Only two countries received a perfect score in latest report on national audit institutions
South Africa’s audit authority is free from undue influence, operates without fear or favour, and conducts its work effectively. This is the view of the World Bank, which ranked it one of only two countries to get a perfect score in the latest report on the independence of national audit institutions. , the World Bank assessed 118 countries and scored them out of 10, based on indicators such as financial and operational autonomy.
Together with the Seychelles, South Africa was the only country to receive full marks – signaling that “all independence indicators were met”. Seventeen other countries received the next highest grade., which encourages audit authorities to actively work towards promoting good governance, transparency, and accountability.
The auditor-general’s office welcomed the recognition on Thursday morning. It is a “credit to our country’s constitution which jealously protects the independence of our office to carry out its work without any due interference,” said auditor general“[The findings] clearly demonstrate how our country has allowed the national audit office to support our democracy.
By coincidence, the World Bank’s release comes shortly after the auditor general’s office released its own damning report on local government
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