CAPABLE AND ETHICAL STATE
Source: SAnews
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefs media on audit outcomes of national, provincial depar tments and t heir entities.
Incremental improvement in audit outcomes A
uditor-General
tor increased from 109
necessary interventions
In the 2020-21 audit
(AG) Tsakani
in 2019/20 to 115 this
to realise improvements.
cycle, 679 departments
Maluleke has
financial year. Maluleke said the
“Whilst we are yet
and public entities were
to see the progressive
audited. The report
departments and public
increase in clean audits
and sustainable im-
focuses on the results
entities to implement and
demonstrates that mes-
provements required to
of 425 audits, as there
exercise more controls in
sages of good govern-
realise overall change in
were 34 incomplete
the use of public funds in
ance coming from the
outcomes, we note and
audits, which require
order to achieve cleaner
AG's office are taking
acknowledge the efforts
attention.
audit outcomes.
hold.
of the many accounting
called on government
According to the
“The improvements
The 48 departments
officers and authori-
and 67 public entities
2020-21 Public Finance
are a clear indication
ties that seek to instil a
that obtained clean
Management Act audit
that some auditees are
culture of good govern-
audit outcomes are
outcomes general report
listening to our mes-
ance, accountability and
responsible for 19% of
released recently, clean
sages, heeding our call
discipline in the system,”
the R1.9 trillion expendi-
audits in the public sec-
and implementing the
Maluleke said.
ture budget managed by
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Public Sector Manager • December 2021 / January 2022
