R500m irregular and wasteful spending by Gauteng Health Department
5 September 2016
The Gauteng Health Department has been criticized by the Auditor General for R500 million in irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, as well as poor controls and failure to follow procedures in a number of key areas.
This is revealed in the A-G's report on the department for the year ended 31 March which was tabled last week in the Gauteng Legislature.
While the A-G gave an unqualified report to the department, he criticized several aspects including the following:
- R493 million irregular expenditure