The Bapo administration and department failed to advance the well-being of community‚ act in good governance‚ and ensure proper controls on their finances‚ she said.
Administrators were paid exorbitant amounts by the Bapo administration and the department‚ she noted.
She also found irregularities in the administration of other finances‚ including the allocation of bursaries to deserving students.
This is the culmination of a five-year-long investigation‚ dating from when a complaint was laid with the watchdog institution. Former public protector Thuli Madonsela began the investigation into the disappearance of more than R600 million of mining royalties once held by the Bapo Ba Mogale‚ a platinum area near Brits.