Checked 27 October 2026

Where the facts in this claim come from

Every fact on the claim page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.

What does the evidence show?

Why it is Verified

This means the City expects never to get most of the fine money it is owed. The figure comes from the Auditor-General's briefing to Parliament.

Standing Committee on Public Accounts: briefing on the latest audit outcomes of municipalities (MFMA 2024-25, metros), 28 April 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 28 April 2026.

Where to look: Slide 27 (PDF page 27), 'Matters emphasized in the audit report': 'Material losses due to impairment on traffic fines - R2.7bn (82%)'

Saved copy: kept on fileOfficial record

City of Ekurhuleni Annual Report 2024/25 (unaudited version tabled August 2025) (opens in a new tab)

City of Ekurhuleni. Published 31 August 2025.

Where to look: Page 207, table T 3.20.5 'Financial Performance: Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department' (R'000): total operational revenue 2024/25 original budget 1 155 576, actual 536 685, variance -54%

Saved copy: kept on fileOfficial record

What did the council do, and when?

Who ran the council

Mayor: Nkosindiphile Xhakaza (ANC). Council run by ANC, EFF, African Independent Congress. From Apr 2024 to Feb 2026.

Mayor's profile (opens in a new tab)

City of Ekurhuleni. Published 18 October 2026.

Where to look: Opening line: 'was elected as the Executive Mayor on 11 April 2024 during an extraordinary council meeting' (page undated; date = day read)

Saved copy: kept on fileOfficial record

ANC's Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is elected unopposed as the mayor of Ekurhuleni (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. Published 11 April 2024.

Where to look: Paragraph 3: Xhakaza elected unopposed as executive mayor at an extraordinary council meeting on Thursday 11 April 2024

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Ekurhuleni mayor announces 10-member mayoral Cabinet (opens in a new tab)

EWN. Published 15 April 2024.

Where to look: Paragraph 2 (EFF retains its five mayoral committee seats, ANC has four); paragraph 3 (former mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana is MMC for Corporate and Shared Services); the embedded EWN post below the article names him as AIC

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Ekurhuleni mayor's reshuffle triggers political chaos and coalition tensions (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. Published 19 February 2026.

Where to look: Paragraph 1 (reshuffle on Tuesday night); paragraph 4 (EFF turned down two posts, had four, pulled out of the coalition); paragraph 6 (coalition of ANC, EFF, ActionSA and PA)

Saved copy News

EFF turns down Ekurhuleni MMC roles after mayor's controversial reshuffle (opens in a new tab)

IOL. Published 18 February 2026.

Where to look: Paragraphs 21-22: ActionSA says it was not part of any agreement and will not join the mayor's government

Saved copy News