How AI can help fix SA’s crippled municipalities

How AI can help fix SA’s crippled municipalities

How AI can help fix SA’s crippled municipalities

With only a small fraction receiving clean audits, Empowa’s Glen Jordan argues that AI could help councils scrutinise tenders, track spending and catch problems sooner. Blockchain could preserve the evidence.

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Most South African municipalities are in serious trouble. Infrastructure is failing, finances are under strain, and only a small fraction receive clean audits from the Auditor-General.

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