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unfunded budgets

Themba Dlamini

By Themba Dlamini

Empty promises — why SA local government fails the gogo test

16 August 2026

Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remain

FUNDING WITHHELD

Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remain

By Neesa Moodley

Treasury turns off the tap for 69 SA municipalities over rotten money management

LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Treasury turns off the tap for 69 SA municipalities over rotten money management

By Neesa Moodley

Auditor-General sounds alarm on governance crisis in SA’s biggest cities, gives Cape Town the thumbs up

PARLIAMENT

Auditor-General sounds alarm on governance crisis in SA’s biggest cities, gives Cape Town the thumbs up

By Victoria O’Regan