By refusing to hold Florence Radzilani to account, the ANC has in effect condoned members’ corrupt behaviour
With his term nearing its end, auditor-general Kimi Makwetu has released his most damning local government report yet, condemning the flagrant abuse of public funds in the local sphere. And for good reason — despite policy utterances, numerous support programmes and a collaborative approach by his office, local government continued to experience a deterioration in audit outcomes in the 2018/2019 financial year.
A parliamentary briefing outlined the disheartening results for 2018/2019: only 8% of municipalities achievedquality financial statements slipped from 52% in 2017/2018 to 48% in 2018/2019; 28 municipalities still had outstanding audits by the end of January; a total of R1.
In addition, provincial interventions have not had the desired result. Local government generally remains stubbornly unwilling to account for its financial management, and is bedevilled by failing municipal systems, poor oversight and a lack of political will. According to the auditor-general, “In some cases those responsible for the transparent management of these resources do not do it, while no proper oversight over these lapses is effected.
According to the auditor-general’s report, the R369m loss in revenue in Vhembe negatively affected the impoverished district’s ability to deliver services “as the district was unable to pay for repairs and maintenance of water pipes and boreholes due to the lack of funds, which resulted in water interruptions for citizens and escalated water losses”.
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