CELEBRATING CLEAN AUDIT: Free State provincial department earns praise for good governance and financial discipline
By Becker Semela:
DESTEA MEC Ketso Makume, whose department got a clean audit at last. (Image: Supplied)
The Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA), has received a clean audit opinion from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the 2024/25 financial year.
In a statement to NewsSA, the department MEC Ketso Makume said this achievement follows years of hard work and strategic planning by the department.
He said a few years ago, DESTEA adopted a strategy focused on strengthening internal controls, improving infrastructure delivery and following AGSA’s recommendations and directives. The department made sure every financial transaction followed the rules to avoid irregular spending.
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