e-Government incurs irregular expenditure of R31,9 million
7 October 2019
It is unacceptable that the Department of e-Government incurred irregular expenditure of R31,9 million for the 2018/2019 financial year.
According to the annual report for e-Government this irregular expenditure occurred as the department did not follow the required procurement processes.
Furthermore, the annual report indicates that some of the irregular expenditure relates to instances where the Supply Chain Management (SCM) processes was not followed.
This irregular expenditure is concerning as it means that the open-tender system was not adhered to.