Defence entities take years to address stagnant R25 billion financial waste

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AG) was before the portfolio committee on defence on Wednesday, where it provided its audit findings for the 2025-26 financial year.

The AG’s report to the committee focused on five entities: the Department of Defence (DoD) and military veterans (DMV), Armscor, Denel and the Castle Control Board (CCB).

The AG said some entities were seemingly ignoring outstanding financial matters, noting that Denel had unresolved UIFWE matters between five and nine years old, and the defence department had matters older than 10 years.