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Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Monday vowed to ensure that those implicated in the mismanagement of millions of rand meant to benefit artists through the presidential employment stimulus programme (Pesp) were brought to book. (Photo by Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Officials implicated in arts council mismanagement will be brought to book — Mthethwa

The National Arts Council vows that every cent from the sector’s Covid-19-relief programme will be disbursed to artists, after auditors uncover maladministration

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Balancing the books: Give the auditors some credit

This is an article in reponse to Khaya Sithole’s column on 14 November, The decline and fall of South Africa’s auditing profession

Auditor General Kimi Makwetu. (Gallo)

Covid-19 crisis: Audit offices must rise to the occasion

The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively

Enron’s fall came after wealth-seeking directors roped in Arthur Andersen LLP as both consultant and auditor.

Auditing firms need an overhaul

Organisations and people depend heavily on audit reports, which is why they have to be trustworthy

Photo: John Hogg / World Bank

Letters to the editor: October 20 to 26 2017

Readers write in about freeing minds, calling auditors to find ethics and asking SA to say no to NDZ

The bus stops here: Computicket staffers allegedly defrauded Metrobus

Fraud costs Metrobus millions

Six Computicket staffers are up on fraud charges, but the real problem is inside the bus service itself

AG finds R12bn outstanding in Gauteng health department

The Gauteng health department cannot account for more than R12-billion, nearly half its budget, reported the Star.

Parliament seeks Nombembe replacement

Parliament will be looking to fill the vacancy left by outgoing auditor general Terence Nombembe, whose contract expires in November.

Shaik’s auditors admit guilt

The two auditors who helped fraudster Schabir Shaik cook his company’s books pleaded guilty last week to three counts of improper conduct.

MPs urged to grant auditors ‘limited liability’

MPs on Tuesday heard a plea for auditors to be granted limited liability from legal actions.