Presenting Gauteng's 2024/25 municipal audit outcomes, Finace MEC Nkululeko Dunga called for tougher action against accounting officers, saying unresolved audit failures continue to undermine service delivery and public confidence in municipalities.
Gauteng Finance MEC Nkululeko Dunga says only two of the province's 11 municipalities achieved clean audits in the 2024/25 financial year.
He warned that deteriorating financial management is driving poor service delivery, crumbling infrastructure and rising irregular expenditure across municipalities.
Addressing a media briefing on Sunday on the 2024/25 Municipal Audit Outcomes in Makause informal settlement in Ekurhuleni, Dunga said Gauteng's overall audit outcomes had regressed.
He said six municipalities received unqualified audit opinions with findings, two obtained clean audits, and three received qualified audit opinions.
