South African municipalities spent R1.61bn on financial consultants in 2024/25 despite worsening fiscal distress and weak governance, the Auditor-General says.

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…

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke reveals alarming regressions in the financial health and service delivery of South Africa's eight largest municipalities, calling for urgent…