The City of Johannesburg council has approved the writing off of nearly R877 million and more than R41m in historical irregular and unauthorised expenditure, respectively.
The City of Johannesburg has again written off about R918 million in historical irregular and unauthorised expenditure due to the absence of supporting documents.
The council’s Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) recommended that the nearly R877m in historical irregular expenditure and more than R41m in unauthorised expenditure be written off, condoned or regularised.
On Wednesday, the council approved the writing off of the amount. ActionSA councillor Phiwokuhle Xulu said the party supported the move but does not celebrate the regularisation of irregular and unauthorised expenditure.
He said the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) requires council to deal decisively with these matters after a thorough investigation by MPAC.
