Performing municipalities commended

Pretoria – Cabinet has commended the 115 municipalities that received unqualified financial statements for the 2011/2012 financial year.

It further acknowledged the improvement made by 21 municipalities that had previously received the adverse or disclaimer opinions in the previous year.

“Cabinet appreciates the work done by the Auditor General in assisting the municipalities to improve on the governance compliance requirements. It also acknowledged the commitment made by the municipality leadership to continue to work on further improving the areas highlighted by the AG,” read a Cabinet statement. – SAnews.gov.za