Parliament’s portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) is set to descend on the troubled Maluti-A-Phofung local municipality in the Free State to demand answers after the entity obtained one of the worst audit findings since the advent of local governments in 1996. The visit would take place on July 24 and 25… Continue reading CoGTA Portfolio Committee to Visit Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality to Demand Answers on Bad Audit Findings
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National Treasury to Withhold July 2025 Funds for 39 Municipalities Owing Water Boards, Pension Funds, Medical Schemes for Employees
The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has notified his Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) counterpart, Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, that his department intends to withhold the July 2025 equitable share allocation from 39 municipalities across the country for violating constitutional provisions in managing their finances. In the letter dated 30 June 2025, obtained by the… Continue reading National Treasury to Withhold July 2025 Funds for 39 Municipalities Owing Water Boards, Pension Funds, Medical Schemes for Employees