By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
City of Tshwane Executive Mayor Nasiphi Moya says the next 12 months service delivery will be increased in the city ahead of municipal elections.
Moya was speaking at a special event held at a sports stadium in Tshwane, to celebrate a year in office.
“One year later, Tshwane is turning a corner. The progress is real. The foundation is stronger,” said Moya.
She thanked the members of her mayoral committee, representing the ANC, EFF, ActionSA, African Independent Congress, Defenders of the People, Patriotic Alliance, African Transformation Movement, Good, and the PAC.
“In November 2024, Moody’s retained Tshwane’s stable outlook, noting improved debt and liquidity management.
“In April this year, Global Credit Ratings revised our outlook from negative to positive. Their assessment highlighted better fiscal control, easing liquidity risks, and an operating surplus for the second consecutive year.
“We have reached and maintained a payment agreement with Eskom.
She maintains that “for the first time in years, Tshwane has tabled a fully funded budget”, without referencing the risk that the cleaning levy may be scrapped. If that happens, it will leave a hole of R540 million in the budget.
Moya boasted that their inaugural Tshwane investment summit had set a target of R5bn, which it has far surpassed by securing R86bn in investment pledges.
“These pledges will help create jobs, unlock catalytic projects and restore investor confidence in our capital.”
She asserted that they have made service delivery the “heartbeat” of its administration, with achievements such as resurfaced roads; upgraded water infrastructure; consistent waste collection and cleaner streets.
Moya said the current coalition government was a model of what could happen when political parties set aside ideology to serve a greater good, while acknowledging that there were still issues in Tshwane, on which progress was being made.
Meanwhile Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana confirmed that he has received a forensic report regarding deputy mayor Eugene Modise’s Triotic Protection Services, which has been providing security services at several city sites. Ndzwanana has now referred it for a legal opinion. It has not yet been brought to council.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) claims to have seen the report and that it contains damning findings against Modise.
The Public Protector is also currently investigating the awarding of the tender.
Brink, in a Facebook broadcast that took place at the same time as Moya’s one-year anniversary, claimed that Modise was found to have been benefitting from Triotic’s security contract with Tshwane, despite having purportedly distanced himself from the company to avoid a conflict of interest.
He further claimed that the contract was unlawfully extended under Moya’s administration and that the city’s total spending on such security services increased from R307 million in 2024 to R565 million in 2025.