Auditor general’s asset inspections dip to three-year low

The auditor general’s office completed just 21 of 53 planned asset inspection audits in the 2025/26 financial year, a drop of nearly 40% of its inspection target compared to previous years.The office said the 32 outstanding audits were due to funding constraints, backlogs and late submissions.The latest government accountability report shows that completed inspections fell from 55 in 2023/24 to 49 in 2024/25 and 21 in 2025/26.The office completed 85.9% of its inspection target in 2023/24 and 81.7% the following year before dipping to 39.6% in the latest reporting period.Insufficient funding was cited as a reason for missed targets in both preceding years. The 2023/24 report recorded 55 completed inspections out of 64 planned, while the 2024/25 report recorded 49 out of 60, attributing that year’s shortfall to insufficient funds and delays in the audit process.The latest report again identifies insufficient funding and delays in the audit process as the main reasons for the shortfall.The inspection shortfall forms part of wider challenges reported by the office.During 2025/26, it finalised 78 backlog audit reports covering municipalities, regional, town and village councils, as well as state-owned enterprises.However, it did not meet its target of auditing the latest financial statements of 104 entities.The report says most auditees were already in the backlog and had not submitted their latest financial statements within the legislated timeframe.Late or missing submissions, combined with funding constraints, prevented planned audits from starting or being completed.The office also completed four of 10 planned performance and compliance audit reports, citing staff turnover, recruitment delays and late or missing information.Staffing figures show that 238 positions were funded against an approved establishment of 298, leaving a gap of 60 positions.phillipus@nmh-hub.com.na

Auditor general’s asset inspections dip to three-year low

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Namibian Sun 2026-10-29

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