The National Treasury reported that the budget of the North West's Provincial Department of Education for the HIV/AIDS had been cut based on the fact that this department had been spending grant funds on programmes not meant for. The National Treasury added that this provincial department had used the grant funds meant for administration purposes to purchase capital asset like vehicles. The National Treasury said that was not allowed. Furthermore, the National Treasury reported that the provincial department of education of North West was identified as one of the provincial departments with noticeable supply chain management challenges.