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Annual Performance Report 2010/11 Science with a Mission, Women with Vision … Headscience in Herewith a Mission, Women with Vision AnnuAl performAnce report 2010/11 Science with a mission, women with vision … headScience in herewith a miSSion, women with viSion The United Nations has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry. At the same time the world celebrates the Centenary of International Women’s Day. In a remarkable confluence of events, 2011 is also the centennial of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry being awarded to Marie Curie for her work on radioactivity. As such, the National Research Foundation (NRF) feels it fitting to use these joint celebrations as the theme for its 2010/11 Annual Performance Report. The NRF joins in the global celebration of the chemical sciences, and their inspirational women researchers, upon which our lives and our future are based. NRF Annual Performance Report 2010/11 ISBN 978-1-86868-073-3 PO Box 2600 Pretoria 0001 Tel: +27 12 481-4000 Fax: +27 12 349-1179 E-mail: [email protected] www.nrf.ac.za ProducedProduced by by www.words-worth.co.zawww.words-worth.co.za contentS CHAIRMAN’S OVERVIEW . 4 Materiality framework . 20 Policy framework . 20 PRESIDENT AND CEO’S STATEMENT . 6 Sustainability management . 20 HIGHLIGHTS . 8 Corporate Human Resources and Transformation . 21 Performance management . 21 Remuneration . 21 BOARD REPORT . 11 Staff recruitment, turnover and succession planning . 22 Employment equity and organisational transformation . 22 NRF overview . 12 Suitably qualified staff . 23 NRF mandate . 12 Training and development . 23 NRF Vision 2015 . 12 Employee assistance . 24 NRF mission statement . 12 Labour relations climate . 24 NRF values . 12 NRF strategic goals . 13 Corporate Finance . 24 NRF core competencies . 13 Composition of the NRF . 13 NRF divisions . 27 South African Agency for Science and Technology The NRF Board . 13 Advancement (SAASTA) . 27 Governance functions of the NRF Board . 13 Purpose and scope . 28 Term of office of the NRF Board . 13 Human capacity development . 28 The NRF Board Members . 14 NRF Board Committees . 15 NRF divisions . 32 Purpose of Board Committees . 15 Research and Innovation Support and Advancement Composition of Board Committees . 15 (RISA) . 32 Meetings of the Board and its Committees . 15 Purpose and scope . 33 Remuneration of Board members . 16 Services . 33 Sources of funding . 33 . NRF governance structures and support 17 Investment policy . 33 . Advisory boards as at 31 March 2011 17 Investment areas . 34 . Strategic planning and reporting 17 RISA structure . 34 Enterprise risk management . 17 NRF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2010/11 | 1 contentS continued NRF divisions (continued) Biodiversity (SAIAB) . 53 RISA programmes . 34 – South African Environmental Network – Human and Institutional Capacity (SAEON) . .54 Development (HICD) . 34 – National Zoological Gardens of – Knowledge Fields Development (KFD) . 36 South Africa (NZG) . 55 – Applied Research and Innovation (ARI) . 39 – International Relations and Cooperation FINANCIAL REPORT . 63 (IR&C) . 39 Statement of responsibility by the Board of Directors . 64 – Knowledge Management and Evaluation Report of the Audit Committee . 65 (KM&E) . 39 Report of the Auditor-General . 66 – Grant Management and Systems Statement of Financial Position . 68 Administration (GMSA) . 41 Statement of Financial Performance . 69 Statement of changes in Net Assets . 70 National Research Facilities . 46 Cash Flow Statements . 71 Characteristics of National Research Facilities . 47 Accounting Policies . 72 Functions of National Research Facilities . 47 Notes to the Annual Financial Statements . 88 Clustering and structure . 47 Financial Information by Segment . 109 National Research Facilities . 48 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR REPORT . 115 Nuclear Sciences . 48 Introduction . 117 – iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Key performance measurements . 118 Sciences (iThemba LABS) . 48 Performance Report: Stakeholder Perspective . 128 Astro/Space/Geosciences . 49 Performance Report: Financial Perspective . 140 – South African Astronomical Performance Report: Organisational Perspective . 143 Observatory (SAAO) . 49 Performance Report: Organisational Learning and – Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Growth Perspective . 