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Auditor General Summary 2021/22 - 2022/23

Comparison of Auditor General Findings for local government, metro's, districts and other entities for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years, including a comparison of unauthorised, irregular and wastefull expenditure.

The Auditor General released the 2022/23 Local Government Financial reviews in August 2024, that showed a 3 percent increase in unauthorized, irregular and wasteful expenditure to R15bn. Only 34 of the 257 municipalities received clean audits for the 2022/23 financial year. Local governments in the Eastern Cape reduced unauthorized, irregular and wasteful expenditure by R5bn to R7.5bn (supported largely the Buffalo City Metro), while Kwazulu Natal showed the strongest increase of R2.7bn to R9.7bn. Gauteng, with the highest amount (R16bn) also recorded a notable increase of R2.6bn. Western Cape was the lowest at R911m, a 50 percent decrease compared to the 2021/22 financial year. City of Cape Town was the only Metro, and one of over 60 percent local governments in the Western Cape that received a clean audit. None of the local governments in the Free State, Limpopo and North West managed to receive clean audits and only 8 percent in Gauteng.

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