Pretoria - The Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Association of Public Account Committee (APAC) have taken accountability and good governance a step higher.
The two bodies, which are responsible for ensuring and promoting values and principles of public administration, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Speaking after the signing of the MoU, PSC chairperson Ben Mthembu said: “The MoU will enhance cooperation between the PSC and APAC.
“It will provide the basis for cooperation between these two organisations in order to lay the basis for seeking ways to complement each other’s legal mandates and share technical information and expertise.”
APAC General Secretary Hlomane Chauke said PSC reports help them to understand the challenges the state is facing, adding that all the country’s municipalities are part of the APAC.
The PSC seeks to promote democratic principles and values of the public service by investigating, researching, monitoring, evaluating, communicating and reporting on public administration.
The APAC is an association recognised for promoting credible public financial management, accountability and good governance through effective collaborative legislative oversight.
Some of the principles that will govern the MoU include:
- Each party recognises and respects the governance structures and internal processes of the other.
- Each party shall be transparent with regard to planned activities that might potentially impact on the work of the other party and the parties shall seek ways to complement each other in the performance of their respective functions.
- The parties shall cooperate in good faith and with honesty, integrity and professionalism, and each party shall respect the other’s work (whether copyrighted or not), findings and representations.
- SAnews.gov.za
