Checked 18 October 2026
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What does the evidence show?
Why it is Verified
Mail & Guardian and TimesLIVE report that it passed at the fourth attempt, with DA support. They report that the EFF voted against it. Sowetan says it came after four failed sittings. A sitting is a council meeting. National Treasury's list shows Ekurhuleni's 2026/27 budget as funded.
National Treasury. Published 21 August 2026.
Where to look: Sheet 1, row 75 (Gauteng): 'A | EKU | City of Ekurhuleni | Funded' under '2026/27 Adopted Budgets'
National Treasury. Published 21 August 2026.
Where to look: Reply (1)(a): all 257 municipalities except Endumeni adopted budgets by 1 July 2026; reply (2): Annexure A lists funded and unfunded adopted budgets (84 unfunded, 6 in Gauteng)
Mail & Guardian. Published 23 June 2026.
Where to look: Paragraph 1 (R71bn 2026/27 budget approved on Tuesday at a special sitting after three previous attempts failed); paragraph 3 (DA agreed to support it after negotiations with the ANC)
TimesLIVE. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: Paragraph 1 (passed on its fourth attempt on Tuesday); paragraph 3 (all parties except the EFF backed it); paragraph 4 (14 parties)
Sowetan. Published 23 June 2026.
Where to look: Paragraph 2 (176 votes for, 36 against); paragraph 3 (previously failed in four sittings); paragraph 4 (the EFF rejected the budget)
What did the council do, and when?
Who ran the council
Mayor: Nkosindiphile Xhakaza (ANC). Council run by ANC, PA, National Freedom Party. From Feb 2026 to present.
EWN. Published 18 February 2026.
Where to look: Paragraphs 1-3 and 9: the EFF pulled out of the ANC-led coalition after the Tuesday-night reshuffle and declined to stay on the mayoral committee
Daily Maverick. Published 4 May 2026.
Where to look: Paragraph 41: the city is governed by an ANC-led minority coalition including the Patriotic Alliance and the National Freedom Party, after the ANC-EFF alliance collapsed in February 2026
Daily Maverick. Published 1 October 2026.
Where to look: Ekurhuleni mayoral candidates section: 'The ANC's list of potential candidates includes incumbent mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza'
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