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Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefed the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee at Parliament in Cape Town on May 29, 2025.
Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke has asked KwaZulu-Natal’s Cooperative Governance Department to intervene after the ANC-led Umkhanyakude District Municipality consistently failed to address material findings made by the AG.
The municipality is said to have failed to implement a credit and debt collection policy, as required by Municipal Finance Management Act. This comes as the municipal council is seeking legal action to interdict a decision by MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi to place the municipality under administration.
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Provincial CoGTA spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says, “MEC Buthelezi holds the AG’s office in the highest regard and is committed to acting in the interest of the residents of the uMkhanyakude District. The AG has requested a formal report from the MEC by August 15. The MEC will abide by this deadline.”
