Only 38 municipalities out of 257 achieved clean audits in the 2021-2022 local government audit outcomes, a consequence of skills shortages, poor accountability and poor leadership, the standing committee on the auditor general heard.
of South Africa on Wednesday highlighted how many municipalities, bar a golden few, are failing on almost every major metric of performance, good governance and integrity.
The leading province for clean audits was, again, the Western Cape, with 21 municipalities . However, along with Gauteng, the Western Cape also had the most regressions. The main reason given for appointing consultants was a lack of skills, while vacancies were also cited as problematic. Forty percent of municipalities cited a combination of lack of skills and vacancies.
Only 4% of municipalities that used consultants received clean audits — at a cost of R58.2 million. Another 74 municipalities that used consultants ended up with qualified findings, having spent R665.04 million on consultants.
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