The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in KwaZulu-Natal has expresses deep concern over the Auditor General’s (AG) report on the state of municipalities in the province for the 2023/24 financial year.
Presenting her findings to the provincial legislature, Tsakani Maluleke, the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA), said that many municipalities in KZN received either unqualified or unqualified with findings audit opinions, a precarious step away from a qualified audit opinion.
Among those cited are the eThekwini Municipality, the Msunduzi Local Municipality, the Ugu District Municipality, KwaDukuza, Ray Nkonyeni, and Greater Kokstad.
Nokubonga Dinga, SAMWU KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Secretary, said on Tuesday that the AG’s report exposed severe financial mismanagement, governance failures, and a concerning lack of accountability across most provincial municipalities.
“The report reveals alarming irregular expenditure of R1.6 billion in eThekwini alone, alongside R6.7 million in fruitless and wasteful spending. These figures not only betray public trust but
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