Joburg is a mess - Auditor

Auditor-General Terence Nombembe confirmed Johannesburg's finances were in a mess. 

He said there were differences between meter readings and the city's billing data.

Most of Nombembe's concerns revolved around the management of the city's revenue system after years of complaints of incorrect bills.

While revenue collection was slightly above target, there were still over 100,000 billing queries that still needed to be resolved.

City Manager Trevor Fowler admitted there were problems when the new billing system was introduced.

"Issues raised by the Auditor-General on the Johannesburg financial reports are being addressed to make sure the city returns to its clean state."

There was over R1-billion in losses due to the billing crisis.

The Democratic Alliance’s Mmusi Maimane said the city could not manage its finances.

"Intention is one thing but implementation is another."