Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remain
Daily Maverick | 08.07.2026 21:48
A follow-up briefing following the Treasury’s announcement this week that it would withhold R13.5-billion in July equitable share transfers from 69 municipalities made clear that it is trying to walk a narrow line: force municipalities to pay Eskom, water boards, pension funds, SARS and the Auditor-General, without becoming the villain that residents blame when services fail.
