The Auditor General has issued a qualified opinion to the Mariental Municipality for the year that ended in June 2022.

A qualified audit opinion is issued when financial statements contain material misstatements or omissions.

According to the audit report, the municipality failed to disclose the open lands and leased farmlands in the financial statements.

The Mariental municipality also did not prepare the cash flow statement using the direct method.

However, the municipality disclosed non-cash items in preparing the statement.

Furthermore, the auditors were unable to verify the correctness of the cash flow statement through alternative means.

The Chief Executive Officer, Paul Nghiwilepo, says the council has noted the issues pointed out in the audit report and has started working towards rectifying them.