Government should be jolted into action by the depressing and scandalous Auditor General's reports on state institutions
13 December 2021
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has noted the Auditor- General Tsakani Maluleke’s report on various government departments, entities, and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) tabled in Parliament last week. The report reads like a horror story of corruption, collapse of good governance and a blatant disregard for even the basic norms of accountability. It reveals a culture of impunity and where there is no accountability and there are no consequences for doing wrong things.
The government needs to act swiftly on the AG’s damning findings against numerous departments, entities and SOEs. Some of the key findings from the AG’s report include:
An increase from R110 billion to R166 billion in irregular expenditure over the past year.
R3.2 billion in unauthorized expenditure.