Midvaal and Emfuleni reveal divide in financial auditing results
Johannesburg - The much-anticipated financial year audit results of municipalities released this week revealed a state of financial deterioration with 92% of the 257 municipalities receiving unclean audits - others not even completing the audit process. Auditor-General , Kimi Makwetu, painted a bleak picture of an undesirable state of deterioration, total disregard for his office’s recommendations, irregular expenditure in municipalities that amounted to R21.
“A clean audit means nothing if it does not translate to tangible things that benefit the residents. The mayor plays an oversight role in ensuring that there is compliance. “The analysis of the audit excludes Emfuleni, of which the audit had not been finalised by the legislated date due to safety concerns in the municipal area, which resulted in a temporary suspension of the audit process,” Makwetu said, in his report.In 2017 Emfuleni’s former mayor, Simon Mofokeng, was forced to resign following allegations that he accumulated a bill of R1.7million on hotel stays and fast food binges at KFC and Nando’s.
Comparing the two neighbouring municipalities, governance expert and political analyst, Sandile Swana, said municipal officials at Emfuleni were not appointed on merit, unlike in Midvaal. He referred to an incident where an auditor from the AG’s office was shot at in Emfuleni and forced to abandon the audit process due to safety concerns last October.
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