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South African Auditor-General Grills Local Govt Leadership

In his latest report, Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu said that leadership accountability in local government was not as strong as it should be. "Accountability means that those performing actions or making decisions are answerable for them, but also that there should be consequences for transgressions, lack of action and poor performance," he said.

  • South Africa:   Does the Auditor-General Need More Teeth?

    Daily Maverick, 21 June 2017

    The 2015-16 local government audit outcomes saw limited improvements, said the Auditor General (AG) on Wednesday. Irregular expenditure exploded while there was a reduction in… Read more »

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The Mother City: The City of Cape Town was the only metro, along with 14 district municipalities, that received clean audit opinions (file photo).

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Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu (file photo).

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