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Falling apart: The AG report has raised concerns about the municipality’s ability to continue operating as its debt spiral deepens and service delivery stalls. Photo: Lunga Mzangwe
AUDITOR GENERAL SOUTH AFRICA

Mathjabeng in financial freefall

The Free State municipality is facing severe fiscal distress, with liabilities exceeding R5.8bn and a R871.6 million deficit, says Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke

  • Lunga Mzangwe
8 min read
Residents protest over poor service delivery in South Africa. Photo: Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images
AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT

We need to arrest the drastic decline of our municipalities

The auditor general’s report makes it clear that something must be done to break the cycle of mismanagement

  • Darion Barclay
6 min read