South Africa: Section 106 Investigations in Line With President's SONA Speech to Ensure Functioning Municipalities

South Africa: Section 106 Investigations in Line With President's SONA Speech to Ensure Functioning Municipalities

Press Release - The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration (Traditional Affairs, Human Settlements and Water & Sanitation) is of the view that invoking Section 106(1)(b) of the Municipal Systems Act in various municipalities can and must get answers for the benefit of quality service delivery for the people. The committee has, over the past two weeks, received presentations from provincial executives of North West a…

SALGA Calls for Strengthened Accountability and Governance Following Release of 2023/24 Municipal Audit Outcomes - Infrastructure news

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) welcomes the release of the Auditor-General’s 2023/2024 Municipal Audit Outcomes and commends the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for its continued efforts in promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance within local government. SALGA extends its appreciation to all municipalities that submitted their Annual Financial Statements within the legislated timeframe and notes…

SALGA Welcomes 2023/24 Audit Outcomes, Calls for Stronger Municipal Accountability

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has welcomed the release of the Auditor-General's 2023/24 municipal audit outcomes, highlighting progress in clean audits while warning of ongoing financial mismanagement in nearly half of the country’s municipalities. According to the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), 140 municipalities – accounting for 66% of the R575 billion local