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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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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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Makwetu: 88% of municipalities still awarding tenders unfairly
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu said that tenders worth nearly a billion rand were awarded to state officials in violation of the Municipal Financial Management Act.
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VBS collapse will affect municipal service delivery for years to come, says AG
Kimi Makwetu said some municipalities in Limpopo and Gauteng invested funds that were earmarked for long-term projects with the bank.
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Accountability worsening as only 18 municipalities get clean audits - AG Makwetu
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has revealed the local government audit results for the 2017-2018 financial year.
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Kimi Makwetu to deliver local govt audit results
Last year, Makwetu said only 13% of municipalities were producing quality financial statements.
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Makwetu: 'Financial outlook for most state-owned entities bleak'
A significant number of parastatal's audits were not completed by the end of September cut-off date because they were still struggling to prove they are going concerns.
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AG raises red flags over provincial depts’ state of finances
The departments of Health, Education and Public Works account for just over half of all provincial budgets and are responsible for key programmes. The AG's report says these departments were in 'a bad state'.
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Audit outcomes for govt depts & SEOs have regressed, says Makwetu
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu on Wednesday released his consolidated report on the national and provincial audit results for the 2017/18 financial year at Parliament.
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Financial health of some govt depts continue to deteriorate, says Makwetu
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has flagged the need for urgent steps to prevent the collapse of some provincial Health, Education and Public Works Departments.
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Makwetu welcomes 'bigger stick' to crack down on irregular state spending
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has welcomed the signing into law of a bill that gives him substantial new powers to crack down on irregular and wasteful spending by the state.
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Bill giving AG more powers gazzetted
The Public Audit Amendment Act, as signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, appears in Tuesday's government gazette.
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Makwetu briefs Parly on death threats, intimidation of auditors
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says one incident that shocked him was the attack on one of his employees at the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng.
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Mbete, Modise ‘deeply concerned’ by reported threats against AG staff
Earlier this week, it emerged that staff members had to face a hostage situation‚ threats from municipal officials.
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Panel raises concerns over Sassa-Post Office deal
The panel advises the court that Sassa be asked to provide it with arguments on whether its agreements with the Post Office meet constitutional and statutory requirements.
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'KPMG & Nkonki must show improvement interventions to be reassessed'
The Auditor-General has on Friday told Parliament his office is still not utilising the services of the two companies.
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Auditor-General moving towards paperless technology
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says the entities they audit are also getting more technologically advanced.
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Parly committee wants ministers, DGs to be held to account for 'apalling' audits
Parliament's Standing Committees on Public Accounts and Appropriations on Wednesday heard that irregular expenditure by state departments and entities had topped R50 billion and could rise higher.
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Irregular expenditure: the Top 10 offenders
Which South African government departments racked up the most irregular expenditure?
