Audit outcomes of municipalities in South Africa, 2010–2025
This dataset contains the audit outcomes of South Africa's municipalities from the SA Auditor General's annual Local Government Audit Outcomes reports for the financial years starting 2010/2011 to 2024/2025. The finding are, from best to worst: Unqualified with no findings, Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Adverse, Disclaimed. This dataset is updated annually when a new audit report is made public. Data set compiled and maintained by The Outlier. Usage: If you use this dataset please include a link to https://datadesk.co.za/
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The data
281 rows, 22 columns.
- muni_codes Text
- Unique municipality identifier code
- auditee Text
- Municipality name
- province Category
- EC=Eastern Cape, FS=Free State, GP=Gauteng, KZN=KwaZulu-Natal, LP=Limpopo, MP=Mpumalanga, NC=Northern Cape, NW = North West, WC=Western Cape EC, KZN, NW, WC, LP, MP, FS, NC, GP
- auditee_category Category
- MUN=municipality MUN
- auditee_type Category
- DM=district municipality, LM=local municipality, MET=metropolitan municipality, IC=intermediate city (this is an auditor general category given to a local municipality that is a mid-sized city with a larger budget and population than a local municipality, but smaller than the metropolitan municipality) DM, IC, LM, MET
- municipal_district Category
- District municipality. These coordinate and oversee multiple local municipalities Alfred Nzo, Amajuba, Amatole, Bojanala Platinum, Cape Winelands, Capricorn, Central Karoo, Chris Hani, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Dr Ruth S Mompati, Garden Route, Ehlanzeni and 42 more
- 2024_25 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Qualified, Unqualified with findings, Unqualified with no findings, Audit not finalised at legislated date, Disclaimed, Adverse
- 2023_24 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Unqualified with no findings, Qualified, Unqualified with findings, Adverse, Disclaimed, Audit not finalised at legislated date
- 2022_23 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Disclaimed, Unqualified with no findings, Adverse
- 2021_22 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Disclaimed, Unqualified with no findings, Adverse
- 2020_21 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Adverse, Unqualified with no findings, Disclaimed
- 2019_20 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Unqualified with findings, Disclaimed, Adverse, Qualified, Unqualified with no findings
- 2018_19 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Disclaimed, Unqualified with no findings, Adverse
- 2017_18 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Disclaimed, Unqualified with no findings, Adverse
- 2016_17 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Qualified, Disclaimed, Unqualified with no findings, Unqualified with findings, Adverse
- 2015_16 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Qualified, Unqualified with findings, Disclaimed, Unqualified with no findings, New auditee, Adverse
- 2014_15 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Qualified, Unqualified with findings, Disclaimed, Unqualified with no findings, New auditee, Adverse
- 2013_14 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Qualified, Disclaimed, Unqualified with findings, Unqualified with no findings, New auditee, Adverse
- 2012_13 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Disclaimed, Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Unqualified with no findings, New auditee, Adverse
- 2011_12 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Disclaimed, Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Adverse, Unqualified with no findings, New auditee
- 2010_11 Category
- Financial year starts 1 July and ends 30 June. Official audit opinion issued by the Auditor General Disclaimed, Qualified, Unqualified with findings, Unqualified with no findings, New auditee, Adverse
- notes Category
- Eden district municipality was renamed the Garden Route municipality in 2018, Renamed from the Eden to the Garden Route District in 2018, Hibiscus Coast was merged to form Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality in 2016., Mbombela and Umjindi merged to form the City of Mbombela in 2016., Tsolwana Inkwanca and Lukhanji merged to form Enoch Mgijima local municipality in 2016., Fetakgomo and Greater Tubatse merged to form Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality in 2016., Ventersdorp and Tlokwe merged in 2016 to form Jb Marks., Randfontein and Westonaria merged to form Rand West City local municipality in 2016., Ezinqoleni and Hibiscus coast municipalities merged to form Ray Nkonyeni in 2016., //Khara Hais Local Municipality was merged with Mier to form Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality in 2016, Aganang was merged into Blouberg Molemole and Polokwane in 2016, Emnambithi/Ladysmith and Indaka merged to form Alfred Duma local municipality in 2016. and 31 more
First rows
| muni_codes | auditee | province | auditee_category | auditee_type | municipal_district | 2024_25 | 2023_24 | 2022_23 | 2021_22 | 2020_21 | 2019_20 | 2018_19 | 2017_18 | 2016_17 | 2015_16 | 2014_15 | 2013_14 | 2012_13 | 2011_12 | 2010_11 | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC44 | Alfred Nzo District | EC | MUN | DM | Alfred Nzo | Qualified | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | |
| DC25 | Amajuba District | KZN | MUN | DM | Amajuba | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimed | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimed | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Qualified | |
| DC12 | Amathole District | EC | MUN | DM | Amatole | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Adverse | Adverse | Disclaimed | Qualified | Qualified | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | |
| DC37 | Bojanala District | NW | MUN | DM | Bojanala Platinum | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | |
| DC2 | Cape Winelands District | WC | MUN | DM | Cape Winelands | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | |
| DC35 | Capricorn District | LP | MUN | DM | Capricorn | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | |
| DC5 | Central Karoo District | WC | MUN | DM | Central Karoo | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | |
| DC13 | Chris Hani District | EC | MUN | DM | Chris Hani | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Adverse | Disclaimed | |
| DC40 | Dr Kenneth Kaunda District | NW | MUN | DM | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Qualified | |
| DC39 | Dr Ruth S Mompati District | NW | MUN | DM | Dr Ruth S Mompati | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Disclaimed | Disclaimed | Qualified | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Qualified | Disclaimed | Qualified | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | |
| DC4 | Eden | WC | MUN | DM | Garden Route | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Eden district municipality was renamed the Garden Route municipality in 2018 | ||||||||||
| DC32 | Ehlanzeni District | MP | MUN | DM | Ehlanzeni | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings | Unqualified with no findings |
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