Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke raised alarm over the state of finances of the country's eight metropolitan municipalities, when she presented her 2024/25 consolidated report on local government audit outcomes before the National Assembly’s Portfolio on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has raised serious concerns about the state and financial health of the country’s eight biggest municipalities, as she released the 2024/25 consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes.
On Wednesday, Maluleke painted a bleak picture of the financial health of the eight metropolitan municipalities before the National Assembly’s Portfolio on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
She said the metros warranted particular attention because together they look after almost 54% of the expenditure budget in local government, 40% of the population and households, and are responsible for significant service delivery.
“On the whole, metros are regressing not just on audit outcomes, but importantly, on financial health, but also on service delivery,” Maluleke disclosed.
