Auditor-general announces steady improvements in national and provincial government audit outcomes, but emphasises that there are still areas of great concern.

Auditor-general announces steady improvements in national and provincial government audit outcomes, but emphasises that there are still areas of great concern.

Various categories of the audit outcomes.

CAPE TOWN – Auditor-General (AG) Kimi Makwetu today announced steady improvements in this year’s audit outcomes of national and provincial government departments and public entities (auditees).

The Western Cape has one metropolitan municipality, five district municipalities, 24 local municipalities and two municipal entities. Thirty of the 32 auditees (94%) submitted their financial statements for the 2012-13 financial year within the prescribed timelines. Fifty-six per cent (56%) of auditees prepared and submitted reliable and useful performance information that was supported by an adequate audit trail.