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
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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 municipalit​ies increased over 50% to R16-billio​n. 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
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Poor management and leadership instability lead to R2-billion in irregular expenditure.
Our national and provincial departments racked up R25.7-billion in irregular expenditure, although this was 27% less than the year before.
Wasteful, irregular spending and incompetent finance departments led to R3.54-billion in unaccountable expenditure in the past financial year.
Insufficient financial records, poor procurement processes and a lack of accountability resulted in R11.6bn in irregular expenditure in 2012-2013.
Tsakani Ratsela, who had been working as the leader of audit services, has become the first woman to be hired as deputy auditor general.
Auditor general Thembekile Makwetu says government entities wasted more than R2-billion in the past year despite an improvement in audit outcomes.
In Mothotlung, where three people died this week during a stand-off with police at a service delivery protest, municipal failures are the norm.
Outgoing auditor general Terence Nombembe’s report on national and provincial departments reflect "a pattern of positive outcomes".
Parliament has bid farewell to outgoing auditor general Terence Nombembe, whose term in office ends at the end of November.
The Gauteng health department cannot account for more than R12-billion, nearly half its budget, reported the Star.
Current deputy auditor general Kimi Makwetu is set to take over as the country’s auditor general from Terence Nombembe later this year.
Candidates for the position of auditor general have squirmed, shuffled and shone at a grilling by MPs.
Auditor general Terence Nombembe has received a salary increase of close to a million rand a year, backdated for more than six years.