The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has urged that National Treasury’s temporary withholding of July equitable share allocations to 69 municipalities must not undermine essential...
The City of Johannesburg has suffered a fresh financial setback after National Treasury temporarily withheld part of its July equitable share allocation amid continued non-compliance with...
National Treasury has suspended July 2026 equitable share transfers to 60 municipalities across all nine provinces, citing persistent financial mismanagement and high levels of unauthorised, irregular,...
National Treasury is preparing to withhold July transfers of the local government equitable share from a number of municipalities, including the City of Joburg, over repeated...
The Department of Social Development (DSD) expects National Treasury to decide in July 2026 whether it will support a proposed Basic Income Support Grant (BIS) that...
National Treasury has issued an instruction ordering nationwide verification of public servants flagged as possible ghost workers and warned that identified improper payments could lead to...
National Treasury’s targeted savings programme has uncovered large-scale irregularities in South Africa’s social grant system, identifying R200 million in fraudulent or incorrect payments and flagging hundreds...
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been placed under administration again, and an IOL opinion piece argues the organisation should be dissolved and its...
Political parties have reacted with contrasting views to a warning from the National Treasury about the City of Johannesburg’s finances, and to calls from the DA...
Africa’s richest city is battling a deep financial crisis and residents are feeling it For years, Johannesburg carried the title of Africa’s economic powerhouse, the city...