5.3 All provincial departments should strengthen their supply chain management units and improve their planning. [Everybody is aware that the three spheres of government (national, provincial and local) now receive three-year allocations for conditional grants and a framework for each grant setting out the purpose of the grant, measurable objectives, conditions, allocations criteria, and past performance, among other things. Therefore, there is no excuse for poor planning and the late implementation of projects. (Emphasised)]; and