Ombud Council AR 2026

PART E: PFMA COMPLIANCE REPORT

1. Information on Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure and Material Losses 1.1. Irregular expenditure The Ombud Council did not incur any irregular expenditure during the current and prior financial years. 1.2. Fruitless and wasteful expenditure The Ombud Council did not incur any fruitless and wasteful expenditure during the current and prior financial years. Additional disclosure relating to material losses in terms of PFMA (1999, as amended in Section 55(2)(b)(i) &(iii)) The Ombud Council did not incur any material losses as contemplated in these sections during the current and prior financial years. 2. Information on late and / or non-payment of suppliers Description Number of invoices Consolidated value Valid invoices received 327 R 9 128 140 Invoices paid within 30 days or agreed period 327 R 9 128 140 Invoices paid after 30 days or agreed period 0 R 0 Invoices older than 30 days or agreed period (unpaid and without dispute) 0 R 0 Invoices older than 30 days or agreed period (unpaid and in dispute) 0 R 0 Include reasons for the late and or non-payment of invoices, including reasons that the invoices are in dispute, where applicable Not applicable. All invoices were paid within 30 days. 3. Information on Supply Chain Management Procurement by other means 75 Project description Name of supplier Type of procurement by other means Contract number Value of contract

Internal Audit Services Nexia SAB&T

Contract participation Contract participation

OC0009-25

R2 450 480 R1 263 913

Social Media Digital Marketing Services

Cut To Black Media (Pty) Ltd

FSCA2324-SLA26

Compliance Consultant Agile Group SA (Pty) Ltd Deviation (single source)

OC0012-25

R373 770

Total

R4 088 166

Contract variations and expansions Project description Name of supplier

Contract modification type (Expansion or Variation)

Contract number

Original contract value

Value of previous contract expansion / s or variation / s (if applicable)

Value of current contract expansion or variation

IT services Isikhungo Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Variation

OC0001-24

R982 871

R 0.00

R 133 944

External audit services

MGI Ras Incorporated

Variation

OC0011-25 R1 642 242

R 0.00 R 62 650

Total

R 196 594

7 Only contracts with a value above the Ombud Council materiality threshold of R270 000 are shown.

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