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Buffalo City
- Buffalo City got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its third in a row.Council record · Audit results7 sources
- National Treasury held back Buffalo City's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets7 sources
- Buffalo City built 439 subsidised houses in 2024-25, against a target of 800.Council record · Building houses6 sources
- A Buffalo City housing project in Cambridge West was 17 to 18 months late and 49% complete.Council record · Building houses7 sources
- In Buffalo City, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.Council record · Building houses5 sources
- Buffalo City lost 32% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R831.43 million.Council record · Electricity and power cuts7 sources
- Buffalo City reported 4,450 temporary work opportunities in 2024-25, above its target of 3,148.Council record · Local jobs5 sources
- Buffalo City has no metro police yet, though its council adopted a plan for one in 2011.Council record · Metro police6 sources
- The Auditor-General said 12 of Buffalo City's 15 sewage works were not working.Council record · Toilets and sewage7 sources
- Buffalo City had R1.14 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending7 sources
- Buffalo City lost 41% of its water in 2024-25, worth R187.49 million, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Water6 sources
City of Cape Town
- Cape Town did not get a clean audit in 2024-25, after three clean audits in a row.Council record · Audit results9 sources
- Cape Town met 38% of its housing targets in 2024-25.Council record · Building houses5 sources
- Cape Town's electricity losses were above the 10% norm in each of the four years to 2024-25.Council record · Electricity and power cuts6 sources
- Cape Town had R905.5 million in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending6 sources
- Cape Town's water losses stayed within the 30% norm in each of the four years to 2024-25.Council record · Water6 sources
- A court ruled that Cape Town's fixed water, sewerage and cleaning charges are unlawful.Council record · Water9 sources
- Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) said Cape Town led the metros in subsidised homes, with 12,400 in five years.Claim by DA · Building houses4 sources
- Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) said Cape Town added 418,000 jobs, nearly half the eight metros' total.Claim by DA · Local jobs4 sources
- Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA) said Cape Town's broad unemployment is 11 points lower than the next best metro.Claim by DA · Local jobs2 sources
- Brett Herron (GOOD) said Cape Town got R4.7 billion but "budgeted just R2.7 billion" for free basic services.Claim by GOOD · Budgets3 sources
City of Ekurhuleni
- Ekurhuleni got a qualified audit for 2024-25, after four unqualified years.Council record · Audit results11 sources
- Ekurhuleni passed its R71 billion budget on 23 June 2026, after at least three failed attempts.Council record · Budgets8 sources
- Ekurhuleni built 130 subsidised houses in 2024-25, after lowering its target from 537 to 115.Council record · Building houses8 sources
- Ekurhuleni's Clayville housing project has cost R113 million and delivered no homes.Council record · Building houses8 sources
- Ekurhuleni lost 15.5% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R3.07 billion.Council record · Electricity and power cuts9 sources
- Ekurhuleni marked R2.7 billion (82%) of traffic fines owed as unlikely to be collected.Council record · Metro police7 sources
- Ekurhuleni's metro police had 624 empty posts (15%) at the end of 2024-25.Council record · Metro police6 sources
- Pollution of water was not prevented at three Ekurhuleni sewage works, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Toilets and sewage8 sources
- Ekurhuleni had R137.6 million in irregular spending in 2024-25, and R0.62 billion over four years.Council record · Wasteful spending9 sources
- Ekurhuleni lost a quarter (25%) of its water in 2024-25, worth about R1.3 billion.Council record · Water9 sources
City of Johannesburg
- Mayor Dada Morero (ANC) said Johannesburg paid off its R5.25 billion overdue debt to Eskom.Claim by ANC · Electricity and power cuts3 sources
- Mayor Dada Morero (ANC) said Johannesburg gained 23,000 jobs in early 2026, while unemployment rose to 34.7%.Claim by ANC · Local jobs3 sources
- Johannesburg's own accounts got a qualified audit for 2024-25, a step down from the year before.Council record · Audit results4 sources
- National Treasury held back Johannesburg's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets6 sources
- In Johannesburg, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.Council record · Building houses3 sources
- Johannesburg lost 30% of its electricity in 2024-25, worth R5.7 billion, three times the 10% norm.Council record · Electricity and power cuts4 sources
- Johannesburg planned power for 2,000 new informal settlement homes and reported reaching 1,059.Council record · Informal settlements3 sources
- Johannesburg Water did not prevent water pollution at its Goudkoppies sewage works.Council record · Toilets and sewage4 sources
- Johannesburg had R2.38 billion in unauthorised spending in 2024-25, mostly spending over budget.Council record · Wasteful spending4 sources
- Johannesburg Water did not keep its pipes in good repair, which led to frequent bursts.Council record · Water3 sources
- Johannesburg lost 45% of its water in 2024-25, worth R2.8 billion, above the 30% norm.Council record · Water4 sources
- Helen Zille (DA) said Johannesburg lost 49,000 jobs in three months, while Cape Town gained 69,000.Claim by DA · Local jobs3 sources
City of Tshwane
