BUSISIWE MAVUSO: Shock reports on municipalities point to folly of cadre system
The auditor-general’s audit and NPA’s probes into Free State councils reveal depth of malaise
19 June 2022 - 17:16
Two shocking reports on the state of SA’s municipalities last week highlight how urgent it is for us to develop a capable state free from cadre deployment. But they also spell out in horrific terms how difficult that task will be.
The auditor-general’s 2020/2021 audit of local government laid bare the dismal state of municipal finances, and in a parliamentary briefing on the National Prosecuting Authority’s investigations into Free State municipalities, national director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi illustrated how deeply corruption is entrenched in local government...
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