City of Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya
By Dr Nasiphi Moya
Executive Mayor of Tshwane
The City of Tshwane notes the robust debate in Council and in the public domain regarding the 2024/25 Annual Report and the Auditor-General outcome.
Such debate is part of a healthy democratic process, but it must remain grounded in facts and an honest reading of the City’s trajectory.
The Annual Report does not claim perfection.
It presents a transparent and audited
account of a municipality that is stabilising after a prolonged period of institutional strain.
The City received a qualified audit outcome with 2 qualification areas, an
improvement from 6 in the previous financial year and 13 the year before that.
This reduction reflects measurable progress in financial controls, governance processes and oversight discipline.
Equally important is that this governance progress is not happening in isolation from service delivery.
Over the period under review, residents experienced tangible improvements:
•2 282 new water connections and 2 297 serviced stands connected to water services.
•Nearly 9.9 km of water pipelines replaced or upgraded and over 28 000 water meters replaced.
•Water leak response times improved from 14 days to 9 days.
•499 households connected to mains electricity, with major substation
upgrades completed in Soshanguve and Wapadrand.
•99.99% of formal areas receiving weekly waste collection, alongside the
clearing of hundreds of illegal dumping sites.
These outcomes show that strengthening governance and internal controls is
enabling service delivery.
The City has also moved decisively to restore accountability.
During the year, 146 investigations into unauthorised and irregular expenditure were completed, backlogs were reduced, and recovery recommendations amounting to approximately R3.2 billion were submitted to Council.
This reflects a clear shift toward consequence management as a principle of governance.
Financial indicators further confirm stabilisation. Net assets increased by
approximately R2.3 billion, liquidity improved, and progress was made in stabilising the City’s electricity account, reducing financial risk associated with bulk supply.
Employee related costs were contained within budget, while expenditure controls were strengthened without undermining core services.
Challenges remain, particularly in revenue collection within a difficult economic environment and in resolving the remaining technical audit matters.
However, focused remediation plans are in place and oversight mechanisms have been strengthened to ensure sustained progress.
The correct characterisation of the 2024/25 Annual Report is not one of a City in crisis, but of a City in recovery, rebuilding financial discipline, restoring governance credibility and steadily improving services to residents.
Tshwane is not yet where it must ultimately be, but it is no longer standing still.
The direction is clear and the momentum is real.
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