Tshwane among at least 14 municipalities that failed to conclude 2023 financial statements timely
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has now written to Parliament to request its intervention in dealing with the defaulters.
The City of Tshwane.
CAPE TOWN - At least 14 municipalities have fallen foul of the law for failing to conclude the financial statements for 2023, in time for auditing.
The City of Tshwane is the only metropolitan municipality to make a late submission, while the Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West has been singled by the Auditor-General (AG) for failing to submit financial statements for the second consecutive year.
The City of Tshwane is among at least 14 municipalities who failed to conclude 2023 financial statements in time.
AG Tsakani Maluleke has now written to Parliament to request its intervention in dealing with the defaulters.
By law, the AG is required to inform Parliament of any delays in auditing financial statements within three months of receiving them.
In 2023, Maluleke informed Parliament of 17 municipalities which failed to complete their financial statements for the 2022-23 financial year.
In a follow-up letter she’s listed 10 municipalities whose books are not audited because of late submissions.
These include the City of Tshwane, two in the Free State - Moqhaka Local Municipality and Mafube Local Municipality, four in the Northern Cape - Kai !Garib Local Municipality, Phokwane Local Municipality, Ubuntu Local Municipality and Kareeberg Local Municipality, and one in the North West – Mamusa Local Municipality, and two in the Western Cape - Swellendam Local Municipality and Kannaland Local Municipality.
Maluleke said at least another four audits were delayed, mostly in the Free State because of technical disputes between management and the auditors.
The AG says she’s informed provincial legislatures of the municipalities’ failure to submit financial statements on time and now wants Parliament to intervene.