Laxity in public service must stop!

The report screams that a lot is not being done properly in government offices costing the taxpayer millions of pula. The core business of the Office of the Auditor General is to provide an audit service to government ministries and departments, local authorities, Land Boards, and selected parastatals and thereafter submit the findings to Parliament, Councils and Land Boards respectively.

The Auditor General’s Annual Report is the main output of the office and is a reflection of cumulative effort over the year. The Auditor General’s latest report, covering the year to March 31, 2021, was tabled in Parliament last week and continues the shocking revelations of widespread wastage, corruption, abuse, and failure to account involving millions of pula around the country’s response to COVID-19.