DStv Channel 403 Friday, 06 December 2024

Discussion | Auditor-General Report | Number of clean audits declining

JOHANNESBURG - The auditor-general’s findings on local government paint a grim picture.

Only 34 of the 257 municipalities in the country have obtained clean audits, showing little to no improvement since the 2021 local government elections.

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The findings instead reflect the challenge of turning around municipalities that are grappling with poor management, political instability and incompetence.

Municipal IQ managing director, Kevin Allan, spoke to eNCA. 

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