AG report: GIWUSA concerned over ‘widespread mismanagement and corruption'
Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke revealed that only 34 out of 257 municipalities had received clean audits for the 2022/2023 financial year.
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefs the media on audit outcomes of national and provincial departments. Picture: GCIS
JOHANNESBURG - The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) has expressed concern over the Auditor General’s latest report on municipal governance, which has exposed corruption and mismanagement in local municipalities.
Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke revealed that only 34 out of 257 municipalities had received clean audits for the 2022/2023 financial year.
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She also pointed out that poor financial stability in local governments directly impacted the communities they serve.
GIWUSA Spokesperson Koketso Phasha said there’s a lack of political will to address the issues facing failing municipalities.
“The report shows that the situation is not improving but worsening. The report's revelations of widespread mismanagement, corruption, and incompetence are a scathing indictment of the ruling class's inability to govern effectively, which has to be a criterion in measuring whether the particular class is still fit to rule or not. Our verdict is clear: the ruling capitalist class and its parties are no longer fit to rule and should go.”