an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General
5 November 2007
The Department of Provincial and Local Government (the dplg) will tomorrow,
(Tuesday, 6 November) present its Annual Report for the 2006/07 financial year
to the Portfolio Committee on Provincial and Local Government.
The dplg will report that for the fifth year running, it has received an
unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General. This report will account
for the resources allocated to the department amounting to R25,3 billion over
the past financial year. In her overview in the Annual Report, the
Director-General Lindiwe Msengana-Ndlela says the department has intensified
its efforts to strengthen other spheres of government to deliver on their
mandate.
"In the year under review, we have increased our efforts in supporting
Provinces, Metropolitan and District Municipalities to develop Growth and
Development Strategies (GDSs)," says Msengana-Ndlela. "All 46 District
Municipalities and six Metropolitan areas were able to host GDSs with the full
participation of community representatives and other important stakeholders,"
she adds.
In addition to this, the department has established support systems that
would ensure a 100% adoption rate of municipal Integrated Development Plans
(IDPs) by the end of the financial year. This would be big improvement from the
mere 40% adoption rate that was registered in 2002/03 financial year.
"We have also continued to mobilise and deploy technical experts to various
municipalities," says the Director-General. "Of significance has been the
greater attention that we have paid to accountability measures and the
enforcement of existing local government legislation," she concludes.
The Director-General will present the annual report to the committee
according to the details below:
Date: Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Time: 10h00
Venue: Room E249, National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
Media are invited to attend and cover the meeting.
Issued by: Department of Provincial and Local Government
5 November 2007
Source: Department of Provincial and Local Government (http://www.dplg.gov.za)
