There has been irregular expenditure of R25.7bn across the country's national and provincial departments and public entities for the 2014-15 year, Auditor General Kimi Makwetu said on Wednesday. If there is a silver lining to his office’s general report on national and provincial audit outcomes, it's that irregular expenditure decreased by 27% over the previous year's figure of R35.28bn. The report covers a total of 468 auditees, which include 167 national and provincial departments and … [Read more...] about R25.7bn in irregular government spending flagged
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Percentage of ‘Clean Audits’ rises
The 2012/2013 Municipal entity audit report was presented by the Auditor-General, Kimi Makwetu, on 30 July 2014. Eastern Cape has two metropolitan municipalities, six district municipalities, 37 local municipalities and 10 municipal entities. Fifty-two auditees (95%) submitted their financial statements (AFS) for the 2012/13 financial year for audit within the prescribed timelines, while Makana, Ngqushwa and Sundays River failed to do so. Only one of the 55 Eastern Cape entities managed to … [Read more...] about Percentage of ‘Clean Audits’ rises
AG disclaims whole province
The disclaimer by the Auditor General on the combined financial statements of the Province for the 2011/12 year is another red light that is flashing when it comes to the state of governance in this Province. The reasons as outlined by the Auditor General are a sad indictment of all that is wrong in this Province. The Auditor General's criticism of the Provincial Leadership is profound "The Provincial Leadership disregarded its oversight responsiblities regarding the implementation and … [Read more...] about AG disclaims whole province
Government Departments Subject to Quarterly Revue
The Auditor General's office is to conduct quarterly reviews of government departments in order to detect early warning signs of trouble. "Quarterly reviews will help to give us earlier warning of whether the action plans are being taken care of," Auditor General Terence Nombembe said on Wednesday. He was briefing the media on how national and provincial government departments performed in the 2009-10 financial year ahead of briefing the National Assembly. This will be the first time … [Read more...] about Government Departments Subject to Quarterly Revue
