Ekurhuleni metro scoops two awards from Salga

The City of Ekurhuleni recently bagged two awards for excellent governance during the second annual South African Local Government Association (SALGA) municipal audit awards held in Johannesburg on July 5.

The city walked away with the award for reducing unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditures and implementing consequence management in the 2023/24 financial year.

“We are extremely excited by the achievements as they demonstrate our continued commitment to run a clean and accountable institution. A lot of work goes into financial prudence, and we are fortunate to have a team that understands that,” said city manager Dr Imogen Mashazi.

Mashazi emphasised that the municipality remains resolute to always revisit their systems and controls to ensure that it runs a tight ship that is guided by the Municipal Finance Management Act among other legislation.
She said such recognition also motivates them to do more.

Salga awards were introduced to recognise and celebrate municipalities in Gauteng for their exemplary financial management and adherence to the Municipal Finance Management Act.

Last year, the city scooped four awards for excellent governance at the Inaugural SALGA Municipal Audit Awards.

The city walked away with two first-place certificates for the 2021/22 financial year with clean audit outcomes and good record keeping – a critical process in audit purposes and measuring service delivery achievements.

The city then got a second-place award for capital expenditure on the allocated budget and another second place for revenue collection and management.

These annual awards were introduced to promote accountability and consequence management, rewarding excellence while addressing mediocrity and maladministration in local authorities.