Mpumalanga to launch Operation Clean Audit 2014
4 December 2009
The Premier of Mpumalanga, Honourable David Mabuza and the MEC for
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Norman Mokoena, will launch
the provincial Operation Clean Audit 2014.
The launch will also be attended by all MEC’s, mayors and chief
executive officers of entities in the province. Operation Clean Audit will
assist all municipalities, provincial departments and entities to achieve clean
audit opinions by 2014 and improve and sustain the quality of financial
statements.
Certain targets have been set for Operation Clean Audit, these include
ensuring that between 2010 and 2011 no municipalities, provincial departments
and entities receive adverse and disclaimer audit opinions, at least 60 percent
of the municipalities, provincial departments and entities achieve unqualified
audit opinions by 2012, ensuring an increase in municipalities, provincial
departments and entities achieving unqualified audit percentage by 2013 and that
all provincial departments, municipalities and entities achieve unqualified
audit opinions by 2014.
Operation Clean Audit will also address all issues raised by the
Auditor-General and reduce vulnerability of risks in the municipalities,
provincial departments and entities audit reports through targeted projects
central to the sustainability of sound financial management accountability and
best practices.
All municipalities, provincial department and entities will sign a
pledge committing them to full filling Operation Clean Audit 2014.
You are invited to join Premier Mabuza and MEC Mokoena as they launch
Operation Clean Audit scheduled as follows:
Date: 8 December 2009
Venue: Mbombela Civic Centre
Time: 09h00
Your attendance will be greatly appreciated.
Contact person:
Simphiwe Kunene
Cell: 082 413 3931
Mabutho Sithole
Cell: 082 389 3348
Issued by: Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
