Staff writer – The 2024 audit reports for public institutions were submitted to Minister Mthuli Ncube in June 2025. The Zimbabwe Taxpayers Platform (ZITAP) expresses worry about the growing number of institutions with qualified audits.
The reports are posted here.
The Auditor General defines a qualified audit as financial statements containing material misstatements in specific amounts, or insufficient evidence to conclude that specific amounts included in the financial statements are not materially misstated.
Whilst that appears to be a mild variation from the accurate and expected presentation, it appears that some institutions generate consecutive qualified reports. This is worrying.
Our expectation as taxpayers is for all taxpayer-funded institutions to increase their responsibility and care when handling government finances.
The Auditor General, Rheah Kujinga, faces complex challenges in her duties, including constant training of ministerial accountants to correctly interpret the various and constantly changing statutory instruments.
The auditor also raises issues with departments that have constantly failed to address issues raised in prior audits, some as old as three years. These range from undelivered assets to wrong procurement processes.
We call on the Parliament of Zimbabwe to ensure accountability and responsibility, including reparations for all lost funds. Criminal procedures must be instituted for all deliberate errors, including insider trading and procurement irregularities, to enforce good governance.
Lastly, in this issue, we also call on the Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion to lead in streamlining national development policy. How worrying is it that the Government continues to buy expensive foreign assembled vehicles when its own companies like Deven Engineering and Willowvale Motor Industries are grossly underutilized?
For Zimbabwe to continue expanding its economy towards a $100bn mark, accountability and strict adherence to the tenets of good governance and national policy congruence are crucial.