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Somyo: “Auditees should pay the AG what is due”

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By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

The Standing Committee on the Auditor-General (SCOAG) insists that the payments for the work done by the Auditor-General should be observed by those who are being audited. The committee chairperson, Sakhumi Somyo said he believe that auditees must budget for such work and should ensure that the Office of the Auditor-General is paid what is due to it.
“The committee today received a briefing on the legacy report of the fifth parliament. Among the challenges experienced by the Office of the Auditor-General, is its funding model that relies on audit fees in exclusion of benefit from the fiscus.

“This has resulted in the AG experiencing a large number of outstanding debts from its auditees, particularly from local government. As a result, the committee wants to look at the funding of the Office of the Auditor-General which is based on tariff charges,” Somyo said.

He further said seemingly the tariff outlook is below market value, though the committee would probe the Auditor- General further on this matter so that the committee can enhance its argument for the benefit of the Auditor- General from the national fiscus.
Somyo added that the committee is also aware that the Auditor-General’s work has been further enabled through the amendment of the Public Audit Act.

“As a result of this the Auditor-General has drafted regulations and the submission has been made to the Office of the Speaker. The committee has committed itself to approach the Office of the Speaker for the speedy finalization of such regulations for full implementation of the Act,” he said.

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Mokgoro condemns Ottosdal mayhem

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Picture: Tswaing Traffic Department on fire 

By REGINALD KANYANE

North West Premier, Prof Tebogo Job Mokgoro has condemned the violent protests that took place in Ottosdal yesterday. It is alleged that community members torched the local traffic department and Tswaing Local Municipality offices during violent protest.

According to information, the old library building in town was also being vandalized by irate protesters.

One of the protesters who refused to be named for fear of reprisal said: “Residents are protesting over a lack of service delivery, which includes inaccessible roads, lack of sports infrastructure, on-going water shortages, and corruption.

“Three weeks ago, we submitted a memorandum to the municipality, but our demands were not addressed. We have not even received any response to the memorandum. Protesters pelted passing-by vehicles with stones and the road was barricaded with burning tyres and stones.”

Smooth-running operations at the Wonderstone and Idwala mines were affected after mineworkers allegedly failed to report for duty today. Schools, clinics and foreign shops are also closed at this stage.”

Mokgoro said, while government notes the right of every citizen to protest, however, they condemn the destruction of public and private property. He said they further call on law enforcement to bring those responsible to book.

“The provincial government is committed to finding lasting solutions to the problems at the municipality such as the failure to pay municipal employees’ salaries last month and the continuous lack of basic service delivery in that municipality.

“An urgent intervention led by the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements, Gordon Kegakilwe will report back to me on the progress made in resolving the disputes and problems at the municipality,” he said.

Tswaing Local Municipality is one of the municipalities placed under Section 139 (1)(b) intervention due to maladministration and financial mismanagement amongst other factors.

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