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CAPE TOWN— The Democratic Alliance repeated its call yesterday for a judicial inquiry into local government in the Western Cape, particularly councils run by the ANC. “It is of interest that DA councils do not get qualified audit reports; do not break the law; do not have councillors and senior officials with fingers in the tills; do operate municipal surpluses and do serve their people better in virtually every aspect of service delivery,” DA spokesman Robin Carlisle said. The Auditor General’s report on the financial statements of the Cederberg municipality for 2003/04 was qualified in 11 respects.
“This is extremely serious. The report not only confirms that Cederberg cannot meet its commitments (it was unable to pay salaries on time in January 2005); Cederberg will not be able to continue delivering services unless alternative finance is found.” — Sapa
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