Furthermore, the agency's proactive measures have prevented an estimated R780 million in potential financial losses across various government departments, municipalities, and entities.
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke. Picture: Thobile Mathonsi, Independent Newspapers.The Auditor-General has made significant strides in financial accountability, saving taxpayers an impressive R3.47 billion for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.
Furthermore, the agency's proactive measures have prevented an estimated R780 million in potential financial losses across various government departments, municipalities, and entities. These MIs included instances of non-compliance, suspected fraud, and financial mismanagement that have adversely affected public resources and institutions.
Highlighting the office’s effectiveness, Maluleke pointed out that the A-G achieved an impressive 85% of its targets and received a clean audit opinion this year. “When I envisaged our Culture Shift 2030 Strategy, my overall aim was to strengthen democratic values and principles by shifting the public sector culture to a state where it is consistently characterised by performance, accountability, transparency and integrity, as experienced by the citizens of South Africa. At the heart of this ambition lies the important principle of trust,” Maluleke said.
“This shows that 23% of government departments and entities, and 45% of municipalities are currently doing harm, while 40% of departments and entities and 43% of municipalities are not doing the basics,” the Committee noted.
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