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Public Sector Budgeting and PFMA Compliance

Government departments, municipalities and state owned entities operate under the Public Finance Management Act and Municipal Finance Management Act, with budgeting rules that differ sharply from private sector practice. This course helps public finance officials prepare compliant budgets, manage in year monitoring, and respond to Auditor General findings, reducing the risk of irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the budgeting cycle required under the PFMA and MFMA.
  • Prepare departmental or municipal budgets aligned to strategic and service delivery plans.
  • Monitor in year expenditure against approved budgets and adjustment estimates.
  • Identify the causes of irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
  • Respond effectively to Auditor General findings and recommendations.
  • Apply supply chain management rules correctly within the budgeting process.

Course outline

  1. 01Public Finance Legislative Framework
  2. 02The Government Budgeting Cycle
  3. 03Preparing Departmental and Municipal Budgets
  4. 04In Year Monitoring and Adjustments
  5. 05Supply Chain Management Interface
  6. 06Irregular and Wasteful Expenditure
  7. 07Working With the Auditor General
  8. 08Reporting to Treasury and Council

Who should attend

Government finance officers, municipal treasury staff, budget analysts and officials in state owned entities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Online3US$900Closed
21 to 23 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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