It is usually the most vulnerable in society who are most dependent on local authorities, yet they are the ones stealing from the poor
The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively
The lack of accountability and consequences for deviant behaviour by government officials allowed the misuse of taxpayers’ money
Despite commendable work and persistent battles, not enough
is being done for these learners
Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi shows the value of competent young leaders who prioritise accountability and challenge the status quo
The last full municipal audit, for 2017-2018, showed that unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at municipalities has reached R122-billion
A broken municipality and a four-year crisis forces residents to consider desperate choices, such as
trading sex for water
Citizens, politicians, business people and civil society organisations must reject unethical leaders
Irregular expenditure is increasing, but the Auditor General is using more of its powers to get the money back
Mkhuleko Hlengwa warns that Scopa will use its new far-reaching powers
In part three of a series on how government entities get around procurement processes, the M&G looks at why this is a big problem for the AG’s office
The AG has called for more leadership from municipalities and local government, as his office prepares to get more power to force accountability
Although irregular expenditure has decreased slightly in municipalities, most of them were unable to achieve a clean audit
Auditor General Kimi Makwetu will release the latest audit of the state of municipalities throughout the country
A new law gives the auditor general the power to act against corruption and wasteful expenditure
The Auditor General says over the last four years, more audit outcomes have regressed than improved
Nedlac incurred irregular expenditure to the tune of over R1-million and did not initially disclose this in line with the PFMA
Citizens want to know how government, at all levels, is spending their money
President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to display that wrongdoers of the Jacob Zuma era are going to be held accountable through prosecution
Internal disciplinary hearing finds Musa Zwane and Phumeza Nhantsi guilty of gross financial misconduct, negligence and dishonesty
Cogta plans to investigate the alleged threats that jeopardised the safety of its staff in the eThekwini council
Officials will have to follow up on the auditor general’s reports or pay back the money
Several weeks ago, a fake Auditor General document which made adverse claims about the Cape Town mayor was shared on social media
Only 33 out of the country’s 257 municipalities managed to produce quality financial statements, performance reports and receive a clean audit
Last year irregular expenditure by municipalities increased over 50% to R16-billion. This year however, it increased 75% to R28.4-billion
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu will report back on the audit results of the country’s municipalities for the 2016/2017 financial year
Kimi Makwetu says leadership at Nkonki Inc and the contagious effect of eroded trust in KPMG drove his office to cut ties with the auditing firms
In wake of public sector work ban, the auditing firm has decided to undergo voluntary liquidation of its operation in Sunninghill
The government has cancelled its auditing contracts with KPMG and Nkonki Inc
Jo’burg’s Metrobus persisted with a R200m contract despite audit advice to the contrary
Irregular expenditure ballooned by billions of rands as municipal leaders looked elsewhere
President Zuma flatly dismissed calls to discipline Dlamini or even probe her conduct, saying he could not do so until there was an actual disaster