For the first time in 31 years, the Department of Transport has achieved a clean audit for the financial year 2024/25, as assessed by the by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) outcome.
This has been welcomed by the Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa, who said the achievement is a step in the right direction towards a fully accountable and clean administration.
The AGSA's opinion and conclusions on the following areas for the financial year 2024/25 was based on annual Financial Statements (AFS) that were submitted on time without any material misstatements; on internal controls the AGSA did not find any significant deficiencies, particularly in the financial management processes, and the AGSA did not identify any findings on the completeness of the indicators used for planning and reporting.
Creecy and Hlengwa have attributed the department’s clean audit outcome to the following:
• The department’s commitment to clean governance and accountability.
• Management taking its assurance providers seriously and ensuring that they are appropriately resourced and capacitated.
• Management responding positively to audit recommendations, and addressing concerns timeously through effective audit action plans.
• Engaging the AGSA for proactive reviews and preparing for the audit process timeously for smooth seamless execution.
• A combined effort and assurance practice from all functions within the department, from Management efforts to Risk Management, Internal Audit, and oversight committees, especially the Audit Committee.
• The role of the Transport Portfolio Committee in ensuring that the department is accountable to Parliament.
- SAnews.gov.za
