Despite spending R1.61 billion on financial reporting consultants in the 2024/25 financial year, South African municipalities face severe financial challenges, with many failing to improve accountability and governance.

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke warns that Johannesburg's financial governance is deteriorating, with significant challenges in service delivery and accountability threatening…

Not a single metropolitan municipality in South Africa achieved a clean audit for the 2024/25 financial year, according to the latest Auditor-General (AG) reports, with the…