Calls for municipal consultants to be penalised for poor work
The biggest spenders include: Mokgalakwena Local Municipality – R31 476 244 Polokwane Municipality – R26 624 049 Fetakgomo-Tubatse Local Municipality – R22 510 114 Thabazimbi Local Municipality – R19 383 763 Collins Chabane Local Municipality – R17 250 146 Modimolle-Mookgopong Local Municipality – R16 502 770 Maruleng Local Municipality – R11 751 321 Despite the large amount of money spent, the AG’s report says 20 municipalities (74%) submitted financial statements with material misstatements in the areas where the consultants worked, and the quality of the financial statements remained poor because finance units did not adequately review the consultants’ work.
Despite R235 million spent on consultants by Limpopo's municipalities, the AG still criticised them for poor financial reporting.
Concerns about municipalities using consultants In the Consolidated General Reports on Local Government Audit Outcomes 2024-25, the auditor-general (AG) raised concerns that all 27 municipalities in the province used consultants for financial reporting, at a total cost of R235.
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