Discussion | Irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at municipalties climbs to R268 billion

South Africa's municipalities are facing deepening financial and governance failures, with irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure now climbing to R268 billion.

A new National Treasury report points to weak accountability, poor internal controls and instability in key leadership positions as major contributors to the crisis.

To unpack the findings and what it means for service delivery, we're joined by Wayne McComans, Chief Director for MFMA Implementation at National Treasury, and governance and political analyst, Sandile Swana.

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