As seen from the Table 1 above, the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities has not been reporting to National Treasury. However, it is reported that, according to Basic Accounting System (BAS) [Vulindlela], as from November 2010 to 09 February 2011, the Department has spent R50, 784 million of its available budget, which is 48 per cent of the budget (National Treasury, 9 February 2011)