HSRC Integrated Annual Report 2018/2019

To the best of our knowledge and belief, we confirm the following: • All information and amounts disclosed in the Integrated Annual Report are consistent with the Annual Financial Statements audited by the Auditor-General of South Africa; • The Integrated Annual Report is complete, accurate and is free from any omissions; • The Integrated Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines on the Integrated Annual Report as issued by the National Treasury; • The Annual Financial Statements (Part E) have been prepared in accordance with the standards of GRAP, as well as the PFMA, as applicable to the HSRC; • The Accounting Authority is responsible for the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements and for the judgments made in this information; • The Accounting Authority is responsible for establishing and implementing a system of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of the performance information, the human resources information and the Annual Financial Statements; and • The external auditors are engaged to express an independent opinion on the Annual Financial Statements. In our opinion, the Integrated Annual Report fairly reflects the operations, the performance information, the human resources information and the financial affairs of the HSRC for the financial year ended 31 March 2019. Professor Crain Soudien HSRC CEO 31 July 2019 Professor Mvuyo Tom Chairperson 31 July 2019 PART A: ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW S t a t e m e n t o f R e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d C o n f i r m a t i o n o f A c c u r a c y o f t h e I n t e g r a t e d A n n u a l R e p o r t 10 / HSRC INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19