Gauteng public entities implement internal governance controls to register improved audit results, while the province’s overall outcomes regress

With the exception of seven public entities that stringently implemented remedial administrative plans to achieve clean audits, the overall 2011-12 audit results for Gauteng have regressed, including those of the Gauteng Office of the Premier and the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Auditor-General (AG) Terence Nombembe announced today.

One public entity sustained its clean audit outcome from the previous year. The audit outcomes of five entities improved from financially unqualified with findings to a clean audit opinion. The AG said that these entities had achieved their impressive results because their leadership took heed of the previous year’s audit recommendations and consistently monitored the monthly financial disciplines, such as reconciliations, through clearly defined processes.

The sustained and improved audit outcomes of entities can also be attributed to the following:

• The finance units were adequately staffed with officials possessing the required skills and competencies.
• Effective action plans were implemented and monitored to address the prior year’s audit findings.

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