But it should come as no surprise that the 2015/16 Annual report is nowhere to be seen, and it seems that SAA is determined to follow the same delayed and flawed process that it did with the 2014/15 statements, a clear indication that SAA continues to be in free fall.
The DA requested final and complete reports for both the 2014/15 and 2015/16 years, and – unsurprisingly – many of these have not been tabled and continue to be overdue.
For the 2014/15 year these include:
– The finalised annual reports for all Subsidiaries; and
– The audited financial statements for all subsidiaries.
For the 2015/16 year these include:
– The finalised annual reports for SAA and all subsidiaries;
– The audited annual financial statements for SAA and all subsidiaries; and
– The auditors statement.
Further documents that were requested and are outstanding:
– The SAA Shareholder Compact;
– The evaluation of the Boards conduct and performance by Stator (Pty) Ltd; and
– The “benchmarking” exercises referred to in the preliminary annual report.
Whilst the DA welcomed the agreement by the committee chair and the Deputy Minister of Finance to a follow up meeting to be held with SAA on the 16th of November 2016 in Parliament, we now believe that it is imperative that this meeting be brought forward as a matter of urgency in order for pending questions to be answered.
