CAPE TOWN - Only 34 out of the country's 257 municipalities had clean audits in 2022/2023.
That's a decline from 38 in the previous year.
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke released the local government audit outcomes before the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance on Tuesday.
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The decline in municipal finance management is concerning as residents continue to be subjected to poor service delivery.
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke spoke to eNCA.