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THE REPORTER 10 OCTOBER 2025 · PAGE 7

                                                                                      During  his  address,  the
             Joe Gqabi District Municipality  Minister  emphasised  that
                                                                                      "An ideal municipality is led
               and JoGEDA Honoured with                                               by  skilled,  ethical  leaders
                                                                                      who  prioritise  profes-
                         Clean Audit Awards                                           sionalism,  accountability,
                                                                                      and transparency. Oversight
                                                                                      s t r u c t u r e s   f u n c t i o n
             The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (JGDM) and its   sound  financial  manage-  effectively,  with  decisions
             development  agency,  the  Joe  Gqabi  Economic   ment, internal controls, and   that  are  participatory,
                                                              governance  standards,  as   inclusive,  and  responsive.
             Development Agency (JoGEDA), have each been      well as the effectiveness of its   Communities  are  actively
             recognised  for  excellence  in  governance  after   entity,  JoGEDA,  in  sup-  engaged  through  ward
             receiving  prestigious  awards  at  the  Local   porting  local  economic   committees,  cooperatives,
             Government Indaba held at the Gallagher Estate in   development  while  main-  youth and women's groups,
             Midrand, Johannesburg on 2 October 2025.         taining  the  same  high   and traditional councils."
                                                              standards of accountability.   The  Joe  Gqabi  District
             The  awards,  presented  by   "These  awards  are  not  just   "Receiving two awards in one   Municipality, having received
             the Minister for Cooperative   accolades,  they  are  proof   evening  for  both  the   clean  audit  outcomes  for
             Governance and Traditional   that  accountability,  trans-  municipality and its agency   four  consecutive  years,
             A f f a i r s   ( C o G TA ) ,   M r    parency and good governan-  is a proud moment for our   demonstrates  a  growing
             Velenkosini  Hlabisa,  were   ce are at the heart of how we   district.  It  shows  that  when   culture  of  excellence  and
             conferred  in  recognition  of   serve  our  people.  A  clean   institutions  are  aligned  in   responsible  administration
             t h e   t w o   i n s t i t u t i o n s    audit  is  about  more  than   their  values  and  practices,   within  the  district,  position-
             achieving  clean  audit   financial  compliance,  it  is   the results are tangible. We   ing Joe Gqabi as a model of
             outcomes  for  the  2023/24   about building trust with our   dedicate  these  achieve-  good governance in the local
             financial year.         communities  and  ensuring   ments to the communities of   government sector.
             JGDM  Executive  Mayor,   that  every  resource  is  used   Joe  Gqabi,  because  good
             Councillor  (Cllr)  Nomvuyo   responsibly for their benefit,"   governance  is  ultimately
             Mposelwa,  accepted  the   said Cllr Mposelwa.   about  delivering  better
             awards  on  behalf  of  the   The recognition affirms the   services  and  opportunities
             municipality and JoGEDA at   Joe  Gqabi  District  Munici-  for  them,"  added  Cllr
             a gala event last night.   pality's  commitment  to   Mposelwa.
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