Budget 2026: Godongwana takes aim at badly-run municipalities

African Insider | 26.02.2026 16:30
The City of Johannesburg’s revenue from water is R11.9-billion, but only R1.3 billion is allocated to Joburg Water for capital expenditure, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday. Revenue collected for a specific purpose had to be used for that purpose, he warned. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee