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Despite challenges over the last few years, we have focussed significantly on capital projects, including upgrades to our ageing infrastructure, to create an environment conducive to attracting economic investments and development, and we are starting to reap the benefits of this, as evidenced by a high level of interest in development of our municipal area.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A financially unqualified opinion with no findings (clean audit) means the municipality produced quality financial statements free of material misstatements (in other words, errors or omissions, which are so significant that they affect the credibility and reliability of the financial statements). 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