Unqualified Audit Opinion for Umdoni
''The unqualified audit status was obtained with matters of emphasis which include restatement of corresponding figures and debt impairment."
Umdoni Municipality recently received an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor General.
According to Umdoni municipal spokesperson, Sphelele Cele, the unqualified audit status was obtained with matters of emphasis which include restatement of corresponding figures and debt impairment.
“Advances continue by Umdoni Municipality to reach a stage of a clean bill of health on its finances and the 2021/22 financial year which was under review has retained a status of an Unqualified Audit Opinion,” said Cele.
Welcoming the Auditor General’s report, Umdoni Municipality mayor, Sibongile Khathi said as much as the municipality has retained the same status as the previous financial year, the steadiness is evidence that recommendations by the Auditor General to put their house in order were given the serious attention hence there has been no relapse.
“The attained status is also attributed to the culture of a shared responsibility by political and administrative leadership together with staff members,” said Khathi, adding that this audit outcome will serve as motivation to various structures of service delivery hierarchy of the municipality to further accelerate their efforts towards achieving improved financial bill of health moving forward.
“On behalf of council, I thank management, staff members and the audit committee for their commitment towards ensuring compliance to the Auditor General’s recommendations. The municipality commits to diligently work towards addressing the issues raised by the Auditor General and ensure that the processes are transparently effected, high level of accountability is practised to ensure cultivation of good governance,” she said.
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