Furthermore, where there are disputes, the department pays what is not disputed and engages the relevant municipalities for amounts and accounts disputed.
“Because of its concurrent function, for the last two years the department has been coordinating reports from the provincial public works departments on a quarterly basis to verify if the public works sector pays its municipal debt,” he added.He also indicated that where there are challenges, the department engaged through established provincial forums with municipalities to resolve disputed accounts.
“The department of Cooperative Governance and the South African Local Government Association are part of these consultations for amounts that may be incorrectly reported.”
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