Limpopo's drive to boost service delivery

After a dismal audit outcome performance that saw Limpopo's 27 municipalities spending more than R279 million on consultants to perform financial reporting last financial year, Limpopo premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba is on a drive to turn things around.

- Alex Japho Matlala

Only two municipalities in Limpopo received clean audit opinions in the last financial year. Auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke reprimanded the province last year for over-reliance on consultants.

"We have now embarked on a recruitment drive to attract the necessary skills to do financials in our books," said Ramathuba.

"Our aim is to impress and to improve on service delivery and on our financial reporting."

Ramathuba was speaking during the South African Local Government Association (Salga) Limpopo Members Assembly at Karibu Leisure Resort, outside Tzaneen, on Tuesday.