Assignment task: The 2020 and 2021 reports by the Auditor General on the performance of municipalities. In the reports, the challenge of fruitless and wasteful expenditure was cited as one of the challenges identified in municipalities in South Africa.
Q1. What constitutes fruitless and wasteful expenditure in the management of public sector programmes? Relevant and applicable examples.
Q2. What impact would fruitless, wasteful expenditure have on the effective delivery of programmes and projects in the public sector?
Q3. In addition to financial resources, which other resources could be mismanaged that would hinder effective programme management? Relevant and applicable examples.