Every claim we checked
87 checks: 78 Verified, 2 Misleading, 7 Unproven. Tap one to open its claim page.
Buffalo City
- VerifiedBuffalo City got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its third in a row.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedNational Treasury held back Buffalo City's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets
- VerifiedBuffalo City built 439 subsidised houses in 2024-25, against a target of 800.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedA Buffalo City housing project in Cambridge West was 17 to 18 months late and 49% complete.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedIn Buffalo City, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedBuffalo City lost 32% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R831.43 million.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- UnprovenBuffalo City reported 4,450 temporary work opportunities in 2024-25, above its target of 3,148.Council record · Local jobs
- UnprovenBuffalo City has no metro police yet, though its council adopted a plan for one in 2011.Council record · Metro police
- VerifiedThe Auditor-General said 12 of Buffalo City's 15 sewage works were not working.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedBuffalo City had R1.14 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedBuffalo City lost 41% of its water in 2024-25, worth R187.49 million, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Water
City of Cape Town
- VerifiedCape Town did not get a clean audit in 2024-25, after three clean audits in a row.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedCape Town met 38% of its housing targets in 2024-25.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedCape Town's electricity losses were above the 10% norm in each of the four years to 2024-25.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedCape Town had R905.5 million in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedCape Town's water losses stayed within the 30% norm in each of the four years to 2024-25.Council record · Water
- VerifiedA court ruled that Cape Town's fixed water, sewerage and cleaning charges are unlawful.Council record · Water
- VerifiedMayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) said Cape Town led the metros in subsidised homes, with 12,400 in five years.Claim by DA · Building houses
- VerifiedMayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) said Cape Town added 418,000 jobs, nearly half the eight metros' total.Claim by DA · Local jobs
- VerifiedMayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) said Cape Town's broad unemployment is 11 points lower than the next best metro.Claim by DA · Local jobs
- VerifiedBrett Herron (GOOD) said Cape Town got R4.7 billion but "budgeted just R2.7 billion" for free basic services.Claim by GOOD · Budgets
City of Ekurhuleni
- VerifiedEkurhuleni got a qualified audit for 2024-25, after four unqualified years.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedEkurhuleni passed its R71 billion budget on 23 June 2026, after at least three failed attempts.Council record · Budgets
- VerifiedEkurhuleni built 130 subsidised houses in 2024-25, after lowering its target from 537 to 115.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedEkurhuleni's Clayville housing project has cost R113 million and delivered no homes.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedEkurhuleni lost 15.5% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R3.07 billion.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedEkurhuleni marked R2.7 billion (82%) of traffic fines owed as unlikely to be collected.Council record · Metro police
- UnprovenEkurhuleni's metro police had 624 empty posts (15%) at the end of 2024-25.Council record · Metro police
- VerifiedPollution of water was not prevented at three Ekurhuleni sewage works, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedEkurhuleni had R137.6 million in irregular spending in 2024-25, and R0.62 billion over four years.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedEkurhuleni lost a quarter (25%) of its water in 2024-25, worth about R1.3 billion.Council record · Water
City of Johannesburg
- VerifiedMayor Dada Morero (ANC) said Johannesburg paid off its R5.25 billion overdue debt to Eskom.Claim by ANC · Electricity and power cuts
- MisleadingMayor Dada Morero (ANC) said Johannesburg gained 23,000 jobs in early 2026, while unemployment rose to 34.7%.Claim by ANC · Local jobs
- VerifiedJohannesburg's own accounts got a qualified audit for 2024-25, a step down from the year before.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedNational Treasury held back Johannesburg's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets
- VerifiedIn Johannesburg, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedJohannesburg lost 30% of its electricity in 2024-25, worth R5.7 billion, three times the 10% norm.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedJohannesburg planned power for 2,000 new informal settlement homes and reported reaching 1,059.Council record · Informal settlements
- VerifiedJohannesburg Water did not prevent water pollution at its Goudkoppies sewage works.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedJohannesburg had R2.38 billion in unauthorised spending in 2024-25, mostly spending over budget.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedJohannesburg Water did not keep its pipes in good repair, which led to frequent bursts.Council record · Water
- VerifiedJohannesburg lost 45% of its water in 2024-25, worth R2.8 billion, above the 30% norm.Council record · Water
- MisleadingHelen Zille (DA) said Johannesburg lost 49,000 jobs in three months, while Cape Town gained 69,000.Claim by DA · Local jobs
City of Tshwane