- Mayor Nasiphi Moya (ActionSA) said Tshwane went from four unfunded budgets in a row to two fully funded ones.Claim by ActionSA · Budgets4 sources
- Mayor Nasiphi Moya (ActionSA) said about a third of Tshwane's workforce could not find work in October 2024.Claim by ActionSA · Local jobs3 sources
- Cilliers 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 jobs2 sources
- Tshwane got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its third in a row, after an adverse one for 2021-22.Council record · Audit results7 sources
- Tshwane's Chantelle Extension 39 housing project was 16 months late and work had stopped.Council record · Building houses4 sources
- Tshwane lost 21% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, more than twice the 10% norm.Council record · Electricity and power cuts5 sources
- Tshwane's temporary homes did not meet health and safety standards.Council record · Informal settlements3 sources
- The Auditor-General found Tshwane failed to give Hammanskraal clean water because of the Rooiwal sewage works.Council record · Toilets and sewage7 sources
- Tshwane's R12.17 billion in irregular spending over four years was the most of any single metro council.Council record · Wasteful spending5 sources
- Tshwane lost 39% of its water in 2024-25, worth R1.7 billion.Council record · Water4 sources
- Willie Spies (FF Plus) said Tshwane rationed power because Njala substation lost transformer capacity.Claim by FF+ · Electricity and power cuts4 sources
eThekwini
- Mayor Cyril Xaba (ANC) said Treasury assessed eThekwini's 2026/27 budget as funded, credible and sustainable.Claim by ANC · Budgets4 sources
- Mayor Cyril Xaba (ANC) said eThekwini's 21.2% jobless rate, the metros' lowest, shows its work creates jobs.Claim by ANC · Local jobs2 sources
- eThekwini got an unqualified audit with findings for 2024-25, the same result ten years in a row.Council record · Audit results10 sources
- eThekwini's Etafuleni housing project was 132 months late, with some people in unfinished homes.Council record · Building houses8 sources
- eThekwini lost R6.35 billion in electricity over four years, above the 10% norm each year.Council record · Electricity and power cuts9 sources
- eThekwini gave out completed houses in an unfair way, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Informal settlements8 sources
- eThekwini paid R5.61 million to people who did not qualify for a public works programme.Council record · Local jobs8 sources
- eThekwini's sewage works let out wastewater below standard, and some ran without licences.Council record · Toilets and sewage8 sources
- eThekwini had R4.48 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending10 sources
- eThekwini lost R8.93 billion in water over four years, above the 30% norm each year.Council record · Water8 sources
Mangaung
- Mangaung got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its fourth in a row.Council record · Audit results8 sources
- Mangaung did not spend R191.73 million of its conditional grants in 2024-25, the Auditor-General found.Council record · Budgets7 sources
- National Treasury held back Mangaung's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets9 sources
- Mangaung paid R3.79 million to service 69 CCTV cameras and add 148, but job cards show only repairs.Council record · Crime6 sources
- Mangaung planned 264 serviced sites in 2024-25, and the Auditor-General found it delivered 43.Council record · Building houses6 sources
- In Mangaung, people long on the housing list were not given houses or were removed from it.Council record · Building houses7 sources
- Mangaung lost 10% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R282 million.Council record · Electricity and power cuts7 sources
- Mangaung aimed to upgrade 7 informal settlements in 2024-25 and reported 2, but the audit found 1.Council record · Informal settlements7 sources
- Mangaung reported 1,589 short-term work opportunities in 2024-25, above its target of 1,000.Council record · Local jobs6 sources
- Mangaung's sewage works were not working, and raw sewage flowed into rivers.Council record · Toilets and sewage7 sources
- Mangaung recorded R1.36 billion in unauthorised spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending7 sources
- About 48% of Mangaung's water was lost or not paid for in 2024-25, worth about R496 million.Council record · Water8 sources
Nelson Mandela Bay
- Mayor Babalwa Lobishe (ANC) said about 98% of Nelson Mandela Bay households have access to water.Claim by ANC · Water2 sources
- Nelson Mandela Bay got a qualified audit for 2024-25, its second in a row.Council record · Audit results6 sources
- National Treasury held back Nelson Mandela Bay's July 2026 equitable share payment for a time.Council record · Budgets6 sources
- Nelson Mandela Bay's Walmer Airport Valley Phase 2 housing project was eight months late.Council record · Building houses4 sources
- Nelson Mandela Bay lost 26.81% of the electricity it bought in 2024-25, worth R1.48 billion.Council record · Electricity and power cuts6 sources
- Treasury planned to hold back R278 million from three of Nelson Mandela Bay's 2025-26 grants.Council record · Informal settlements6 sources
- Nelson Mandela Bay set aside R214.6 million (91%) of traffic fines owed as unlikely to be collected.Council record · Metro police4 sources
- Nelson Mandela Bay's sewage works did not have operating licences in 2024-25.Council record · Toilets and sewage4 sources
- Nelson Mandela Bay had R2.08 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending5 sources
- Nelson Mandela Bay lost 52.74% of its water in 2024-25, worth R392.6 million.Council record · Water6 sources
- Retief Odendaal (DA) said Walmer had 36 murders in three months, putting it in the top 20 nationally.Claim by DA · Crime4 sources
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