Gradual upward trend in govt audit outcomes - AG
Auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke has again urged government to entrench a culture of accountability as a way to improve service delivery.
Maluleke was speaking during a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday following the release of reports into national and provincial governments.
The report says Eastern Cape premier's Oscar Mabuyane's commitment to improving governance is starting to bear fruit.
"Four auditees improved to clean audit opinions and there were no regressions. As a result, the current term of administration has seen a continuous increase in the number of clean audits. Currently, there are 11 clean audits (52%), which is the highest number of clean audits in the history of the province."
She says there has been a "gradual upward trend” in the national and provincial government audit outcomes.
"These spheres of government have been gradually improving their ability to report transparently on their finances over the term of the current administration.
"However, we have found that service delivery, good performance and financial discipline are not yet evident at those auditees with the greatest impact on the lives of South Africans and on government finances."
Maluleke said service delivery improvement will be enabled by capable, cooperative, accountable and responsive government institutions delivering on their mandates.
"These auditees are the key service delivery portfolios, consisting of health; basic education; public works and infrastructure; transport; water and sanitation; and housing, as well as state-owned enterprises."
Other provinces that have continued to show improvement include KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape, which had the highest number of clean audits.
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