The National Treasury’s temporary withholding of the transfer of the July equitable share funds to 69 municipalities came under intense scrutiny in Parliament on Friday, where questions were raised about the lawfulness of the intervention. On July 7, the National Treasury announced the withholding decision, which it said had been taken in terms of section 216(2) of the Constitution, read with Section 38 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003.

Equitable share freeze triggers legal dispute and highlights entrenched municipal governance failures

Portfolio committee calls urgent meeting as FFC questions Treasury's move