By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, and the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, are holding a joint media briefing on the temporary withholding of Municipal Equitable Share transfers.
The Municipal Equitable Share is an unconditional allocation made to municipalities in terms of the Constitution and the annual Division of Revenue Act.
It is intended to support municipalities in performing their constitutional functions and to assist them in providing basic services to communities, particularly poor and vulnerable households.
On 7 July 2026, National Treasury announced the temporary withholding of the July 2026 Municipal Equitable Share transfers to 69 municipalities across all nine provinces.
The decision followed persistent and serious non-compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and related regulations, despite previous support, guidance and engagements provided to municipalities.
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