Auditor general
SA set for first female AG after Parly ad hoc committee taps Maluleke for job
The committee will now send its adopted report with its preferred candidate to the National Assembly for final approval.
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Lottery corruption: Has the Auditor General been missing in action?
Not a single dodgy deal uncovered by reporters has been dealt with by the state watchdog.
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Makwetu: Govt’s accounting officers must be trained to spot gaps for corruption
Kimi Makwetu on Friday briefed Parliament’s standing committee on the Auditor-General about the management of COVID-19 initiatives.
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Nxesi: Auditor-General’s UIF TER scheme report points to faults within system
Nxesi has on Wednesday afternoon unpacked findings relating to the UIF COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief (TER) Scheme.
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Key points from Nxesi's briefing on Makwetu’s UIF Covid-19 TERS benefit findings
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu released a report on Wednesday on the real-time auditing that his office was requested by President Cyril Ramaphosa to do in order to track how funds were being spent.
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Members of the public encouraged to comment on shortlisted AG candidates
The committee this week concluded shortlisting candidates to replace Kimi Makwetu.
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MPs debate suitability of shortlisted AG candidates
The ad hoc committee on the appointment of the AG met on Wednesday to consider eight shortlisted candidates as well as the selection process, as the term of current AG Kimi Makwetu ends at the end of November.
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Makwetu expected to release consolidated local govt audits today
However, this is also the first time that the AG’s office will exercise its new powers to act on corruption and the abuse of public finances.
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AG Kimi Makwetu reveals threats, attacks on his auditors
Makwetu has briefed Parliament’s Standing Committee on the Auditor General about intimidation against auditors during the recent municipal audits.
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Municipalities owed over R100bn, Parliament told
National Treasury chief director TV Pillay told MPs the worst-performing municipalities were also owed a R150 billion in unpaid debt, and this had a serious impact on revenues.
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AG names municipalities most guilty of massive irregular expenditure
National Treasury said the worst-performing municipalities owed a whopping R150 billion in debt.
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Ipid dismisses claims it manipulated performance figures
This follows a report by accountability journalism project Viewfinder, that the police watchdog manipulated case statistics and closed cases early.
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Mthethwa denies knowing CI funds used to build wall at residence
Whistleblower Colonel Dhanajaya Naidoo made the allegation at the state capture commission where he further claimed that then Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa benefitted from the purchase of a luxury SUV that was paid for out of the slush fund.
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SABC awarded contracts to non-qualifying bidders - AG
The Auditor-General on Tuesday listed a number of concerns around the South African Broadcasting Corporations (SABC)’s annual financial statements, from irregular expenditure to poor consequence management and contravention of procurement regulations.
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MPs mull removal process for Chapter 9 institution heads
The subcommittee on the review of National Assembly rules met again on Friday to discuss a road map for the proposed process that will enable Parliament to remove a Public Protector and AG.
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Lack of consequence against financial mismanagement in govt is 'very costly'
Kimi Makwetu briefed the standing committee on the Auditor-General during a workshop on the work of the institution and the Public Audit Act which came into effect in April.
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DA's Steenhuisen: It shouldn't be easy to remove head of Chapter 9 institution
The National Assembly’s rules committee is sitting on Tuesday morning as it starts to look at rules that will deal with the removal of any head of a Chapter Nine institution, including the Auditor-General.
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FEATURE: Government or God: South Africa's Water Crisis
How South Africa will not have enough water for its citizens by 2030.
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Maile: 9 municipalities in Gauteng on verge of being dysfunctional
Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile appointed a committee to investigate allegations of fraud, maladministration and corruption.
