Parliament, Tuesday, 25 August 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) will tomorrow hold a joint meeting with the JB Marks Local Municipality on its 2024/25 audit outcomes, governance and service delivery challenges.
The municipality was among the 69 municipalities whose local government equitable share allocations were withheld last month due to non-compliance with legal prescripts.
Although the municipality received an unqualified audit opinion, the Auditor-General flagged several issues, including poor procurement and contract management and stalled investigations into unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Irregular expenditure stood at approximately R4 billion.
Details of the meeting:
Date: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Time: 09:30 – 13:00 and 18:30 -21:00
Venue: Virtual meeting platform
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For media inquiries or interviews with the Chairpersons, please contact the Media Officer:
Name: Alicestine October
Cell: 083 665 4345
E-mail: aoctober@parliament.gov.za
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