Nquthu and Msinga are two of the 22 KZN municipalities to achieve clean audits from the auditor-general. Thirty-four municipalities received ‘unqualified audits with minor emphasis of matters.’
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has congratulated the 22 municipalities and municipal entities that have received clean audits from the auditor-general for the 2014/2015 financial year – an all-time record for KZN’s local government.
“This is indeed a momentous and milestone occasion for our sphere of local government. This is a moment when our chests swell with pride and our hearts are filled with a sense of accomplishment, particularly as we mark the fifteen years of democratic local government,” said KZN MEC for Cogta Nomusa Dube-Ncube.

Our hard work as government and that of our mayors in KZN municipalities is now paying off and translating into a significant improvement in audit outcomes and municipal performance,” said MEC Dube-Ncube

For the first time, KZN’s only metro – eThekwini – has received a clean audit, as well as the two aspiring metros – uMsunduzi and uMhlathuze. The other municipalities are Ilembe, uThungulu, Zululand, uMgungundlovu, Hibiscus Coast, Msinga, Nquthu, Ubuhlebezwe, Umdoni, Umhlabuyalingana, Umuziwabantu, Okhahlamba, Ezinqoleni, Umzumbe, and Mandeni.
“In real terms, the number of clean audits in municipalities has increased from 13 to 18 since the previous year. We are the province with the highest number of municipalities in the country and for three years running we are doing well. Our hard work as government and that of our mayors in KZN municipalities is now paying off and translating into a significant improvement in audit outcomes and municipal performance,” said MEC Dube-Ncube.
“We are pleased to report that our municipalities and municipal entities that had obtained clean audits are proof that our Back to Basics programme is yielding positive results. Our municipalities have truly gone “back to the basics” of clean governance, financial management and optimal service delivery,” she said.