GOOD GOVERNANCE AND AWARDS
GOOD GOVERNANCE Drakenstein Municipality has entrenched a cultureofgoodgovernanceandaccountability. By consistently following and adhering to legislation and sound financial principles, we achieved 12 consecutive unqualified audit opinions since 2011, of which six were clean.
THE MOST FINANCIALLY HEALTHY MUNICIPALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
National Treasury’s The State of Local Government Finances and Financial Management as at 30 June 2018 report rated Drakenstein Municipality as the Number One most financially healthy city in South Africa and in the Western Cape. This report evaluates finances of the country’s municipalities according to a set of criteria which include: cash as a percentage of operating expenditure; the persistence of negative cash balances; and the degree of overspending of original operating budgets.
CLEAN AUDIT
THE GREENEST MUNICIPALITY AWARD 2019 An environmentally conscious city caring for the planet and the next generation, Drakenstein Municipality pioneers cutting-edge sustainable management practices. In 2019, Drakenstein Municipality walked away with the Greenest Municipality Award in the Western Cape for consistently trailblazing smart sustainable practices. It also won awards for theMost Improved Municipality for Climate Change, and the Most Improved Municipality for Waste Management.
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