Cape Town — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa received another clean audit from the auditor-general last week, which invalidated all claims of vote-rigging by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party.
The IEC announced on X that it had received a clean audit opinion following the external audit procedures on the 2023/24 financial statements following the conclusion of the 2024 general elections. The IEC said the clean audits speak to the financial probity and the strong internal controls of the commission.
IEC CEO, Sy Mamabolo, welcomed the audit and commended staff for the hard work they put in to ensure accountability, transparency and proficiency were at the centre of the business’s practices.
“Throughout the years we have implemented internal controls to manage the performance of the organisation. We strive to maintain this standard going forward, even during busy election periods,” he said.
He added that the Commission was committed to delivering reputable elections and has made its mandate to ensure practices are of the highest standard.
The audit report together with the Annual Report will be presented to the seventh iteration of the National Assembly in line with the provisions of the Electoral Commission Act and the PFMA.
Fourth clean audit reports in a row for Electoral Commission and Party Funding
The Electoral Commission is proud to announce that the Auditor-General has concluded the external audit procedures on the 2023/2024 financial statements of the Electoral Commission as well as Party… pic.twitter.com/OEBk8gZXHV
— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) August 2, 2024
According to The Citizen, the clean audit from the IEC showed that the Commission had been doing well despite receiving criticism during and after the general elections, political analyst, Goodenough Mashego, said.
He said A-G should be considered a highly respected office in South Africa and for the IEC to get the thumbs up from them shows its competence. He added that A-G has not shied to criticise the ANC for failing to meet their duties.
Brand reputation strategist, Solly Moeng, said if the A-G had looked at other issues, such as complaints of election-rigging, there would have been a different outcome.
He said the A-G looked at public funds management but did not look at vote-rigging. If the office had done so, it would have yielded interesting results. Moeng added that the A-G offices were set up to please its political masters.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
