MPAC Oversight Report 2023/2024
This oversight report is a crucial part of our duty to ensure transparency and accountability in the governance of our municipality. The oversight role of council is a critical component of the financial reforms, and this can be realised through the separation of roles and responsibilities between Council, the Executive Authority and Municipal Administration. It needs to be emphasised that good governance, effective accountability, and oversight can only be attained if there is a clear dissimilarity between the functions undertook or performed by the different role players.
The oversight report tabled by MPAC demonstrates our commitment to fulfilling our obligations as outlined in the Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 and the Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003. as amended respectively. These legislative frameworks mandate us to exercise oversight on behalf of the Council in the work of the municipality and its entity, ensuring that public funds are used efficiently and effectively for the benefit of all residents.
In the recent past, the AGSA presented a bleak image on Mangaung Audit outcome 2023/2024 before Steering Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) of Parliament. In this regard, AGSA raised number issues relating to Material Irregularities findings on IPTN, Zoo Animals and 111 % expenditure of Budget against 45% achievement on planned service delivery. Following the above, the MPAC had a serious engagement with AGSA on 13th May 2025 for clarification. The AGSA. made emphasise on the matters relating to IPTN and the disappearance of animals in ZOO, where there was no portfolio of evidence that the municipality is addressing the matter.
Speaker, allow me the opportunity to dedicate this MPAC Oversight Report on Annual Performance Report 2023/ 2024 to Men and Women of stature in the likes of Councillors serving in the committee, Office of MPAC, Technical Advisors of the Committee, Committee Services (Secretariat). These people have performed sterling work beyond their official duties to ensure the development of this report. Corporation received from Administration cannot vanish unnoticed as observed in many activities of the MPAC.
Lastly, I urge all stakeholders to carefully consider the findings and recommendations outlined in the Oversight Report. It is only through collective effort and commitment to good governance that we can build a municipality that serves the needs of all residents.