South Africa has suspended state funding to Johannesburg and 68 other municipalities over financial mismanagement, increasing pressure on Africa’s richest city ahead of November’s local elections

National Treasury has moved to suspend equitable share payments to 69 municipalities in a bid to enforce fiscal discipline, saying repeated non-compliance with the Municipal…

National Treasury's decision to withhold July 2026 equitable share transfers to 60 municipalities highlights ongoing financial mismanagement and compliance failures across South…