Finance and Economic Opportunities
(a) What are the details of the findings of material irregularities that have been made by the Auditor-General against the Western Cape Government’s departments and entities in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 and (b) what are the costs associated with these findings?
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[i] No instances of material irregularities have been reported by the AGSA for departments and entities in the Western Cape for the period ending 31 March 2019.
[ii] No instances of material irregularities have been reported by the AGSA for departments and entities in the Western Cape for the period ending 31 March 2020.
[iii] For the 2021 financial year, ending 31 March 2021, the Department of Human Settlements was alleged of one instance of material irregularity.
Details are available in the Auditor general’s “Material Irregularity” publication dated 15 April 2022.
[iv] The AGSA has not confirmed any irregularities for any WCG departments and entities.
[b] The costs for the material irregularities have not been disclosed.
