Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke said the City of Cape Town regressed on supply chain management or procurement issues that led to non-compliance, which then landed the municipality in the unqualified audit space with findings.
Weak procurement controls, particularly shortcomings in review and oversight processes, have contributed to a decline in the City of Cape Town's audit outcome, with the metro receiving an unqualified audit opinion with findings for the 2024/25 financial year.
Recurring procurement-related findings point to persistent weaknesses in internal controls, suggesting that preventative measures and consequence management mechanisms remain ineffective in curbing non-compliance and irregular expenditure.
The findings are contained in a report tabled by Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke before the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs this week.
The report assessed the performance of the City, which managed a budget of R76.83 billion during the financial year.
