How much in irregular spending had ANC councils run up before 2016 polls?
Municipalities across the country run by the ANC incurred R17bn in irregular expenditure before new administrations took over after the August elections. This was disclosed in a municipal audit report presented in a joint sitting of the National Council of Provinces and the portfolio committee on co-operative governance and traditional affairs, on Tuesday. The audit looked at the financial state of municipalities across the country‚ between July 31 2015 and June 30 2016. It showed the following: • There was a total of almost R17bn in irregular expenditure in 2015-16‚ an increase of R5bn from 2014-15; • The municipalities failed to notice almost 40% of their own irregular expenditure; • The North West contributed a staggering 15% of the total irregular expenditure; • The worst contributor responsible for the irregular expenditure in 2015-16 was the ANC-governed OR Tambo District, at R1.56bn; and • More than half of all unauthorised‚ irregular‚ fruitless and wasteful expenditure repor...
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