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PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Report of the Auditor-General to the Parliament on vote no. 19:
Department of Social Development

31. Management did not maintain a system of adequate record
keeping to ensure complete and accurate source documentation
to support performance reporting.
Other reports

32. I draw attention to the following engagements conducted by
various parties which had, or could have, an impact on the
matters reported in the department’s financial statements,
reported performance information, compliance with applicable
legislation and other related matters. These reports did
not form part of my opinion on the financial statements or
my findings on the reported performance information or
compliance with legislation.
33. An independent consultant investigated allegations of
misappropriation of the departments grant payments at the
request of the department, which covered the period 2017 to
2018. The investigation was concluded on 26 November 2021
and resulted in criminal proceedings as well as disciplinary
hearings against officials. These proceedings were in progress
at the date of this auditor’s report and the South African
Social Security Agency (SASSA), who administers the grants on
behalf of the department in still in process of implementing
the recommendations and disciplinary hearing against the
implicated officials.

Pretoria
30 July 2022

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