๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐
By Boitumelo Shuping:
Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae (Image: X/@FreeCogtaHS)
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has raised concerns about severe weaknesses in procurement and contract oversight in the Free State Premierโs Office, following the Auditor Generalโs (AG) 2024/2025 Annual Financial Statement outcomes report.
R41.2 million in irregular spending recorded
The report identifies ongoing irregularities, including purchases made at inflated prices, bids that were not properly approved by committees, and mistakes in evaluations that resulted in contracts being awarded incorrectly.
Irregularities are part of the R482.2 million unresolved backlog
These lapses contributed to R41.2 million in irregular expenditure in the past financial year, part of a ...