What we checked in Buffalo City
11 checks: 9 Verified, 2 Unproven. Tap one to open its claim page.
Core services
- VerifiedBuffalo City lost 32% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R831.43 million.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedThe Auditor-General said 12 of Buffalo City's 15 sewage works were not working.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedBuffalo City lost 41% of its water in 2024-25, worth R187.49 million, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Water
Housing and land
- 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
Safety and jobs
Governance and money
- 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 had R1.14 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending
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