Requisite elements of public sector performance planning and reporting framework which support accountability

Legislative and policy prescripts determine how the South Africa government plans for and reports on the services meant to benefit the citizens of the country. Legislators and the public should rely on an annual audits of financial and performance information to gauge the success of these services. the framework governing performance planning and reporting outlines a number of public sector reform objectives intended to enhance achievement of government's desired outcomes. Improvements in audit status over the past number of years have, however, been undermined by increasingly frequent service delivery protests, suggesting that the intentions of the framework are not realised