LETTER: This is municipal capture
It is clear that most municipalities are guilty of gross financial ill-discipline
18 July 2019 - 05:00
The report of auditor-general Kimi Makwetu on SA’s municipalities (Features, July 4-10 (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/features/2019-07-04-sas-municipal-mess/)) will be carefully analysed by the global ratings agencies when SA’s financial and economic health comes up for review. It is clear that most municipalities are guilty of gross financial ill-discipline.
Parliament must squarely confront this state of affairs. Democracy has many definitions, implications and consequences — but accountability is one of its most important components...
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