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Two thirds of Western Cape municipalities earned a clean audit, against 15% nationally
67% Western Cape · Highest
67% of Western Cape municipalities got a clean audit. That is more than four times the national rate of 15%.
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Method and sources
Each bar is the share of municipalities that earned a clean audit in the 2024/25 local government audit outcomes, as reported in the article.
Western Cape 67%, which the article explains as 20 clean audits among 30 municipalities. National 15%.
The article gives the audit year as 2024/25 without exact dates, so the period is approximated as the municipal financial year, 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Sources: Auditor-General of South Africa (https://www.agsa.co.za/)
Figures as published in our article on the DA's record in Cape Town (chart last checked 14 September 2026): Auditor-General of South Africa local government audit outcomes for 2024/25. The link is to the publisher, not the exact table.
Chart updated · 30 Oct 2026. The observation dates above describe the data, not today’s conditions.
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