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

By XOLILE GEORGE

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.

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