Government wasteful expenditure cost R1.48 Billion in five years find AG report

JOHANNESBURG - There's a culture of lack of accountability in most government departments, which results in wasteful expenditure.

That's according to the office of the Auditor-General.

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AGSA Head of Audit, Bongi Ngoma, says in the 5 years from 2018 to 2023, 36 government departments incurred wasteful expenditure of over 1.4-billion Rand.

Ngoma was speaking before the Standing Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday.