(1) The forensic audit has not yet commenced.
(2)(a) None.
(2)(b)(i)
(aa) & (bb) Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo & Grant Thornton Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd have been mandated to conduct the audit
and/or investigation.
(bb) Grant Thornton Advisory Services Pty Ltd.
(2)(ii) It was discovered that a potential conflict of interest exists as Grant
Thornton was contracted by the Estate Agency Affairs Board to conduct an audit of the Fidelity Fund in 2017. The Department will appoint a substitute forensic auditor by 31 December 2021.