The Department of Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape (COGTA-EC) has a responsibility to ensure that issues raised by the Auditor General (AG) in the audit reports of municipalities are addressed. One of the recurring findings made by the AG is the low level of involvement by the leadership of municipalities in leading and directing efforts to address the issues.
To ensure that leadership is involved, an engagement session will be hosted by COGTA-EC MEC Honourable Fikile Xasa, wherein Mayors of municipalities will present progress reports to address audit issues in their municipalities. They will be accompanied by their council speakers, Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) Chairs and Municipal Managers.
The first session will target municipalities with disclaimers and adverse opinions.
The details of the event are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Time: 08h30
Venue: East London IDZ
All members of the media are invited to the event.
Please confirm attendance to:
Vuyolwethu Sigaji
Cell: 079 686 6045
Enquiries:
Mamnkeli Ngam
Cell: 071 685 7981
