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Municipal Governance and MFMA Compliance

Equips municipal officials and councillors across the region to run local government within the Municipal Finance Management Act and related frameworks. The programme works through supply chain oversight, irregular expenditure prevention, delegations and the roles of the accounting officer, council and audit committee. Delegates use real municipal cases to strengthen clean audit outcomes and service delivery accountability.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the governance roles of council, the accounting officer and oversight committees.
  • Apply MFMA requirements to budgeting, reporting and expenditure control.
  • Identify and prevent unauthorised, irregular and fruitless expenditure.
  • Design delegation and internal control arrangements for municipal functions.
  • Prepare for external audit and respond to management letters and findings.
  • Develop an action plan to improve municipal audit outcomes.

Course outline

  1. 01Local Government Governance Landscape
  2. 02MFMA Roles and Responsibilities
  3. 03Budgeting and In Year Reporting
  4. 04Supply Chain and Expenditure Controls
  5. 05Preventing Irregular Expenditure
  6. 06Oversight Committees and Council
  7. 07Audit Readiness and Consequence Management
  8. 08Municipal Governance Improvement Planning

Who should attend

Municipal managers, chief financial officers, councillors, internal auditors and finance officials in local government and municipal entities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Cape Town3R13,000Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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