Cape Town - On Tuesday the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) appeared before the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) to explain why the auditor-general (AG) had not given it a clean audit report.
In his audit report for the year to end-March AG Terence Nombembe highlighted, for instance, Icasa’s inappropriate and wasteful expenditure, non-compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, and non-compliance with National Treasury regulations.
During questioning by Scopa MPs, the tension between outgoing Icasa chairperson Paris Mashile and CEO Karabo Motlana was evident.
Mashile tried to explain to Scopa why no action had been taken against executives who had made about R380 000 worth of purchases without the necessary approval. This included a R154 000 health programme for Icasa’s 300 or so employees.
It also came to light that, although the board had not entered into a performance agreement with Motlana, the CEO had received a performance bonus.
Almost all employees had performance agreements, and had received 14th cheques (performance bonuses) totalling about R8m.
In Icasa’s annual report, Mashile refers to the authority as a “leaky ship”.
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In his audit report for the year to end-March AG Terence Nombembe highlighted, for instance, Icasa’s inappropriate and wasteful expenditure, non-compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, and non-compliance with National Treasury regulations.
During questioning by Scopa MPs, the tension between outgoing Icasa chairperson Paris Mashile and CEO Karabo Motlana was evident.
Mashile tried to explain to Scopa why no action had been taken against executives who had made about R380 000 worth of purchases without the necessary approval. This included a R154 000 health programme for Icasa’s 300 or so employees.
It also came to light that, although the board had not entered into a performance agreement with Motlana, the CEO had received a performance bonus.
Almost all employees had performance agreements, and had received 14th cheques (performance bonuses) totalling about R8m.
In Icasa’s annual report, Mashile refers to the authority as a “leaky ship”.
- Sake24.com
For business news in Afrikaans, go to Sake24.com.