The City of Tshwane’s Group Audit & Risk was tasked to track audit findings raised by both the Internal Audit (2024/5 Q1-Q4) and the Auditor-General (2023/4 Q3&Q4).
A report passed in Council yesterday noted that over half of the internal audit findings had been resolved by the end of last year, while plans to address the 205 AG findings have been developed and implementation has begun. While the City of Tshwane’s control environment remains weak, interventions are starting to bear fruit. Long-standing findings, however, remain unresolved. Initiatives to improve the City’s organisational culture are underway.
One of the two material irregularities raised by the APC’s internal audit was the possible under-billing of waste collection services in Quarter 2 of the 2024/25 financial year.
Despite attempts by the opposition to claim that the new administration is determined to squeeze residents of their last pennies, the waste department admitted at the end of the year, that at least 10,000 accounts were not being billed. The delay in addressing this issue, especially as the city desperately needed additional revenue, was alarming.
The Audit & Performance Committee (APC) has requested copies of the waste department’s systems description, detailing how they ensure every city property is invoiced correctly. This has placed a spotlight on those properties that have never been billed for waste, and adjustments are being made. This is just one example of the work being reported on by the APC in this report before us today.
ActionSA is happy to note that the City achieved better oversight of capital projects in 2024, and had significantly reduced delayed and halted projects. More concerning is that while 98% of the city’s operational budget was spent, only half of its targets were achieved. This was mainly owing to
the unprotected strike action that took place from July to November 2023, and with the City’s liquidity problems already hindering service delivery, it comes as no surprise that barely half of the city’s targets were reached during this timeframe.
While there have been some improvements in consequence management for Q1 & Q2 of 2024/5, mainly because of the intervention of the City Manager and political oversight, the APC report notes that consequence management is still not integrated into the City’s culture. Effective leadership at all governing structures of the City is an issue that the AGSA has raised in her report for several years.
ActionSA commends the APC’s on-going efforts to improve the audit and performance outcomes of the City of Tshwane, as the new administration under Dr Nasiphi Moya and her coalition partners work towards improved accountability and transparency.
ActionSA Welcomes Progress in Tshwane on Tracking and Addressing Audit Findings
The City of Tshwane’s Group Audit & Risk was tasked to track audit findings raised by both the Internal Audit (2024/5 Q1-Q4) and the Auditor-General (2023/4 Q3&Q4).
A report passed in Council yesterday noted that over half of the internal audit findings had been resolved by the end of last year, while plans to address the 205 AG findings have been developed and implementation has begun. While the City of Tshwane’s control environment remains weak, interventions are starting to bear fruit. Long-standing findings, however, remain unresolved. Initiatives to improve the City’s organisational culture are underway.
One of the two material irregularities raised by the APC’s internal audit was the possible under-billing of waste collection services in Quarter 2 of the 2024/25 financial year.
Despite attempts by the opposition to claim that the new administration is determined to squeeze residents of their last pennies, the waste department admitted at the end of the year, that at least 10,000 accounts were not being billed. The delay in addressing this issue, especially as the city desperately needed additional revenue, was alarming.
The Audit & Performance Committee (APC) has requested copies of the waste department’s systems description, detailing how they ensure every city property is invoiced correctly. This has placed a spotlight on those properties that have never been billed for waste, and adjustments are being made. This is just one example of the work being reported on by the APC in this report before us today.
ActionSA is happy to note that the City achieved better oversight of capital projects in 2024, and had significantly reduced delayed and halted projects. More concerning is that while 98% of the city’s operational budget was spent, only half of its targets were achieved. This was mainly owing to
the unprotected strike action that took place from July to November 2023, and with the City’s liquidity problems already hindering service delivery, it comes as no surprise that barely half of the city’s targets were reached during this timeframe.
While there have been some improvements in consequence management for Q1 & Q2 of 2024/5, mainly because of the intervention of the City Manager and political oversight, the APC report notes that consequence management is still not integrated into the City’s culture. Effective leadership at all governing structures of the City is an issue that the AGSA has raised in her report for several years.
ActionSA commends the APC’s on-going efforts to improve the audit and performance outcomes of the City of Tshwane, as the new administration under Dr Nasiphi Moya and her coalition partners work towards improved accountability and transparency.