A report tabled by the auditor-general to the Eastern Cape Legislature this week revealed financial turmoil in the province's municipalities.
The AG's report revealed that 16 out of 39 municipalities in the Eastern Cape are in financial distress. The report found that the financial mismanagement threatens the municipalities' ability to provide adequate services to communities.
DA Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs shadow MEC Dr Vicky Knoetze said the biggest problem was that those responsible for the financial turmoil are seldom held accountable. Buffalo City Metro and Nelson Mandela Bay are among 19 municipalities where a shocking total of 43 material irregularities were reported.
Some municipalities like the Amathole Municipality and Sundays River Valley did not even submit their financial statements for the 2022/2023 financial year which ended in June.
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