Auditor General Kimi Makwetu on Wednesday revealed irregular spending at South Africa’s municipalities decreased from R29.7-billion to R25.2-billion, but added the latter figure was likely to climb. Releasing the 2017/18 audit outcomes of municipalities, Makwetu said the irregular spend contributed to several municipalities’ audit outcomes regressing – with only 18 clean audits recorded and only half the 257 municipalities achieving unqualified audits.