Auditor-General Urges Sakhisizwe Municipality to Improve Financial Management.

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has urged Sakhisizwe Local Municipality to strengthen financial controls and improve debt collection following an oversight visit on Thursday, 15 October 2026.

The visit took place at the municipality’s Cala offices, where AGSA Business Unit Leader Mr Ntetha and his team met with Mayor Cllr Boniswa Elizabeth Ponoshe and senior municipal management.

According to a statement issued by the municipality, the meeting reviewed previous audit findings, commitments made by municipal leadership and progress in addressing identified weaknesses.

AGSA acknowledged improvements in implementing previous audit recommendations but highlighted areas requiring further attention.

These included strengthening internal oversight, improving the accuracy of financial statements before submission for auditing and introducing more effective debt collection strategies.

Despite these concerns, AGSA reported that overall audit progress remained satisfactory and aligned with the audit plan.

Significant progress had been made in auditing performance information, while financial statement and compliance procedures were continuing as planned.

Sakhisizwe Local Municipality welcomed the engagement and reaffirmed its commitment to addressing outstanding audit concerns and working towards achieving a clean audit outcome.