Gauteng MEC for Finance Nkululeko Dunga says the provincial government is facing mounting financial pressure, with unpaid invoices, declining revenue collection, irregular expenditure and municipal debt threatening service delivery across the province.

Addressing the media at Dube Hostel in Soweto on Thursday, Dunga outlined the state of Gauteng Provincial Government finances and announced a programme of action aimed at restoring financial discipline and improving governance.

Dunga said Gauteng was now overseeing the implementation of its R179.2 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year under increasingly constrained economic conditions.

“We will not mislead the people of Gauteng about the state of provincial finances and the challenges before us,” Dunga said.

He warned that global instability, including conflict in the Middle East and rising fuel prices, was placing additional pressure on provincial finances and working-class households.

According to Dunga, Gauteng collected about R177.19 billion in total receipts by the

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The City of Johannesburg has stepped up its revenue collection drive, saying on Monday that it will carry out more aggressive and frequent service disconnections against government departments and entities that collectively owe about R1.4 billion in unpaid municipal accounts.

On Friday, the city carried out a large-scale disconnection operation in the Johannesburg CBD in partnership with the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), Group Finance Revenue officials, City Power, and Johannesburg Water, targeting buildings owned by various government departments and entities.

During the operation, the city disconnected water services and removed a water meter at a multi-storey building on Simmonds Street, owned by the Gauteng provincial government’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department.

The property had accumulated debt of more than R677,000.

The disconnection followed a brief stand-off between private security personnel and the city’s disconnection team, which was supported by JMPD.

A few blocks away on Commissioner

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