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SWELLENDAM LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
Demonstrates that effective and clean governance is possible.
The Swellendam Municipality proudly announced that it has received a clean audit for the 2021-2022 financial year. The audit outcome has remained unchanged from the 2020-2021 financial year as unqualified with no findings!
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This marks the seventh clean audit in recent years, a challenging achievement with limited funding and an overlegislated environment.
A clean audit opinion obtained for the 2021-2022 financial year confirms that the Auditor General believes the municipality’s financial statements and governance matters are reasonably stated and free from material misstatement.
Additionally, it also means that the audit team has not identified any significant issues with the internal control framework, hereby expressing trust in the management of the municipality. The importance of a clean audit goes beyond legislative compliance and the avoidance of fiscal penalties. A clean audit further signifies municipal transparency, one of the most important building blocks of democracy. It is an assurance to residents and taxpayers that their hard-earned money is spent in a healthy and accountable manner.
Executive Mayor Francois du Rand stated “the Swellendam Municipality strives to balance legislative
compliance with service delivery in such a manner that the best benefit can be obtained in the interest of the community, emphasising the need to balance the plight of the poor with the growth of the economy and sustainable service delivery and congratulated the staff and the oversight structures following the positive outcome.”
The Greater Swellendam Farming Community includes the towns of Swellendam, Suurbraak, Barrydale, Buffeljagsrivier and Malgas. These towns owe their origin to a colourful history steeped in trade and includes sections of the Garden Route and R62. Stretching from the Klein Karoo, Langeberg Mountains and Wine Routes to the Ocean at Koppie Alleen, each of our regions has their own unique character, crafts and history to share. Swellendam is one of the biggest agricultural producing areas in South Africa, generating huge amounts of grain, Canola oil, meat & dairy as well as exporting citrus, berries, persimmons, wool and wine all over the world.
