Checked 27 October 2026
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The Auditor-General says the grant money went unspent because the metro did not properly track how it was used. Treasury held back part of the grants because projects moved slowly. The Auditor-General also lists the use of conditional grants among the areas where the metro did not follow the law. It told Parliament that the metro's improper funding methods delay key infrastructure projects.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 28 April 2026.
Where to look: Slide 9 (PDF page 9), Mangaung, box 'Grants', bullet 2: 'The municipality materially underspent the conditional grants by R191 730 084 (2024: R193 594 528) because it did not properly monitor the usage of grant funding.' Bullet 3: 'The National Treasury withheld R140 980 958 (2024: R296 655 460) in conditional grants from the municipality due to the slow implementation of projects.' Bullet 4: 'The improper funding mechanisms in place at the municipality result in key infrastructure projects being delayed'
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Published 29 January 2026.
Where to look: Chapter 6, Auditor-General's report on the consolidated statements, printed page 118 (PDF page 123), heading 'Underspending and withholding conditional grants', paragraph 18: 'the group materially underspent the conditional grants by R191 730 084 (2024: R193 594 528) due to the group not properly monitoring the usage of grant funding' and 'the National Treasury withheld R140 980 958 (2024: R296 655 460) conditional grants from the group due to the slow implementation of projects'. Printed page 125 (PDF page 130), heading 'Utilisation of conditional grants', paragraphs 63-64: the public transport network grant and neighbourhood development partnership grant programmes were not evaluated within two months after the year end, as section 12(5) of the Dora requires
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 208 (PDF page 212), Mangaung dashboard, 'Compliance and irregular expenditure', 'Areas of non-compliance': the list includes 'utilisation of conditional grants'
What did the council do, and when?
Who ran the council
Mayor: Gregory Nthatisi (ANC). Council run by ANC. From Apr 2023 to present.
OFM. Published 26 April 2023.
Where to look: Paragraphs 1-2 (ANC councillor Gregory Nthatisi elected acting executive mayor after the High Court interdicted AASD president Papi Mokoena); paragraph 9 (council sat on Tuesday 25 April 2023)
The Citizen. Published 26 April 2023.
Where to look: Paragraph 3 (elected acting mayor with 50 of the 93 votes cast in a secret ballot at a special council sitting); paragraph 2 (court interdict set aside Mokoena's election)
BloemNews Express. Published 26 October 2023.
Where to look: Article body paragraph 1 ('The ANC is back in the troika positions in the Mangaung Metro after an election held on Friday, 13 October'); paragraph 2 ('The newly-elected executive mayor, Gregory Nthatisi')
OFM. Published 24 October 2025.
Where to look: Paragraph 8 ('Nthatisi, who was elected as mayor in 2023 with the support of the ANC and its coalition partners, including the African Transformation Movement')
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Published 29 January 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 11 (PDF page 16), section on political governance: '1) Executive Mayor: Councillor Gregory Mosala Solomon Nthatisi'
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 28 April 2026.
Where to look: Slide 8 (PDF page 8), 'Insights on national intervention': provincial administration under section 139(5) from 1 January 2020 to 25 April 2022, national intervention under section 139(7) from 26 April 2022; still in the rescue phase of the financial recovery plan at 30 June 2025
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