Zikalala said the regression in the performance by municipalities was of great concern to the provincial government.
Delivering his state of the province address in the KZN legislature in Pietermaritzburg on Friday‚
"To counter this regression‚ we have mandated the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs to conduct an assessment on the status of all 54 municipalities. Working with the office of the auditor-general‚ we undertake to support these municipalities in order to improve the municipal audit outcomes‚" he said.
Ethekwini municipality‚ uThukela‚ Umzinyathi‚ Ugu and Umkhanyakude district municipalities collectively accounted for R1.76bn of the total disclosed irregular expenditure. “In eThekwini in particular‚ we have recently witnessed the kind of social strife that can be ignited if local government fails to deliver on the mandate that the electorate has entrusted us with. We have taken a firm decision to insource all critical services‚ such as maintenance and refuse removal‚ to ensure proper controls and improved levels of cleanliness in all cities‚ townships and rural areas‚” he said.
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