Chairperson, the Department of Home Affairs has pride of place as one of government's most dysfunctional departments. Qualified audits and disclaimers have been the order of the day as a result of continuous poor financial management practices and recurring noncompliance with the PFMA.
The forensic audits conducted on the FPB, the GPW and the immigration process at the department are damning and the outcomes of other forensic investigations into alleged fraudulent and corrupt activities within the department are awaited. Information on the amounts owing to the GPW by other departments is not forthcoming and we suspect the reason is inaction on the part of the department with regard to recovery and that these debts have become prescribed, as is the case with airline penalties amounting to about R17 million.
The department has underspent its budget by 7,3%, had unauthorised expenditure of R15 million and irregular expenditure of R19 million. In addition, money is constantly being spent on the Hanis Project with no definitive results to date.
These are just some of the reasons why the Democratic Alliance will not support the budget of the Department of Home Affairs.