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Auditor-General sounds alarm on governance crisis in SA’s biggest cities, gives Cape Town the thumbs up

South Africa

Auditor-General sounds alarm on governance crisis in SA’s biggest cities, gives Cape Town the thumbs up

By Victoria O’Regan

How’s your municipality faring? A visual breakdown of the latest municipal audits

South Africa

How’s your municipality faring? A visual breakdown of the latest municipal audits

By Victoria O’Regan

Auditor-General reveals dismal state of government in Eastern Cape ahead of Ramaphosa visit

South Africa

Auditor-General reveals dismal state of government in Eastern Cape ahead of Ramaphosa visit

By Estelle Ellis

A tale of two Gauteng municipalities — Midvaal’s clean audit triumph vs Emfuleni’s persistent woes

South Africa

A tale of two Gauteng municipalities — Midvaal’s clean audit triumph vs Emfuleni’s persistent woes

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Municipal audit results continue to decline — irregular, wasteful expenditure balloons to R7.4bn

Business Maverick

Municipal audit results continue to decline — irregular, wasteful expenditure balloons to R7.4bn

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Dysfunctional South African municipalities are killing small businesses

South Africa

Dysfunctional South African municipalities are killing small businesses

By Richard Morrow and Rutendo Nyaku

Cracks continue to appear in ANC/EFF Ekurhuleni coalition over state of city’s finances

Politics

Cracks continue to appear in ANC/EFF Ekurhuleni coalition over state of city’s finances

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Eight of SA’s 26 public universities fail to get clean audits

South Africa

Eight of SA’s 26 public universities fail to get clean audits

By Msindisi Fengu

Gauteng municipalities lose ground amid R30bn in irregular expenditure, says AG report

South Africa

Gauteng municipalities lose ground amid R30bn in irregular expenditure, says AG report

By Michelle Banda

Auditor-General slams Northern Cape municipalities’ ‘inability to manage their resources’

South Africa

Auditor-General slams Northern Cape municipalities’ ‘inability to manage their resources’

By Victoria O’Regan

Local government litany of woe — municipal decay and its dire consequences for service delivery

South Africa

Local government litany of woe — municipal decay and its dire consequences for service delivery

By Victoria O’Regan

Eastern Cape’s ailing municipalities rack up R3.1bn in irregular expenditure

South Africa

Eastern Cape’s ailing municipalities rack up R3.1bn in irregular expenditure

By Michelle Banda