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Published: 11/8/2006 11:24:03

Missing millions furore

By Christelle du Toit
JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Department of Housing has to explain why supporting documents for about R152,6 million in expenditure were not included in its annual financial statements for 2005-2006.
Yesterday the department’s hearing in front of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) had to be cancelled due to administrative troubles at the legislature.
In its preliminary answers to Scopa, the department submitted that the documents relating to the expenditure had to be obtained from the Gauteng Shared Services Centre (GSSC).
The documents, according to them, were available but only after the cut-off date for audit submissions. Other documents had been misfiled by GSSC and also submitted late.
The department faces tough questions relating to recurring shortcomings in its financial reporting processes, such as the provision for bad debts not being accounted for.
A previous Scopa recommendation relating to the department’s understatement of property had also not been addressed.
The department will have to tell Scopa why it could not quantify the money it lost in the past financial year due to “irregular, unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful expenditure” by officials.

christelledt@citizen.co.za


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