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Framework Assist Departments Distress

GCIS / SAnewsRef: ED TO AVERAGE 7.8

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Source domain: sanews.gov.za

Collected on 28 July 2026

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This is a SAnews (Government Communication and Information System) news article dated 24 October 2018. It reports that National Treasury will develop, over the next 12 months, a framework to address governance and financial performance in national departments that are in distress, as required by the Public Finance Management Act (1999) and the Constitution. The article links the need for the framework to poor spending quality, governance failures (inefficiency, corruption, financial mismanagement), and the impact on service delivery, and it references government expenditure projections for the 2019 MTEF.

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Framework to address governance and financial performance in national departments in distress

The National Treasury is developing a framework over the next 12 months to improve governance and financial performance in national departments that are in distress. This framework will be guided by the Public Finance Management Act (1999) and the Constitution, aiming to correct poor spending quality, inefficiency, corruption, and financial mismanagement that undermine service delivery.

Who it is for: national departments in distress, public finance managers, government institutions
How to act on it: No action required by external parties; the framework is being developed internally by National Treasury.

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Key Takeaways

National Treasury to develop a framework for national departments in distress
Timeframe: over the next 12 months
Legal basis: Public Finance Management Act (1999) and the Constitution
Date of article: Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Context: poor spending quality and governance failures undermining service delivery
2019 MTEF total expenditure projected at R5.9 trillion
Spending growth projected to average 7.8% per year, reaching R2.1 trillion in 2021/22
Real non-interest expenditure growth expected to average 1.9% over the period
National Treasury
Parliament
Public Finance Management Act (1999)
Constitution of South Africa
SAnews
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)