Auditor-General notes improved audit outcomes across all spheres of government [SOUND]

# Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says national and provincial government departments have shown signs of improved financial and performance management. She briefed Parliament on the audit outcomes of the national and provincial governments during the 2022/2023 financial year. Over the past five years, the number of clean audits increased from 93 to 142, a net improvement of 24-percent. Maluleke says however there are far too many entities that still fail to submit their annual financial statements for scrutiny on time: