Auditor-general chides presidency for poor controls
Report says there was insufficient evidence that disciplinary steps were taken against officials who had incurred irregular expenditure
29 September 2019 - 19:09
The highest office in the land, which is meant to push President Cyril Ramaphosa’s clean governance drive, has itself been found wanting by the auditor-general.
Ramaphosa has been on a drive to clean up state institutions and boost economic growth. But in the presidency’s 2018/2019 annual report tabled in parliament on Friday, auditor-general Kimi Makwetu found this department had violated the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and some Treasury regulations...
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