Forty-five municipalities improved their audit outcomes since 2020-21, but 36 regressed.
Fewer municipalities have disclaimed audit opinions, which is the worst possible audit outcome.
Poor audit outcomes in local government continue unabated, with only 34 of South Africa's 257 municipalities obtaining clean bills of health.
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke released the 2022-23 consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes on Tuesday, and said no meaningful improvement had occurred over the first two years of the current term.
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