Fix local government by linking performance to pay
Councillors and officials need to be encouraged to be honest and efficient, so that clean-run municipalities are also the best-paying ones
05 July 2020 - 00:00
The 2018/2019 auditor-general’s report on local government is a sorry tale of regression, a deterioration of accountability and a lapse in good governance. Municipalities receiving unqualified audits declined from 147 in 2016/2017 to 123 in 2017/2018 and 111 in 2018/2019. ..
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