OMBUD COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2024/25

PART C: GOVERNANCE

BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES According to section 187 of the FSR Act the Board must establish a committee to review, monitor and advise on the remuneration policy; and a committee to review monitor and advise the Board on the risks faced by the Ombud Council. In addition, section 51(1)(a)(ii) of the PFMA requires the Ombud Council to have an Audit Committee. In view of the scale of the Council’s operations and the small number of Board members, it was decided to combine the audit oversight with risk management and human resources with remuneration. The following Committees were thus established. ● Audit and Risk Committee. ● Remuneration and Human Resources Committee 8 . The following is the list of the members for each of these committees, their roles in these committees and the number of meetings held and attended during the year. The number of meetings held includes four scheduled meetings for each committee, as well as three special meetings for the Remuneration and Human Resources committee and four special meetings for the Audit and Risk committee.

Table 8: Roles and responsibilities and meeting attendance of Committee members

NO. OF MEETINGS HELD

NO. OF MEETINGS ATTENDED

NAME OF COMMITTEE

NAME

DESIGNATION

Ms. Lebogang Senne

Chairperson

8

8

Ms. Charmaine Soobramoney

Deputy Chairperson

8

8

Audit and Risk Committee

Adv. Dikeledi Chabedi

Member

8

5

Mr Nico Esterhuizen

Member

2 9

2

Mr. Adam Horowitz

Chairperson

7

7

Remuneration and Human Resources Committee

Mr Emmanel Lekgau

Deputy Chairperson

7

7

Ms. Leanne Jackson

Member, Chief Ombud (ex officio)

7

7

With the exception of Mr. Esterhuizen, who was appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee from 1 February 2025, all Committee members are also members of the Board.

Audit and Risk Committee

Remuneration and Human Resources Committee

REMUNERATION OF BOARD MEMBERS The remuneration of Board members is determined according to the applicable National Treasury circular and guidelines 10 The rates during the financial year are as follows:

1. Board member: R556.00 per hour with a maximum rate of R4,446.00 per day. 2. Vice-Chairperson: R606.00 per hour with a maximum rate of R4,851.00 per day. 3. Chairperson: R714.00 per hour with a maximum rate of R5,716.00 per day.

The indicated rates are sitting fees and exclusive of payments for preparation, research and travelling time to and from meeting venues. The meeting preparation time is based on an hourly rate and more than five hours preparation time requires

8 The Remuneration and HR Committee also has a mandate to address the Social & Ethics considerations of the Ombud Council. 9 Mr. Esterhuizen joined the Committee in February 2024. 10 National Treasury Circular 2022: Remuneration Levels: Service Benefit Packages for Office Bearers of Certain Statutory and Other Institutions, Annexure A, Category S.

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