Northern Cape Cooperative Governance MEC Bentley Vass has expressed concern about the poor state of municipalities in the province after only two receiving clean audits.
The Auditor-Generals AG 2023-2024 report revealed a deteriorating financial state of municipalities with irregular expenditure standing at R 3.7 billion.
The AG's report showed that most of them are struggling to collect revenue, as well as pay suppliers and have continued to use third parties as consultants.
The report also showed that poor performance was most prevalent in Free State, Northern Cape and North West municipalities and highlighting the high vacancy rate of critical positions as one of the challenges.
Vass says serious action is urgently needed.