By Thapelo Molefe
Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae has vowed to crackdown on the culture of impunity in the province’s municipalities following years of poor service delivery and widespread mismanagement.
Addressing a high-level meeting with Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke this week at the OR Tambo House in Bloemfontein, Letsoha-Mathae pledged her administration to take firm action against corruption and misgovernance at the local government level.
The meeting, attended by Speaker of the Free State Legislature Mxolisi Dukwana and Members of the Executive Council, focused on the persistent governance failures afflicting many municipalities across the province.
The meeting further served as a critical platform for mobilising stakeholders responsible for oversight and executive functions in the province, as part of preparations for the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) general report set to be tabled in May 2025.
Maluleke stressed the urgent need for decisive action to improve the audit outcomes of the
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