National Treasury's suspension of July equitable share transfers poses a significant threat to service delivery and staff salaries in South African municipalities, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal, as local leaders call for urgent solutions.

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…