The National Treasury has temporarily withheld equitable share transfers to seven municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal due to governance failures, prompting a response from local officials and the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance.

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…