CGE ANNUAL REPORT

2022/23 ANNUAL REPORT

Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

Figures in Rand

2023

2022

19.

Irregular expenditure (continued)

Legal Panel-Awards made to legal panel members in contravention with PPPFA regulation

327 205 48 782

9 076 455

Deloitte - Similar services procured individually

77 062 15 434

Telkom - No contract

6 596

Tic and Mend-Bid awarded without approval from delegated official/s

65 148 35 000

- -

Dawn Creation Solution-Payment with no invoice

Salaries for Commissioners’ PAs - incurred in contravention of Recruitment Policies Vuvuzela Hotline - Bid awarded without approval from delegated official/s Ducharme - Bid awarded without approval from delegated official/s TGF Consulting - Bid awarded without approval from delegated official/s

508 391

786 954 164 335 88 723 498 070

- - -

Mindworx Consulting - Bid awarded without approval from delegated official/s

-

25 760

Holiday Inn Sunnyside Park Hotel - Three quotes not obtained

11 298

-

Closing balance

1 002 420

10 732 793

20.

Fruitless and wasteful expenditure

Opening balance as previously reported Add: Expenditure identified - prior period Add: Expenditure identified - current

5 694 008

248 299

-

2 753 340 2 692 369 5 694 008

1 450 468 7 144 476

Closing balance

Fruitless and wasteful expenditure disclosed in the prior year, forming part of the cumulative balance, relates to a rental for WAN Services amounting to a total of R125 275 paid 3 months out of the lease period from which no services were received for the consideration, electronic Case Management System that was acquired and not brought into use amounting to a total of R113 266, costs incurred on the recruitment process which was halted for the appointment of Commissioners’ PAs amounting to a total of R9 758, R2 381 665 was incurred in respect of payments made to Part-time Commissioners as retainer with no timesheets submitted to vouch for actual time of the remuneration, R169 147 and R52 493 incurred as a result of a policy change on Medical Subsidy and Housing Subsidy respectively for staff not communicated to payroll office due to exit in management, an amount of R5000 cash gratuity paid to an employee for long service award with no full contractual documentation in the employee file to vouch for the period under consideration, R84 064 relates to penalty and interest charged by South African Revenue Services as a result of late submission of a tax return, which management have since drafted a letter requesting for remission of the penalty.

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