THEBE MABANGA
AMID technological chaos, banter and a comedy of errors, the City of Johannesburg (COJ) succeeded in passing its budget and Integrated Development Plan by 228 votes to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) 29 objection votes.
The session, which was the 17th extraordinary session of the council held virtually, started on a poignant note with a moment of silence for fallen icon Mary Twala, whose funeral was underway as council convened.
It then degenerated into a farce when council attendance had to be verified by video individually to satisfy rules of quorum and a section of council, Region A, struggled to follow proceedings due to technical challenges.
The 2020/ 2021 budget stands at R68.1 billion.
Of this R60.6 billion is the Operational expenditure and R7.5 billion for capital expenditure with a total R22 billion for capital expenditure outlay over the next three years, the city has a
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