The financial health of municipalities in Gauteng remains a concern. According to the Auditor-General’s latest audit outcomes, only two of 11 councils across the province received clean audit opinions. Here are some of the best and worst performers in ...
In the first two years of the previous administration’s term, municipalities in Gauteng produced good-quality financial statements. It was the only province without negative financial outcomes.These cover the period of the previous political administrations whose terms came to an end in November 2021, when local government elections were held across the country.
“If the audit process did not provide this opportunity, the province would have only been able to produce three unmodified opinions.”The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Midvaal are the only two in the province that have maintained clean audits for the past two and eight consecutive years respectively.
Rampopo has attributed the regression to political instability, little to no consequence management, poor financial controls and noncompliance.Rampopo said the financial health of all municipalities in Gauteng was concerning, as revenue collection remained poor despite the implementation of post-Covid recovery measures.
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