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2. Mission. The Auditor-General of South Africa has a constitutional mandate and, as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of South Africa, it exists to strengthen our country's democracy by enabling oversight, accountability and governance in the public sector through auditing, thereby building publi
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1. Page 1 AGSA SCoAG 2009 Annual report presentation
October 2009
2. 2 Mission The Auditor-General of South Africa has a constitutional mandate and, as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of South Africa, it exists to strengthen our country’s democracy by enabling oversight, accountability and governance in the public sector through auditing, thereby building public confidence.
This is our reputation promise.
3. 3 Table of contents Overview
Key highlights
Simplicity
Visibility of leadership
Strengthen human resources
Funding
Lead by Example
Conclusion
4. 4 Overview of AG Commitment The AGSA remains committed to the following goals in order to impact positively on all aspects of public sector accountability:
ensuring simplicity, clarity and relevance of the messages contained in all our reports, including the quality, timeliness and deepening of stakeholders’ understanding of our reports
improving the visibility of our leadership through clear communication in championing the implementation of audit recommendations
strengthening the human resource strategy with particular emphasis on the comprehensive trainee auditor scheme
focusing on the funding model with a view to stabilising our margins and cash flow situation
leading by example on matters of risk management, internal controls and transformation
5. 5 Communication of audit report outcomes to key stakeholder through road shows
Annual quality results of category “excellent” exceeded and surpassed that of prior years
50% improvement in the timely submission of annual financial statements for PFMA organisations
36% improvement in the timely submission of annual financial statements for MFMA municipalities
Completion of audit reports within the statutory deadlines
PFMA organisations (99%)
Other PFMA organisations (98%)
MFMA organisations (92%)
Significant decrease in vacancies of 35% from 2007 (724) to 2009 (471)
Achievement of retention rate of 11% compared to industry average of 16%
AGSA hosted the AFROSAI 11th General Assembly in Pretoria from 13 to 17 October 2008. It was attended by delegates and observers from 51 countries
Key Highlights
6. 6 Simplicity and clarity of our reports