Two of the majority parties in eThekwini, the DA and the ANC, summarise their stance on the 2026/27 budget.
ANC eThekwini Councillor Bheki Mngwengwe has acknowledged that the party has not always met the expectations of the people, but he said what defines a movement is not whether it makes mistakes but whether it dares to correct them.
Mngwengwe was speaking at Friday's council meeting, where the eThekwini Municipality's R75.3 billion budget and tariff increases for 2026/27 were approved.
The tariff increases include electricity (9%), property rates (2%), water (domestic 12% and business 13%), sanitation (8% for domestic and 9% for business), and domestic refuse (9.5%) from July 1, 2026.
Mngwengwe stated that the ANC supported the budget due to its 2021 manifesto and commitment to renewal.
