South Africa: Auditor-General Hobbled By Defaulting Municipalities

press release

As of 31 March 2011, local governments owed R167 million to the Auditor-General, of which R68 million was more than 120 days overdue. As a member of the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General (SCoAG), this was revealed to me by the office of the A-G in reply to a question I submitted to it.

This is a damning indictment of the ability of municipalities to manage their finances. More than that, it threatens to diminish the capacity of the Auditor-General to carry out its work effectively.

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