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Govt GABS system back on track - Serame

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | 1280 Views |

After previously admitting that the Government Accounting and Budgeting System (GABS) was dysfunctional, the Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame this week reported that the system is back on track and fully operational.

In an update to Members of Ntlo Ya Dikgosi, Serame said a permanent solution had been found thanks to the collaborative efforts between her ministry and that of Communications, Knowledge, and Technology.

In November last year, the minister told Parliament that statistics showed that GABS had been significantly dysfunctional for extended periods resulting in serious performance challenges. The problem was largely in part due to the system being excessively slow to the point of failing to process normal operational requests, Serame had said.

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