The audit outcomes of the country’s municipalities have regressed and are far behind compared to the beginning of the current municipal administration in 2021. That’s the word from Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke.
“The political instability that often confronts the administration of Metros has the direct impact of weakening those institutions and weak institutions will always struggle to protect leakage or rather to protect public resources. They will always struggle to have the type of reliable and predictable controls and systems.”
We found that 127 of the municipalities that used consultants for financial reporting had material misstatements in the areas in which the consultants did workHowever, there are concerns about 10 dysfunctional municipalities in the Free State, Eastern Cape and North West. The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Ministry says qualifications in key appointments are important to turn around these municipalities.