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Treasury stands firm on funding crackdown as Joburg warns of cash crisis

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says the intervention by National Treasury to withhold funding from 69 financially distressed municipalities, is long overdue, arguing that years of financial mismanagement identified by the Auditor-General have gone largely unpunished. His comments come after Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero, revealed on Thursday that the City of Johannesburg has enough cash to operate for only 12 more days after Treasury withheld part of the city's equitable share […]

todayJuly 17, 2026 23

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Ntsiki Mazwai enters Joburg mayoral race

Media personality and poet, Nontsikelelo "Ntsiki" Mazwai, has officially thrown her hat into the ring for the Johannesburg mayoral race, promising to rebuild the city "street by street, community by community, block by block." The Land Party unveiled Mazwai as its mayoral candidate on Wednesday, with the outspoken activist saying she could no longer remain on the sidelines while Johannesburg continued to deteriorate. Mazwai said she has watched "with deep […]

todayJuly 9, 2026 50

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E-toll debt, municipal revenue failures and stalled projects tighten grip on Gauteng finances

The Gauteng Provincial Government is facing growing financial pressure as billions of rand in outstanding e-toll debt, weak municipal revenue collection and stalled infrastructure projects place increasing strain on the provincial fiscus. This emerged during a media briefing by Gauteng Finance MEC, Nkululeko Dunga, on Thursday ahead of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature's debate and vote on the 2026/27 budget, where he outlined the province's key fiscal priorities and challenges. Dunga […]

todayJune 25, 2026 58

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Analyst labels Unite For Change a ‘marriage of convenience’

  Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, has labelled the newly formed alliance between Rise Mzansi, BOSA, and the GOOD party as a weak marriage of convenience. He says the partnership is going to die an early death because of their differences. Mashego's remarks come in the wake of a bold new political collaboration — Unite for Change — under which the three parties plan to contest next year’s crucial municipal elections. […]

todayOctober 6, 2025 88