South Africa: Accountability, What Accountability? 98 Percent of KZN's Municipalities Fail in Their Compliance

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A crisis in leadership, rampant irregularities in procurement, spiralling irregular expenditure, and a lack of consequence management are key drivers leading to regression in audit outcomes across KwaZulu-Natal, the auditor-general (AG) has said.

Ntombifuthi Mhlongo, the AG's business executive responsible for KwaZulu-Natal, painted a dismal picture of accountability in stasis when she made the remarks in reference to the province's 2018/2019 municipal audit outcomes via a virtual briefing on Thursday.

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