The report revealed that an amount of more than R38.8 billion was spent for the 2023-24 financial year. AG Tsakani Maluleke revealed that this amount was an overspent by the government department and public entities.
R14.3 billion was spent on payment of good which were not received in the past five years, this was stated by Maluleka during a presentation to Parliament’s Chairpersons of Portfolio Committees. Adding she said that the country had incurred more than R49.5 billion in irregular expenditure in the current financial year.
Maluleka highlighted an issue within the energy and water public sector as an example, saying that R700 million was spent on training that was never provided. This left South African fuming.