Auditor General recommends professionalisation in local government

JOHANNESBURG - There's an urgent need to professionalise local government.

This is a recommendation by the Auditor-General, following the release of their report on local government audit outcomes.

READ: Auditor-General report | 110 municipalities receive unqualified audits

The report reveals a decline in municipal governance, with only 34 of the country's 257 municipalities receiving clean audits in the 2022-23 financial year.