Consider the governance structure at the local government level and identify the specific oversight bodies or roles that should have detected and reported the water tanker corruption earlier.

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Oversight bodies cannot be held responsible for corruption — their role is only to detect it, not to prevent it.

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The municipal council failed, because councillors vote on budget approvals and they should have realised that there were financial crimes taking place due to the increased spending on water tankers.

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The internal audit unit failed to identify the irregular tender patterns, the Auditor-General failed to identify non-compliance with the MFMA requirements and SCOPA failed to hold the municipality accountable for ongoing irregular expenditure.

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The Auditor-General failed by not reporting the ineffectiveness of the municipality to deliver its public services, as did the National Treasury who was tasked with oversight over the Auditor-General to make sure they did a proper audit.

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The internal audit unit failed to identify or report the irregular tender patterns, which resulted in the Auditor-General failing to identify and report the ineffectiveness of the municipality to deliver its public services.

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