{"id":862,"date":"2026-07-07T11:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/treasury-freezes-july-2026-funds-to-69-municipalities-over-r145-billion-irregular-spend\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:41:40","slug":"treasury-freezes-july-2026-funds-to-69-municipalities-over-r145-billion-irregular-spend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umnyango-wezezimali-umisa-izimali-zomasipala-abangu-69-ngojulayi-2026-ngaphezu-kokusetshenziswa-kwemali-okungajwayelekile-okungaphezu-kuka-r145-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"UMnyango Wezezimali Umise Imali YangoJulayi 2026 Kumasipala Abangu-69 Engaphezu Kwezigidigidi Eziyi-R145"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UMgcinimafa Kazwelonke umemezele ukumiswa okwesikhashana kokudluliselwa kwesabelo esilinganayo ngoJulayi 2026 komasipala abangu-69 kuzo zonke izifundazwe eziyisishiyagalolunye, okuhlanganisa iGoli, iMangaung, kanye neNelson Mandela Bay, ngemuva kokuba omasipala bebonke babike ngokusetshenziswa kwemali okungajwayelekile okungu-R145.21 billion kusukela ngo-2021\/22. UMgcinimafa ucaphune ukuphathwa kabi kwezezimali okuqhubekayo, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemali okungagunyaziwe, okungajwayelekile, okungenazithelo, nokuchitha imali komasipala okufinyelele cishe ku-R270 billion.<\/p>\n<h4>Omasipala Ababalulekile kanye Nedatha Yezezimali<\/h4>\n<p>Uhlu oluthintekile luhlanganisa izikhungo zamadolobha amakhulu njengeGoli, iMangaung, neNelson Mandela Bay, kanye nomasipala abancane njengeBuffalo City, iBeaufort West, nePort St Johns, ngokusho kwesitatimende seNational Treasury sangomhlaka-7 kuJulayi 2026. Kusukela ngo-2021\/22, izinhlaka zomasipala zibike ukuthi kunezindleko ezingenzuzo nezichitha imali engu-R24.12 billion kanye nezindleko ezingagunyaziwe ezingu-R118.13 billion. Ngonyaka ka-2024\/25 kuphela, izindleko ezingajwayelekile zifinyelele ku-R40.14 billion. 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