- VerifiedMayor Nasiphi Moya (ActionSA) said Tshwane went from four unfunded budgets in a row to two fully funded ones.Claim by ActionSA · Budgets
- VerifiedMayor Nasiphi Moya (ActionSA) said about a third of Tshwane's workforce could not find work in October 2024.Claim by ActionSA · Local jobs
- VerifiedCilliers Brink (DA) said Tshwane lost 85,000 jobs, over 6%, in a year under the ANC/EFF/ActionSA coalition.Claim by DA about ActionSA · Local jobs
- VerifiedTshwane got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its third in a row, after an adverse one for 2021-22.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedTshwane's Chantelle Extension 39 housing project was 16 months late and work had stopped.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedTshwane lost 21% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, more than twice the 10% norm.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedTshwane's temporary homes did not meet health and safety standards.Council record · Informal settlements
- VerifiedThe Auditor-General found Tshwane failed to give Hammanskraal clean water because of the Rooiwal sewage works.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedTshwane's R12.17 billion in irregular spending over four years was the most of any single metro council.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedTshwane lost 39% of its water in 2024-25, worth R1.7 billion.Council record · Water
- VerifiedWillie Spies (FF Plus) said Tshwane rationed power because Njala substation lost transformer capacity.Claim by FF+ · Electricity and power cuts
eThekwini
- UnprovenMayor Cyril Xaba (ANC) said Treasury assessed eThekwini's 2026/27 budget as funded, credible and sustainable.Claim by ANC · Budgets
- UnprovenMayor Cyril Xaba (ANC) said eThekwini's 21.2% jobless rate, the metros' lowest, shows its work creates jobs.Claim by ANC · Local jobs
- VerifiedeThekwini got an unqualified audit with findings for 2024-25, the same result ten years in a row.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedeThekwini's Etafuleni housing project was 132 months late, with some people in unfinished homes.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedeThekwini lost R6.35 billion in electricity over four years, above the 10% norm each year.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedeThekwini gave out completed houses in an unfair way, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Informal settlements
- VerifiedeThekwini paid R5.61 million to people who did not qualify for a public works programme.Council record · Local jobs
- VerifiedeThekwini's sewage works let out wastewater below standard, and some ran without licences.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedeThekwini had R4.48 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedeThekwini lost R8.93 billion in water over four years, above the 30% norm each year.Council record · Water
Mangaung
- VerifiedMangaung got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its fourth in a row.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedMangaung did not spend R191.73 million of its conditional grants in 2024-25, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Budgets
- VerifiedNational Treasury held back Mangaung's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets
- VerifiedMangaung paid R3.79 million to service 69 CCTV cameras and add 148, but job cards show only repairs.Council record · Crime
- VerifiedMangaung planned 264 serviced sites in 2024-25, and the Auditor-General found it delivered 43.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedIn Mangaung, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedMangaung lost 10% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R282 million.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedMangaung aimed to upgrade 7 informal settlements in 2024-25 and reported 2, but the audit found 1.Council record · Informal settlements
- UnprovenMangaung reported 1,589 short-term work opportunities in 2024-25, above its target of 1,000.Council record · Local jobs
- VerifiedMangaung's sewage works were not working, and raw sewage flowed into rivers.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedMangaung recorded R1.36 billion in unauthorised spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedAbout 48% of Mangaung's water was lost or not paid for in 2024-25, worth about R496 million.Council record · Water
Nelson Mandela Bay
- VerifiedMayor Babalwa Lobishe (ANC) said about 98% of Nelson Mandela Bay households have access to water.Claim by ANC · Water
- VerifiedNelson Mandela Bay got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its second in a row.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedNational Treasury held back Nelson Mandela Bay's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets
- VerifiedNelson Mandela Bay's Walmer Airport Valley Phase 2 housing project was eight months late.Council record · Building houses
- VerifiedNelson Mandela Bay lost 26.81% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R1.48 billion.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedTreasury planned to hold back R278 million from three of Nelson Mandela Bay's 2025-26 grants.Council record · Informal settlements
- VerifiedNelson Mandela Bay set aside R214.6 million (91%) of traffic fines owed as unlikely to be collected.Council record · Metro police
- VerifiedNelson Mandela Bay's sewage works did not have operating licences in 2024-25.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedNelson Mandela Bay had R2.08 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending
- VerifiedNelson Mandela Bay lost 52.74% of its water in 2024-25, worth R392.6 million.Council record · Water
- UnprovenRetief Odendaal (DA) said Walmer had 36 murders in three months, putting it in the top 20 nationally.Claim by DA · Crime
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