Polokwane municipality ends consultant contract to save R1 million annually and improve service delivery.
A Limpopo municipality has heeded the call by Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke to minimise the use of consultants in an endeavour to cut costs and intensify service delivery.
The Polokwane municipality, the richest, with an annual budget of over R6 billion, cut ties with Minatlou Future Fleet Management Services last month in an endeavour to save funds to improve service delivery to its nearly one million population.Now, after the appointment of the new mayor, John Mpe, the municipality said it would be able to save R1 million each year.
In the 2019-2020 financial year, 27 municipal councils in Limpopo spent a total of R249 million on consultants.“By transitioning to a direct agreement with Standard Bank, we have not only reduced costs but also gained improved control over our fleet management system.Limpopo 3rd biggest spender on consultantsThe province spent more than R1.13 billion on consultants as per the AG’s report on 31 May, 2023.
Five municipalities in the province were listed as the main culprits for the R1.68 billion in irregular expenditure.Municipalities in the province, according to the AG’s report, had unauthorised expenditure of R2.57 billion and fruitless and wasteful expenditure of R160 million.R1 million fine or five years in prison! Zim man sentenced for smuggling illicit cigarettes
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