For the financial year under review, the Department received an unqualified audit report. The financial statements reflected an amount of R 3, 303, 501 which was incurred as irregular expenditure of which R 790, 000 related to the prior year and R 2, 513, 501 related to the current year. The irregular expenditure for the current year was incurred due to non-compliance with supply chain management regulations as well as non-compliance with the Department's delegations of authority as issued in terms of section 44 of the PFMA. There was fruitless and wasteful expenditure of R 7, 2 million incurred in prior years which related to double hotel bookings and payment made for a venue that was not used.