DA calls for update on KZN Premier’s Office forensic audits following ‘deeply troubling’ A-G findings
16 September 2019
The findings of the Auditor-General (A-G) for the KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier for the 2018/19 financial year have revealed a disastrous situation, with the report reading like a litany of bad governance decisions with a string of transgressions.
The outcomes, presented during a meeting of the Premier portfolio committee held last week, reveal that the Premier’s Office received a Qualified, with findings, audit opinion with several issues flagged by the A-G. Most notable is that of irregular expenditure, at R137.90 million, with the A-G stating that he was ’unable to determine the full extent’ due to the contravention of supply chain management legislation as well as the reporting thereof.
The DA regards the findings as extremely troubling. They show a significant regression in terms of how this Department is being run and have exposed the ‘lip service’ being paid by Premier Zikalala, with his touting of so-called ‘good governance’ and a capable state.
Other areas of concern raised by the A-G include: