Why every South African should understand what municipal audit opinions really mean.
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke presenting the consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes for 2024-25.
Every year, shortly after the Auditor-General releases the municipal audit outcomes, headlines appear across newspapers, radio stations and television screens:
"Only a handful of municipalities achieved clean audits."
"Municipality X received an unqualified audit."
"Municipality Y incurred R500 million in irregular expenditure."
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