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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION





                                                                                             Reasons for
                          Actual       Deviation                                             revisions to
 Audited   Audited   Planned   Achievement  from planned                                     the Outputs/
 Actual   Actual   Annual   2023/2024   target to Actual                                     Output
 Performance  Performance   Target  until date of   Achievement                              indicators/
 No.  Outcome  Output  No.   Output indicator  2021/2022  2022/2023  2023/2024  re-tabling*  2023/2024  Reasons for deviations  Annual Targets
 Programme 3 – Innovation and Technology
 3.1  To support the   Innovation projects   3.1.1  Number of new innovation   18  20  4  26  22  Mobilisation of more funds led to more    No revision
 development of   and platforms   and technology projects   support for innovation projects.
 new or improved   funded by the   funded by the SAMRC aimed
 innovations aimed   SAMRC  at developing, testing and/or
 at improving health   implementing new or
 and targeting priority   improved health solutions
 health research
 areas of focus  3.1.2  Number of ongoing innovation   40  44  30  48  18  The delay in many of the projects due to    No revision
 and technology projects                              COVID has resulted in a larger portfolio of
 funded by the SAMRC aimed                            ongoing innovation projects carried over
 at developing, testing and/or                        to this financial year.
 implementing new or
 improved health solutions

 3.2  To develop new or   Efficient expenditure  3.2.1  Number of innovation   3  1  1  1  0  No revision
 improved innovations   of government   disclosures made by the
 aimed at improving   allocated budget  SAMRC intramural research
 health priority research   and innovation
 areas of focus
 Programme 4 – Capacity Development
 4.1  To enhance the long-  SAMRC bursaries   4.1.1  Number of awards   167  171  150  184  34  The projected target was exceeded because    No revision
 term sustainability of   and/or scholarships   (scholarships, fellowships    of mobilisation and redirection of resources
 health research in   and/or fellowships   and grants) by the SAMRC    leading to funding more scholars.
 South Africa by   provided for MSc,   for MSc, PhD, Postdocs and
 providing funding   PhD, Postdocs,   Early and Mid-Career
 and supervision for   and Early and Mid-  Scientists
 the next generation of   Career Scientists
 health researchers
 Female students   4.1.2  Number of awards by the   122  120  110  122  12  Projected target exceeded because of   No revision
 and/or Early and   SAMRC to female MSc, PhD,         mobilisation and redirection of resources,
 Mid-Career   Postdocs and Early and                  and targeted funding strategy leading to
 Scientists receiving   Mid-Career Scientists         funding more female scholars.
 SAMRC funding
 South African   4.1.3  Number of awards by the   108  118  110  121  11  The projected target exceeded because of   No revision
 citizens and/or   SAMRC to Black South African       mobilisation and redirection of resources, and
 permanent   citizens and permanent                   targeted funding strategy leading to funding
 residents students   resident MSc, PhD, Postdocs     more Black South African citizens and permanent
 receiving SAMRC   and Early and Mid-Career           resident scholars.
 funding  Scientists classified as African
 SAMRC   4.1.4  Number of awards by    52  60  80  68  -12  Underperformance because the target was   No revision
 scholarships/  the SAMRC to MSc, PhD,                overestimated at the time of development
 fellowships   Postdocs and Early and                 of the strategic plan. However, SAMRC does
 provided for MSc,   Mid-Career Scientists from       not intend to adjust the targets as they set the
 PhD, Postdocs and   historically disadvantaged       tone for the organisation to significantly drive
 Early and Mid-  institutions (HDIs)                  inclusion of HDI’s in the process of building the
 Career Scientists                                    next generation of research leaders. During the
 at HDIs                                              reporting period, SAMRC put resources and
                                                      processes to improve performance on this
                                                      indicator, hence a steady rise in performance
                                                      over the past three financial years. As part of
                                                      its transformation strategy, SAMRC aims to
                                                      continue with this improved trajectory.
 MSc and PhD   4.1.5  Number of MSc and    81  93  85  120  35  The projected target was exceeded    No revision
 students graduated   PhD students graduated          because SAMRC funded more scholars
 or completed  or completed                           and SAMRC researchers supported and
                                                      supervised more scholars.




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