Johannesburg is starting a new financial year with a multibillion-rand budget that’s not fully funded, potentially deepening a crisis that’s already left it unable to pay for power and fuel supplies. South Africa’s biggest city is facing an unfunded budget gap of about R2.1-billion for the year starting July 1, according to a framework seen by Bloomberg News. The National Treasury attributed the shortfall to city revenue projections that appear overstated relative to audited results, according to the document.

New research into the crisis afflicting the City of Johannesburg warns that the widening structural imbalance between the metro’s operating expenditure and capital expenditure…

National Treasury has set a guideline ceiling for total borrowing for each of the metros: it should not exceed 45% of total annual revenue.

Johannesburg is starting a new financial year with a multibillion-rand budget that’s not fully funded, potentially deepening a crisis that’s already left it unable to pay for…

Godongwana loses patience with Joburg's financial mess, exacerbated by unfunded wage agreement with Samwu and billions of Eskom debt