Makana’s budget, and those of most municipalities, need monitoring and the corrupt and wasteful held to account

As a seasoned professional in the field of auditing, Kimi Makwetu’s characterisation of his trade as more than just a profession was reflective of the alchemy between his sense…

The smoke signal comes from irregular expenditure and over the past seven years, there has been about R1.65-billion of it. Auditor general Kimi Makwetu tells Athandiwe Saba that…

The lack of accountability and consequences for deviant behaviour by government officials allowed the misuse of taxpayers’ money

Officials will have to follow up on the auditor general’s reports or pay back the money