DStv Channel 403 Friday, 11 October 2024

Auditor-General flags growing costs of municipal consultants

File: A sign saying "Municipal Accounts" outside a municipality. eNCA

JOHANNESBURG - Auditor-General Tskakani Maluleke is flagging the growing cost of consultants at municipalities.

In addition, she says their financial reporting is often sub-standard.

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Briefing Parliament, she said the consultants cost municipalities R1.6-billion, which is an increase from the R1.3-billion previously paid.

Malukeke lamented the lack of skill saying consultants are often hired to attend to basic accounting matters.

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