Regarding challenges and deviations that were submitted by provinces, the National Treasury reported that there were delays with respect to submission of invoices for work done by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) for the Library Information Management System (SLIMS). The National Treasury also reported that staff shortages and lack of adequate skills in Supply Chain Management units delayed the procurement processes. The National Treasury added that inadequate contract management and the appointment of incompetent contractors by provinces to implement infrastructure projects caused delays and also contributed to poor workmanship. Furthermore, the National Treasury reported that the technical and management shortcomings within public works departments, as the implementing agents, contributed to poor project management.