The Northern Cape has five district municipalities and 27 local municipalities. Twenty-seven of the 32 municipalities submitted their financial statements for the 2012-13 financial year for audit within the prescribed timelines. Seven per cent (7%) of auditees prepared and submitted reliable and useful financial performance information that was supported by an adequate audit trail.

North West has four district municipalities, 19 local municipalities and four municipal entities. All auditees submitted their financial statements for the 2012-13 financial year for audit within the prescribed timelines.

Mpumalanga has three district municipalities and 18 local municipalities. All 21 auditees submitted their financial statements and annual performance reports for the 2012-13 financial year for auditing within the prescribed timelines.

Limpopo has five district municipalities, 25 local municipalities and 2 municipal entities. At the date of finalisation of the general report, the results of six municipalities and one municipal entity were not yet available. Of the total of 25 auditees reported on, only 12% had prepared and submitted reliable and useful financial performance information that was supported by an adequate audit trail.

KwaZulu-Natal has one metropolitan municipality, 10 district municipalities, 50 local municipalities and 11 municipal entities. All 72 auditees submitted their financial statements for the 2012-13 financial year within the prescribed timelines. Twenty-one per cent (21%) of the auditees submitted financial statements that were free from material misstatements. Forty-six per cent (46%) of the auditees prepared and submitted reliable and useful performance information that was adequately supported.