Johnathan Paoli
Opposition party EFF has claimed that the office of the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA)’s delay in releasing an outstanding audit report for the 2022/2023 year for the city of Ekurhuleni was an attempt at political sabotage.
In a statement on Thursday, the EFF’s provincial leader and Ekurhuleni’s Finance MMC, Nkululeko Dunga expressed his disappointment over what he termed as the politicisation of the office of the Auditor-General and said that the failure of releasing the report affected the Mayor’s ability to table the annual report in council.
“The AGSA appears to be struggling with the fact that the city, the only municipality whose finances are, under the capable government led by the EFF, is in order, with sound financial oversight and intact systems to ensure that taxpayer’s money is used for maximum service delivery,” Dunga said.
Dunga said the city submitted its financial statements in August 2023, in
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