Parliament flags PSiRA governance crisis: no council, qualified audit and an unresolved R30m advance

The Portfolio Committee on Police voiced serious concern over weak governance and accountability at PSiRA on 21 May 2026, following a briefing on the regulator's 2024/25 annual report, according to a parliamentary media statement.

PSiRA is operating without a duly constituted Council - the entity's accounting authority - leaving the CEO performing both oversight and management duties, a governance risk the committee highlighted.

The committee cited unresolved material irregularities and delayed consequence management, with fraud allegations pending since April 2019. An advance payment of more than R30 million to a service provider before services were rendered - which emerged in June 2025 - contravened Treasury Regulation 31.1.2(c) and section 57(b) of the Public Finance Management Act.

The committee said governance shortcomings and weak accountability contributed to PSiRA's qualified audit opinion, and flagged persistent law enforcement vacancies at the Authority.

"Implementation, not promises, will determine whether confidence in the entity can be restored," said committee chairperson Ian Cameron.

Source: Parliament of South Africa, 21 May 2026 - parliament.gov.za (also: defenceweb.co.za)