The increase of irregular expenditure by 34% to R167 billion, in national and provincial government departments, is the clearest evidence yet that Ramaphosa’s promise of a new dawn has failed to deal with financial malfeasance in government and across State Owned Enterprises. We now call on the Auditor General (A-G) to use her powers, as contained in the Public Audit Act, to hold offending parties to account by ensuring that there is clear and transparent consequence management. The Act now gives the A-G power to enforce the implementation of recommendations arising from audit outcomes.
Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke has expressed concerns over weak financial controls in some state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which have resulted in their audit outcomes regressing.
The Office of the Auditor-General has given legislators a peek into the future of public auditing through the submission of its strategic plan and budget for 2022-2025. In that brave new world of public auditing, more emphasis will be placed on drawing up a programme of action that will influen.