SHIRLEY DE VILLIERS: Looters in chief
The government’s poor financial controls have contributed to a perfect storm for Covid fraud
04 September 2020 - 07:00
Wednesday was a big day for SA. For starters, auditor-general Kimi Makwetu released the results of his real-time audit of the government’s multibillion-rand Covid relief spending. It was an indictment of SA’s ability to manage money.
Makwetu has been warning for years about the paucity of financial controls in various branches of the government. Throw Covid in the mix, and you’ve got the makings of a perfect storm for fraud...
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