SANDILE MOTHA
ETHEKWINI Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal continues to bleed money, recording an irregular expenditure of R2.34 billion for the municipal audit outcomes in the period 2018/19 financial period.
This is contained in the Auditor General Kimi Makwetu’s report measuring financial performance of different municipalities across the country delivered on Wednesday.
In overall, the province recorded R6.5 billion in irregular expenditure for the period under review.
Makwetu also noted in his report that ongoing sourcing of consultants despite staff employed to perform the same duties were milking municipalities dry.
“Consultants continued to be utilised in many instances to assist with preparation of financial statements and financial reporting, with the province spending a total of R95 million in this regard. This while officials were in place to execute these functions,” said Makwetu.
Makwetu painted a bleak picture, saying there was little change effected by municipalities to enforce financial and performance processes.
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