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PERFORMANCE Predetermined

2017/2018 Objectives

AUDITOR’S REPORT:

The AGSA/auditor currently performs the necessary audit procedures on the performance information to
provide limited assurance in the form of an audit conclusion. The audit conclusion on the performance against
predetermined objectives is included in the report to management, with material findings being
reported under the Report on the audit of the Annual Performance Report heading in the Report on other legal
and regulatory requirements section of the auditor’s report.

Refer to pages 61 - 65 for the report from the Auditor General

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

SAIDS operates as an independent public entity in sport with jurisdiction over all sports codes and entities that
are recognised by SASCOC and/or are individual signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code. The effectiveness
of anti-doping in the sports environment predominantly rests on the implementation of a test distribution plan
that is based on doping risk and where sports codes are divided into high-, medium- and low-risk categories.
These categories permit the efficient allocation of anti-doping services to sports codes so that these are used
to mitigate doping risks.

The performance environment of SAIDS is also influenced by the independent WADA accredited laboratory in
South Africa, the SA Doping Control Laboratory in Bloemfontein. In the sport environment, doping control
samples can only be analysed within a global network of accredited laboratories. When the accreditation of the
Bloemfontein laboratory is under threat, suspended or revoked, SAIDS still has to fulfil its mandate and is
required to send its samples to another accredited international laboratory. The transfer of samples to another
laboratory is influenced by international foreign exchange rates and international courier costs. For the year
under review, the WADA accreditation of the Bloemfontein laboratory was suspended. The laboratory suspen-
sion required us to use our back-up accredited laboratories overseas. Testing costs increased predominantly
due to a weak South African currency and increased courier costs.

Drug-Free Sport

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