Minister Angie Motshekga’s Department of Defence (DoD) was commended by the Public Service Commission (PSC) for settling supplier payments timeously.
PSC Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya, according to SANews, said the DoD reported the highest number of government department invoices paid after 30 days during the third quarter with 30 355 invoices amounting to over R456 million settled.
“This department was also the highest during the first and second quarters [presumably of the just ended 2024/25 financial year] with an average of 61% and 80% respectively of the total number of invoices paid after 30 days by national departments,” the government news agency has her saying during a media briefing on 3 April.
The DoD contributed markedly to the approximately R1 billion paid after 30 days to suppliers of goods and services by government departments by the end of the third quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. On the debit side of the ledger close to five thousand invoices, worth R442 million, went unpaid by government departments beyond 30 days.
“The non-payment of invoices within 30 days remains a concern to the PSC as it is a contravention of the Public Finance Management Act,” Gxoyiya said. “The most common reasons provided by departments for the late and/or non-payment of invoices vary from misfiled, misplaced or unrecorded invoices to internal control deficiencies.”
Apart from the now terminated Operation Thiba, South Africa’s commitment to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the DoD and SA National Defence Force (SANDF) have been criticised by the Auditor-General for adverse audit outcomes and material irregularities. Other perceived black marks include not meeting flying and sea hour targets for the SA Air Force (SAAF) and (SAN).
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