Only 10 of the 63 municipalities that are part of the Eskom debt-relief programme are complying with its requirements.
This was revealed in the auditor-general’s 2023/24 local government audit report, which said 53 (84%) of the municipalities are not complying with the requirements.
The AG described the financial health of municipalities as again being in a bad state.
“Noncompliance undermines the programme’s goal of promoting good financial management practices, which leads to ongoing mismanagement and negatively affects service delivery,” the report reads.
“It may also result in the financial position of these municipalities worsening if Eskom removes them from the programme.”
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