. The Department of Mineral Resources should fast-track the filling of vacant posts, especially the vacant funded posts . The Department of Mineral Resources should fast-track the implementation of the talent management strategy to reverse the tide of staff-turnover. . Resources should be obtained to populate the approved enforcement and compliance structure. . The Department of Mineral Resources should address the issues raised by the Auditor General in his 2010/11 financial year report. . The Department of Mineral Resources should strive for an unqualified audit opinion in the 2011/12 financial year. . A downward adjustment for the Payment of Capital Assets should be considered in order to mitigate a possible over expenditure on Transfers and Subsidies. . An upward adjustment for the Mineral Regulation programme should be considered in view of the over expenditure in the first quarter of the 2011/12 financial year. . The Department of Mineral Resources should fast-track the quantification of government liability with regard to the Rehabilitation of Derelict and Ownerless Mines. . The Department of Mineral Resources should ensure that inspections of projects that impact vulnerable groups are conducted. . The Department of Mineral Resources should develop the compliance levels monitoring tool. Report to be considered