Question NW1422 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
19 June 2017 - NW1422
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(a) What number of cases of (i) fruitless, (ii) wasteful and (iii) irregular expenditure in his department were identified by the Auditor-General in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years, (b) what was the amount in each case and (c) how much of the specified amount has been recovered in each case?
Reply:
(a)(i),(ii),(iii)(aa),(bb),(cc),(b),(c) Please refer to the table below.
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Fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure detected by AGSA |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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No |
Financial years |
Description of expenditure |
Number of cases |
Amount (R000) |
Recovered Amount /Remarks |
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(aa) |
2014-15 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
|
(iii) Irregular expenditure |
2 |
492 |
Amount was condoned with warning and cautionary letter to officials. |
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|
(bb) |
2015-16 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
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(iii) Irregular expenditure |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
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(cc) |
2016-17 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
1 |
2 304 |
Under investigation. |
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(iii) Irregular expenditure |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
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Total |
3 |
2 796 |
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