By Simon Nare
The office of Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has painted a grim picture of governance failures across four major metros, with audit outcomes presented to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the National Assembly of South Africa on Tuesday.
The presentation, covering Mangaung, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and eThekwini, revealed recurring issues of weak accountability, wasteful spending, irregular expenditure and critical skills shortages.
Maluleke also raised concerns about water quality in some municipalities, warning that it poses a health risk to residents.
“I could not verify water revenue from conventional meters due to unreliable consumption data. Additionally, incomplete billing caused a material understatement of revenue. I could not verify water distribution losses due to unreliable units sold,” she told SCOPA.
She highlighted widespread non-compliance in areas including misstatements in submitted financial statements and annual reports, weak consequence management, poor revenue controls, and deficiencies in procurement, contract and environmental management.
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