Molefhi urges businesses to embrace auditing
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Speaking at the 2015 Internal Audit Pitso on Monday, the Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Nonofo Molefhi said internal audit could be the panacea to many of the socio-economic challenges in the country.
“When one looks at the current state of internal audit, and reconcile it with today’s turbulent economic situations where large corporations still fail, mega projects are still also continually failing sometimes due to poor monitoring, fraud and corruption,” he said.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...