The office of the auditor-general is burdened with outstanding debt of R744m in unpaid audit fees, with nearly half of it being due by municipalities.

The chair of the auditor-general’s audit committee, John Biesman-Simons, expressed concern on Friday over the continued increase in local government indebtedness...

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