PRETORIA – The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) can confirm that during its regularity audit a finding of irregular expenditure on 2 contracts at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education was raised, based on non-compliance with principles of section 217 of the Constitution and PFMA section 38(1)(iii), during the 2022-23 financial year audit. The department disclosed the amount as irregular expenditure under assessment in the annual report, as provided for in National Treasury Instruction no. 4 of 2022/2023, to allow the department to assess and/or investigate accordingly.

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