By Simon Nare
There is no need for a commission of inquiry to address concerns raised by the Auditor-General or for a review of municipal boundaries, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
He was addressing oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Cape Town on Wednesday.
He said the 2024/2025 Auditor-General’s Local Government Audit Report, released in May 2025, highlighted the persistent deterioration in financial management, governance and service delivery performance in many municipalities across the country.
“The report paints a stark picture of widespread financial mismanagement, non-compliance, irregular expenditure, lack of consequence management and weak internal controls in a significant number of municipalities,” said Ramaphosa.
“While some of these challenges are specific to each municipality, many have their roots in systemic problems and must be addressed through structural reform.”
He told MPs that the Department of Cooperative Governance has embarked on a process to update
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