Pretoria – For the primary time in 31 years, the Department of Transport has achieved a clear audit final result by the Auditor-General South Africa.
Commenting on the achievement on Sunday, 3 August 2025, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and the Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa stated in a joint assertion that they “welcomed the department’s clean audit”, stating that it was “a step in the right direction towards a fully accountable and clean administration”.
“This is the first time in 31 years that the Department has achieved a clean audit outcome,” the assertion stated.
The Department stated the clear audit was primarily based on the Auditor-General’s opinion and conclusions within the following areas for the monetary yr 2024/25:
- Annual Financial Statements that had been submitted on time with none materials misstatements.
- On inner controls, the Auditor-General didn’t discover any vital deficiencies, significantly within the monetary administration processes.
- Regarding Performance Information, the Auditor-General didn’t determine any findings on the completeness of the indications used for planning and reporting.
Both Minister Creecy and Deputy Minister Hlengwa have attributed the Department’s clear audit final result to the next:
- The division’s dedication to wash governance and accountability.
- Management is taking its assurance suppliers critically, and guaranteeing that they’re appropriately resourced and capacitated.
- Management responds positively to audit suggestions, and addresses considerations timeously, by way of efficient audit motion plans.
- Engaging the Auditor-General for proactive critiques, and making ready for the Audit course of timeously for clean, seamless execution.
- A mixed effort and assurance follow from all capabilities throughout the division, from Management efforts to Risk Management, Internal Audit, and oversight Committees, particularly the Audit Committee.
- The position of the Transport Portfolio Committee guaranteeing that the Department is accountable to Parliament.
