The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) has completed the audit for the 2019/20 financial year in the Western Cape.
We are pleased to announce that of the 22 provincial departments and entities that received an audit outcome, 21 (96%) of the auditees received an “unqualified” audit outcome on their annual financial statements, while 17 (77%) received a coveted “clean” audit (unqualified with no findings).
One department , the Department of Health, has not been finalised due to a delay by the AGSA as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. They have estimated that the audit results for the Department of Health will be finalised in January 2021.
In the 2019/20 financial year, of the 12 Western Cape Government departments that received audit outcomes, 10 received “an unqualified opinion with no findings”, or “clean audit”, 1 received an “unqualified opinion with findings”, and 1 received a “qualified opinion with findings”.
The Department of Agriculture remains qualified as a result of a long-standing matter of a technical nature. After a Western Cape High court exonerated the department, the Western Cape Government now await the matter to be finally determined by the supreme court of appeal.
| Western Cape Government Department | Audit Outcomes |
| Community Safety | Unqualified with no findings |
| Cultural Affairs and Sport | Unqualified with no findings |
| Office of the Premier | Unqualified with no findings |
| Economic Development and Tourism | Unqualified with no findings |
| Environmental Affairs and Development Planning | Unqualified with no findings |
| Human Settlements | Unqualified with no findings |
| Local Government | Unqualified with no findings |
| Provincial Treasury | Unqualified with no findings |
| Social Development | Unqualified with no findings |
| Transport and Public Works | Unqualified with no findings |
| Education | Unqualified with findings |
| Agriculture | Qualified |
| Health | Outstanding |
Of the 10 Western Cape Government public entities, 7 received an “unqualified opinion with no findings”, or “clean audit”, 3 received an “unqualified opinion with findings”, and none received a “qualified opinion with findings” in the 2019/20 financial year.
| Western Cape Government Entity | Audit Outcomes |
| Government Motor Transport | Unqualified with no findings |
| Saldanha Bay IDZ Licencing Company | Unqualified with no findings |
| Western Cape Nature Conservation Board | Unqualified with no findings |
| Western Cape Liquor Authority | Unqualified with no findings |
| Western Cape Language Committee | Unqualified with no findings |
| Western Cape Cultural Commission | Unqualified with no findings |
| Heritage Western Cape | Unqualified with no findings |
| Western Cape Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency | Unqualified with findings |
| Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board | Unqualified with findings |
| Cassidra | Unqualified with findings |
And the Western Cape Provincial Parliament received an “unqualified opinion with no findings”, or “clean audit”, for the 2019/20 financial year.
These audit outcomes are the result of a concerted effort by all officials to ensure that good governance and good financial management remain at the heart of what we do in the Western Cape Government.