City of Joburg irregularly spent a staggering R3 billion during the 2020/2021 financial year: Phalatse

A whopping R3 billion has been spent irregularly in the 2020/21 City of Johannesburg’s financial year in a clear violation of policies and legal prescripts, during the same period.

This was revealed by Johannesburg Mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse during her maiden State of the City Address on Thursday.

“I know it takes time to clean house, but we must move with haste and precision to get the entities functioning within the ambit of the existing legal framework,” said Phalatse.

She said she was deeply concerned as the new mayor that not even one of Joburg’s entities received a clean audit or an unqualified audit opinion during the 2020/2021 financial year.

These entities include among others Joburg Water, City Power, Pikitup, Joburg Parks & Zoo, Johannesburg Roads Agency and Johannesburg Social Housing Company or JOSHCO.

“Our ability to deliver services effectively and efficiently is directly linked to the City’s well-run