Senqu Local Municipality

Sound financial management earns the municipality a 7th consecutive clean audit

The Mayor of Senqu Municipality, Mrs NP Mposelwa, is filled with pride to announce the Municipality’s achievement of a clean audit for the 7th year in a row.

The Auditor-General’s report on the financial statements of the municipality as at 30th June 2020, had no findings or material errors. A clean audit is an unqualified audit and a “clean audit” relates to three aspects; the financial statements are free from material misstatements, there are no material findings on the annual performance report and lastly, there are no material findings on noncompliance with key legislation. This is the 7th year of the achievement, making Senqu Municipality one of the Eastern Cape Province’s top run municipalities, no small feat in light of the global pandemic.

We have put in the effort and worked hard to ensure that we received and maintained clean audits, which also tells a positive story of how well this municipality is managed. A story of disciplined spending that achieves value for money; responsible financial planning and budgeting; high levels of execution; performance reporting; adherence to legislation; meticulous billing and collecting practises; careful planning of projects; and commitments to creditors and the community being honoured.

Under the management of Mr MM Yawa, the Municipal Manager, we strive towards excellent governance, effective internal controls and strict adherence to supply chain processes. We have a zero-tolerance approach to corruption.

The municipality believes that stable and consistent leadership leads to better governance and has brought stability between Politics and Administration.

Since 2001 we only had 3 Mayors, 1 serving 2 full terms and the other 2 both serving a full term each.

We had the same Accounting Officer since 2001 and all Senior Managers that supported the Accounting Officer served a minimum of 15 years.

The municipality is fully supportive of the sub-contracting legislation as this is an excellent means of stimulating economic development in the municipal area and in particular to promote the growth of SMME’s.

While there is always room for improvement, we will strive to pursue this prestigious achievement next year while providing outstanding service delivery to our people.

One Municipality, One People, One Destination

Issued by Senqu Municipality Communications Email: vanzyl@senqu.gov.za