Auditor general kimi makwetu
Irregular expenditure by govt up from R51bn to R61.3bn, AG tells MPs
Makwetu briefed a joint meeting of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Standing Committee on Appropriations.
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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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Makwetu: Officials of AG office require independence not to be influenced
Kimi Makwetu briefed the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General on Friday during a workshop on the work of the institution and the Public Audit Act.
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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.
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Tshwane ANC says not desperate for power in city
The party's chair Kgosi Maepa addressed the media on Thursday on the state of affairs in the city and the recently released Auditor-General's report.
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Tshwane ANC calls for Moeketsi Mosola to be suspended or step down
The recent auditor-general's report showed the city incurred billions of rand in irregular and fruitless expenditure.
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Money was saved by not following AG's processes - Drakenstein Municipality
Despite the Auditor-General’s red-flagging the Drakenstein Municipality, the town said that it suffered no financial losses.
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We'll do better in municipal audits, say Garden Route officials
According to the Auditor-General's report, three out of the eight local councils in the area clocked up R150 million in authorised spending.
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FIKILE NTSIKELELO-MOYA: SA's indifference to corruption will be the end of us
How is it possible that the last big march we had was about former president Jacob Zuma’s removal, yet we seem comfortable with the patronage system he left behind?
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Minister Mthembu concerned about state of municipal finances
While Cabinet has yet to deal with the Auditor-General’s report, Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said its findings were worrying.
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Irregular expenditure in WC up by R502m, AG reveals
Auditor-General Kimi Makwethu on Wednesday revealed that only 18 of the country's 257 municipalities received clean audits in the 2017-18 financial year.
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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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City of Tshwane confirms AG has found GladAfrica contract irregular
City of Tshwane's spokesperson Samkelo Mgobozi says that the city will now decide on what action to take.
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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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Treasury DG: Misplaced memo contributed to irregular spending
Treasury and Sars are appearing before Parliament’s finance committee on Tuesday to discuss their annual reports and audited financial statements.
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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.