144 Observatory (HartRAO) . .50 Performance Report: Human Resources – Hermanus Magnetic Observatory (HMO) . .51 and Transformation Perspective . 146 – Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa Project . 52 PUBLICATIONS . 149 Biodiversity/Conservation/Environment . 53 – South African Institute for Aquatic ACRONYMS . 157 2 | NRF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2010/11 introduction introduction | ort the national research Foundation (NRF) is proud to present its annual P e Performance report for 2010/11. this report offers an overview of the r activities and performance of the NRF and highlights the impact of a small Board selection of NRF-supported research projects. IsiSwati – National Research Foundation (i-NRF) iyatigcabha IsiZulu – I-National Research Foundation (NRF) iyaziqhenya ngekwetfula Umbiko Wemnyaka wa-2010/11. Lombiko ngokwethula umbiko wayo wonyaka ka-2010/11. Lo mbiko usitfulela imisebenti kanye nekusebenta kwe-NRF kanye unikeza umbono jikelele ngemisebenzi kanye nokusebenza netibonelo temtselela yemiklamo lemincane yekuphenya kwe-NRF futhi ugqamisa umthelela wokhetho oluncane leyesekelwe yi-NRF. lwamaphrojekthi ocwaningo axhaswe yi-NRF. XiTsonga – National Research Foundation (NRF) ya TshiVenda – National Research foundation (NRF) i a ḓihudza tinyungubyisa ku andlala Xiviko xa yona xa Lembe ra 2010/11. kha u vha ṋetshedza Muvhigo waha wa 2010/11. Hoyu Xiviko lexi xi nyika mbalango wa migingiriko na matirhelo ya muvhigo u sumbedza mishumo yothe yo itwaho na kushumele NRF no kombisa ntshikelelo wa nhlayo yitsongo ya tiphurojeke kwa NRF na u tahisa zwe thandela thukhu dzo nanguludzwaho ta vulavisisi lebyi seketeriwaka hi NRF. dzo tikedzwaho nga NRF dza bveledza. Sepedi – National Research Foundation (NRF) ka boikgantšho IsiNdebele – National Research Foundation (NRF) e hlagiša Pego ya yona ya Ngwaga wa 2010/11. Pego ye e fa iyazikhakhazisa ekwethuleni umBiko womNyaka we-2010/11. tebelelokakaretšo ya mešomo le phethagatšo ya NRF gomme Lombiko unikela ngokurhunyeziweko imisebenzi eyenziwa e bontšha khuetšo ya kgetho ye nnyane ya diprotšeke tša yi-NRF begodu uveza imithelela yamaprojekte amancani dinyakišišo tšeo di thekgilwego ka ditšhelete ke NRF. werhubhulululo akhethiweko asekelwe yi-NRF. IsiXhosa – I-National Research Foundation (NRF) inebhongo Setswana – National Research Foundation (NRF) e motlotlo ngokuthi thaca kwayo iNgxelo yayo yoNyaka ka-2010/11. Le go tlhagisa Pegelo ya yona ya Ngwaga wa 2010/11. Pegelo ngxelo inika isishwankathelo semisebenzi kunye nokusebenza e e neelana ka tshekatsheko ya ditiro le go dira ga NRF le go kwe-NRF kwaye iqaqambisa iimpembelelo zemikhankaso supa bokao jwa karolo e nnye ya diporojeke tsa dipatlisiso tse di emincinane yophando ezixhaswa yi- NRF. tshegediwang ke NRF. Sesotho – National Research Foundation (NRF) e motlotlo ho Afrikaans – Die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS) bied met fana ka Pehelo ya yona ya Selemo bakeng sa 2010/11. Pehelo trots sy Jaarverslag vir 2010/11 aan. Hierdie verslag bied ’n ena e nehelana ka kakaretso ya diketsahalo le mosebetsi wa oorsig oor die bedrywighede en werkverrigting van die NNS NRF mme e hlahisa dintlhakholo tsa sephetho sa karolo e en plaas klem op die impak van ’n beperkte keuse uit NNS- nyenyane ya diprojeke tsa diphuputso tse tshehetswang ke ondersteunde navorsingsprojekte. NRF. NRF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2010/11 | 3 chairman’S overview It is a privilege for me to present this NRF Annual Performance the delivery of a broad range of programmes supporting and Report, the last under my chairmanship. In this final reporting year fostering research and research capacity development. In line of the Board it is opportune to reflect on the main achievements with the review it is appropriate to mention as highlights the since 2008 and to consider the challenges that may lie ahead establishment of a smaller Corporate Executive team as part for the incoming Board. of a new governance structure, the goodwill of numerous local and international researchers who participated in the peer Strategic point OF departure review processes of the NRF, and flagship programmes such as The NRF strategic plan Vision 2015 was approved in 2008. the PhD project, the Blue Skies research programme, Centres Apart from being based on the mandate of the NRF as of Excellence (CoE) and the South African Research Chairs outlined in the National Research Foundation Act (Act No. 23 Initiative (SARChI)..
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