Only 34 out of 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in the 2022-2023 local government audit outcomes.
Auditor-General, Tsakani Maluleke, has ascribed this to poor accountability and leadership. She was briefing the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs earlier.
Local government has been characterised by dysfunctional municipalities, financial mismanagement, council and administrative instability, and crumbling municipal infrastructure.
The leading province for clean audits was, again, the Western Cape, with 21 municipalities.
But, along with Gauteng, the Western Cape also had the most regressions.
Maluleke also pointed out that municipalities rely on consultants and yet still received disclaimers.
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