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Auditor General names SA government’s ‘consistent delinquents’

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The Auditor General of South Africa has released a report naming and shaming 15 government departments who consistently incurred fruitless and wasteful expenditure over five years amounting to R1.5bn. AG CFO Bongi Ngoma also briefed Parliament's Standing Committee on Appropriations about the financial health of government departments, agencies, and state-owned entities. It's a shocking state of affairs. BizNews correspondent Michael Appel takes a look. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Sep 2022 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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