The auditor-general has proclaimed a staggering leap in clean audits for national and provincial government departments, praising them for showing signs of improved financial and performance management.

Tsakani Maluleke said on Tuesday that government departments with accurate, complete and transparent financial records, or unqualified opinion in accounting parlance, jumped by more than 50% from the 93 recorded in 2018/19 to 142 in 2023/24...

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