Overview

• In a Thursday SABC interview, Cyril Ramaphosa said his earlier remarks referenced Auditor‑General reports and added that clean audits do not mean clean streets.
• He argued that DA councils often meet compliance standards while ANC municipalities have advanced transformative services in poorer communities, citing areas such as Philippi, Delft, Khayamandi and Langa.
• DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp said the party is ready to assist ANC‑led municipalities to improve service delivery wherever it can contribute.
• Aucamp contrasted DA‑run Midvaal’s clean audits with neighboring ANC‑run Emfuleni’s poor service delivery to underscore differences in governance performance.
• Ramaphosa’s initial praise of DA municipalities drew criticism from ANC councillors and senior leaders who called the timing inappropriate ahead of local elections.