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Treasury planned to hold back R278 million from three of Nelson Mandela Bay's 2025-26 grants.

Council recordMayor: Babalwa Lobishe (ANC). Council run by ANC, EFF, PAC, Northern Alliance, Defenders of the People, African Independent Congress. From Oct 2024 to present.

Decided 7 May 2026

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 3 sources, 1 official

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 3 sources, 1 official

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Parliament's committee linked the unspent grant money to poor planning, weak monitoring and underperformance.

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Treasury planned to hold back R278 million from three of Nelson Mandela Bay's 2025-26 grants.

Council record

Treasury planned to hold back money from three of the metro's 2025-26 grants, Parliament's committee said.

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