Johnathan Paoli
The City of Ekurhuleni’s 2026/27 budget has failed to secure council approval in a fourth attempt, deepening uncertainty as the ANC-led executive races to break the deadlock before the new financial year begins on 1 July.
During a council sitting in Germiston on Thursday, 95 councillors voted in favour of the budget while 105 voted against it, marking the latest setback for the municipality’s spending plan.
The vote leaves the city under mounting pressure to approve a budget before the end of June, failing which it risks triggering a governance crisis and possible intervention.
Speaking after the vote, Finance and Strategy MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi said the executive would continue engaging political parties in an effort to secure support for the budget.
“We will continue to engage political parties because it is the role of the executive in the ANC-led municipality to try and reach out to political parties,
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