Transport Department reports two clean audits in a row
Acting Director-General Mathabatha Mokonyama says the Department of Transport got clean audits for 2024/25 and 2025/26. He said the department had gone more than three decades without one.
Mokonyama spoke in an interview with Public Sector Manager magazine. He said the department's financial statements have needed no major corrections for seven or eight years. He said the Auditor-General of South Africa had repeatedly raised concerns about how long the department took to act against officials implicated in wrongdoing or negligence.
Mokonyama also spoke about rail recovery after vandalism during the COVID-19 lockdown. He said 35 of the 40 targeted corridors have been recovered and the trains are moving. He said the transport industry contributes about R290 billion per annum to the economy.
On keeping the standard, Mokonyama said: "We should not treat auditing as an event that only concerns us during the audit cycle."
Key facts
- Who
- Mathabatha Mokonyama (Acting Director-General (ADG), Department of Transport); Department of Transport (government department whose clean audits are reported); Auditor-General of South Africa (auditor of the department)
- What
- In an interview with Public Sector Manager magazine, Acting Director-General Mathabatha Mokonyama said the Department of Transport achieved two consecutive clean audits after more than three decades without one, and described the department's governance changes and rail recovery efforts.
- When
- 20 October 2026
- Where
- South Africa
- Status
- Reported