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Mayor Cyril Xaba (ANC) said Treasury assessed eThekwini's 2026/27 budget as funded, credible and sustainable.

Claim by ANCeThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba

Said 29 May 2026, eThekwini council meeting that adopted the 2026/27 budget, reported by SAnews

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 4 sources, 2 official

Photo: Durban · =XEON=, CC BY 3.0

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 4 sources, 2 official

What does the evidence show?

Unproven

Treasury's list marks the budget as funded, but we found no Treasury rating of the other two.

Unproven means there is not enough evidence yet either way. It is not a mark against the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.).

It is a funded, credible, and sustainable plan, assessed as such by National Treasury

Cyril XabaANC

eThekwini's budget is marked 'Funded', with no rating of credible or sustainable, National Treasury's list shows.

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