Opposition parties slam govt after ‘disappointing’ audit reports

Opposition parties slammed the government after Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu revealed the “disappointing” audit outcomes for the 2018/2019 financial year for provincial and national governments on Wednesday.

DA spokesperson on cooperative governance and traditional affairs Haniff Hoosen said the report was a “clear indication that all the tough talk on cleaning-up government is nothing more than hot air which has amounted to nothing”. “The Auditor-General went so far as to commend the political and administrative leadership of the province for this noteworthy achievement.”

“It is high time that the country reopens the debate on the partial privatisation of SOEs which have drained the state coffers and continue to abuse resources which could be better spent in delivering dignified, quality, effective and efficient services to all South Africans,” he said in a statement.

The FF Plus’ spokesperson on finance, Wouter Wessels, said in a statement South Africa had good legislation for financial management, but the ANC had failed to adhere to the legal prescripts.

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