South Africans being badly let down by local government, says SAHRC after audit outcomes
(World News South Africa)

Johannesburg – South Africans are being badly let down by local government, which needs to urgently `introspect` and identify concrete, tangible mechanisms to confront the problems bedevilling the sector, according to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The SAHRC noted with serious concern the state of audit outcomes in local government contained in Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu`s Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) 2018/19 report released this week, the commission said in a statement. `The report depicts an extremely worrying negative trend on the audit outcomes of the municipalities. The overall picture painted...