National Treasury says is in a process to temporarily withhold July 2026 funds to 69 municipalities across all nine provinces over persistent financial management failures. Treasury says the move is intended to enforce fiscal discipline, improve accountability and address unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The affected municipalities allegedly failed to comply with the Municipal Finance Management Act despite repeated support and engagement. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Deputy Minister of Finance Ashor Sarupen 

National Treasury says is in a process to temporarily withhold July 2026 funds to 69 municipalities across all nine provinces over persistent financial management failures. Treasury says the move is intended to enforce fiscal discipline, improve accountability and address unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The affected municipalities allegedly failed to comply with the Municipal Finance Management Act despite repeated support and engagement. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Deputy Minister of Finance Ashor Sarupen&nbsp;

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Treasury withholds July funds from 69 municipalities

Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has found the City of Cape Town to have violated several sections of the South African Constitution by failure to provide access to water amongst other things in Langa and Khayelitsha townships. 

Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has found the City of Cape Town to have violated several sections of the South African Constitution by failure to provide access to water amongst other things in Langa and Khayelitsha townships.&nbsp;

Public Protector faults Cape Town over service delivery failures. 

The Border Management Authority has TODAY addressed a media briefings on the processing and repatriation of undocumented immigrants at a repatriation centre in Musina. Thousands of immigrants have been processed and repatriated in Musina and the centre is still receiving some migrants coming from various parts of the country. Sakina kamwendo spoke to Border Management Authority Spokesperson, Mmemme Mogotsi...

The Border Management Authority has TODAY addressed a media briefings on the processing and repatriation of undocumented immigrants at a repatriation centre in Musina. Thousands of immigrants have been processed and repatriated in Musina and the centre is still receiving some migrants coming from various parts of the country. Sakina kamwendo spoke to Border Management Authority Spokesperson, Mmemme Mogotsi...

BMA says multi-agency operations prevented wanted suspects from fleeing SA

The Madlanga Commission has heard allegations that suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan used EFF leader Julius Malema to advance his own agenda in Parliament. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson presented WhatsApp messages containing parliamentary questions that were to be asked by Malema to former Inspector-General of Intelligence, Isaac Dintwe. The Commission heard that the questions, allegedly drafted by Khan, were sent through his close associate, Mohammed "Mo" Sayed, before being passed on to Malema. Chaskalson told the Commission the questions were intended to trap Dintwe into making false statements, which Khan allegedly planned to use to orchestrate his removal. 

The Madlanga Commission has heard allegations that suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan used EFF leader Julius Malema to advance his own agenda in Parliament. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson presented WhatsApp messages containing parliamentary questions that were to be asked by Malema to former Inspector-General of Intelligence, Isaac Dintwe. The Commission heard that the questions, allegedly drafted by Khan, were sent through his close associate, Mohammed "Mo" Sayed, before being passed on to Malema. Chaskalson told the Commission the questions were intended to trap Dintwe into making false statements, which Khan allegedly planned to use to orchestrate his removal.&nbsp;

Treasury withholds July funds from 69 municipalities

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