ZFM achieves 10th Clean Audit
During a Council meeting held on the 26th of January 2024, the Office of the Auditor General confirmed that the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality has obtained its 10th consecutive clean audit for the 2022/2023 financial year. After examining the municipality’s financial statements, the Auditor-General concluded that the financial statements reflect the actual financial position of the municipality and that the financial statements were drawn up in accordance with acceptable accounting principles and applicable legislation.
The Executive Mayor of the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Councillor Maryna Basson, could not hold back her pride: “It is a tremendously proud moment for me that the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality has acquired its 10th clean audit for the 2022/2023 financial year acquired. I want to congratulate the senior management and the entire workforce on this clean audit”, she said.
The Council and the Administration of the District Municipality worked hand in hand to achieve this achievement and this was done through the implementation of previous years’ audit findings, the implementation of the Audit Recovery Plan and also close cooperation with the office of the Auditor-General to ensure that all objectives are met. All the Councillors expressed their warm appreciation for this achievement, but more importantly, the staff were thanked for their commitment, hard work and professional behaviour during the period of the audit which resulted in a clean audit.
The acting Municipal Manager, Mr Alfred Tieties emphasized that respect for the Law in the management of the district municipality, the oversight role of the Council to ensure that the budget and performance objectives are properly achieved and that there are consequences for non-performance have largely contributed to this audit opinion. “We ensured that the basics of accountability, strong internal controls and good governance were in place, and that led to this clean audit,” he said.
“It is with pride that on behalf of the Council of the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, I congratulate the Senior Management and the entire workforce with this clean audit for the 2022/2023 financial year; we have proven once again that it is possible to achieve and maintain this achievement,” affirmed Councilor Stanley Peterson, the Speaker of the Council.