoting an awareness and appreciation thereof, by fostering information literacy, and by facilitating access to the world s information resources. 3
NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 ACHIEVED 76% 78% 65% NOT ACHIEVED 24% 22% 35% 4
FINANCIAL ALLOCATION 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 R 000 R 000 R 000 Baseline Allocation 108 084 116 327 117 953 Infrastructure Grant 23 600 - - TOTAL 131 684 116 327 117 953 5
AUDIT OUTCOMES 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Qualified Qualified Qualified AUDIT OUTCOME 6
BASIS FOR QUALIFICATION The AG was unable to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence that the public entity had properly accounted for heritage assets as the public entity did not maintain adequate records of the heritage assets. The AG was unable to confirm the heritage assets by alternative means. Consequently, the AG was unable to determine whether any adjustments relating to heritage assets stated at R24 976 417 (2022: R22 998 122) in note 10 were necessary. 7
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD NAME OF BOARD MEMBER EXPERTISE GENDER RACE Ms Refiloe Mabaso CHAIRPERSON Library Information / Management/ Governance Female African Ms. Khanyisiwe Dubazana Education / Library Female African Ms Thembisa Jimana Auditing / Finance Female African Mr. Lufuno Motsherane Human Resource Management Male African Mr. Phuti Phukubje Finance (Accounting) Male African Adv. Mphalane Makhura Legal, Governance, Information Management Male African Mr. Trevor Mokeyane Management / Human Resources Male African Dr. Reginald Sethole Legoabe Human Resource Management & Business Administration Male African Mr. Thilivhali Ramawa Finance (Accounting) Male African 8
OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Number of Council members Number of Council meetings Number of Council Committee meetings Attendance rate of Council meetings Number of audit committee meetings Number of Management Meetings Number of staff meetings 9 9 9 6 3 6 28 7 9 78% 100% 100% 6 3 8 4 14 9 4 3 3 9
GOVERNANCE ENGAGEMENTS STRUCTURE MEETING HELD HERITAGE SECTOR FORUM 1stAUGUST 2023 30thMARCH 2023 & 30thAUGUST 2023 CEO s FORUM 2ndJUNE 2023 CHAIRPERSONS FORUM 17 MARCH 2023 AND 22 SEPTEMBER 2023 CFO S FORUM 10
COMPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT NAME DESIGNATION GENDER/RACE CONTRACT/ PERMANENT CONTRACT EXPIRY DATE Mr Kepi Madumo Chief Executive Officer & National Librarian Male/ African Contract 30 November 2024 Mr. Godfrey Ditsele Chief Financial Officer Male/ African Contract 31 August 2027 Ms Jolene Bhadais Executive Director Corporate Services Female/ Coloured Vacant (Acting) 31 October 2023 Ms Nokhutula Musa Executive Director Core Programmes Female/ African Contract 30 September 2025 11
COMPOSITION OF STAFF TOTAL STAFF COMPLIMENT GENDER RACE FEMALE MALE B C I/A W 178 100 78 147 19 1 11 12
LATEST WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT The Department received an e-mail with whistleblowing allegations of corruption at the NLSA National Library of South Africa was requested to provide the responses to the Department on these allegations. The National Library has provided responses to the Department. The responses were reviewed by the Departmental team consisting of Senior Management of the Units responsible for oversight on the NLSA After careful consideration of the responses, a recommendation was made to the Minister for commissioning of an independent investigation to ascertain the veracity of these allegations. 13
