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MEC Mosenogi calls for decisive action to strengthen municipal financial governance

North West Provincial TreasuryRef: https://treasury.nwpg.gov.za/news/mec-mosenogi-calls-for-decisive-action-to-strengthen-municipal-financial-governance/

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Source domain: treasury.nwpg.gov.za

Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This is a news/media statement issued by the North West Provincial Treasury. MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi calls on municipalities in the North West to urgently strengthen municipal financial governance, improve accountability, and prepare properly for Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and post-audit action plans. She highlights uneven budget recovery (11 municipalities with funded budgets vs 10 at budget tabling), ongoing withholding of equitable share for non-compliance, and escalating unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure (UIFW&E) reaching R72.1 billion across 22 municipalities, urging stronger consequence management and compliance with financial legislation.

Facts

Places

North West

Reference

https://treasury.nwpg.gov.za/news/mec-mosenogi-calls-for-decisive-action-to-strengthen-municipal-financial-governance/

Amounts

R 72 100 000 000

Key Takeaways

  • Issuer: North West Provincial Treasury
  • Speaker: MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi (MEC for Finance, North West)
  • Event/venue: Municipal Intergovernmental Forum (MuniMEC) at Royal Marang Hotel, Phokeng
  • Date: 30 July 2026
  • AFS and post-audit action plans must be prioritised during the municipal financial year
  • Audit readiness must be continuous (not only year-end compliance)
  • 2026/27 budget assessment: 11 municipalities adopted funded budgets vs 10 at budget tabling stage
  • Equitable share withholding: 13 municipalities had portions withheld in the previous financial year
  • UIFW&E escalation: R72.1 billion across 22 municipalities
  • Call for fully functional Municipal Public Accounts Committees, Audit Committees and Disciplinary Boards
  • Recurring shortcomings: unrealistic revenue projections, inadequate cost-containment, insufficient repairs & maintenance investment, weak cost-reflective tariffs, weak compliance with Municipal Budget and Reporting Regulations
  • Instruction: investigate every incident of UIFW&E in line with the Municipal Finance Management Act
  • Contact details: Lesedi Makhubela (Media Liaison Officer) 062 103 2798; Kesalopa Gill (Head of Communication) 079 548 6352
  • North West Provincial Treasury
  • MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi
  • Municipal Intergovernmental Forum (MuniMEC)
  • Royal Marang Hotel
  • Phokeng
  • Municipalities across the North West province
  • 2026 Local Government Elections
  • North West Provincial Treasury (assessment of 2026/27 municipal budgets)
  • Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA)
  • Municipal Public Accounts Committees
  • Audit Committees
  • Disciplinary Boards
  • Municipal Finance Management Act
  • Municipal Budget and Reporting Regulations
  • Lesedi Makhubela
  • Kesalopa Gill

Dates

Closing Date

30 July 2026