EFF, ANC Clash Over City of Joburg’s Budget Amid Allegations of Corruption And Nepotism

CHARLES MOLELE and NYAKALLO TEFU

AS the coronavirus crisis wreaks havoc on the lives and livelihoods of millions of residents in Gauteng, the City of Johannesburg is struggling to meet the needs of the people after the council session to pass the Virtual Budget was postponed twice.

The City of Johannesburg, a hung municipality governed by an ANC-led coalition, will not be able to pay for services for its residents until the matter is resolved.

This week, the Gauteng provincial government ordered the City of Johannesburg to convene a sitting and approve its 2020/21 budget by the end of the week.

This came after a plea from Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo for COGTA, Human Settlements and Urban Planning MEC Lebogang Maile to intervene after the council failed to pass the budget before the start of the new financial year on 1 July. 

Speaker of the council, Nonceba Molwele, announced on