STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIRMATION OF THE ACCURACY FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT

To the best of my knowledge and belief, I confirm the following:

All information and amounts disclosed in the annual report is consistent with the Annual Financial Statements (AFS) audited by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA).

The annual report is complete, accurate and is free from any omissions.

The annual report has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines on the annual report as issued by National Treasury.

The AFS (Part E) have been prepared in accordance with the standards of generally recognised accounting practice (GRAP) applicable to the public entity.

Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela
Chief Executive Officer
31 August 2022

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The Accounting Authority is responsible for the preparation of the AFS and for the judgements made in this information.

The Accounting Authority is responsible for establishing and implementing a system of internal control that has been designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of the performance information, the human resources information and the AFS.

The external auditors are engaged to express an independent opinion on the AFS.

In our opinion, the annual report fairly reflects the operations, the performance information, the human resources information and the financial affairs of the entity for the financial year ended 31 March 2022.

Yours faithfully

Prof. Helen Rees
Chairperson of the Board
31 August 2022