More than 18 months after the end of the financial year, several state-owned companies or enterprises have not yet published their results for the financial year to end March 2021. These include the SA Post Office, PetroSA, Denel and Alexkor, while South African Airways only recently published its 2018 figures.
The AG said in his report that he could not express an opinion on the consolidated and separate financial statements of the group because of the significance several matters. His list of problems with regards to governance within the SA Post Office runs to eight pages. It includes gems like: “I was unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion.” The Post Office incurred losses of R1.
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