Financial flutter
This is the instrument that takes the pulse of the South African state’s finances, no matter how shallow and fluttering it might be.
It’s the Auditor-General’s annual report to Parliament, an event looked forward to only by political masochists indifferent to disappointment. They know that unambiguous victories are few and far between in the AG’s battle to account for how the government spends taxpayer money.
It’s somewhat like a school report on that recalcitrant lout we all remember from our school days. The one who was dull, draining and dangerous — six-foot tall with a heavy beard but still in Grade Five. Like any dedicated
