{"id":938,"date":"2026-07-22T07:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/municipalities-face-r128-billion-liquidity-gap-as-treasury-withholds-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:02:50","slug":"municipalities-face-r128-billion-liquidity-gap-as-treasury-withholds-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/omasipala-babhekene-negebe-lemali-elilinganiselwa-ku-r128-billion-njengoba-umgcinimafa-egodla-uxhaso\/","title":{"rendered":"Omasipala Babhekene Negebe Lokungakwazi Ukukhokha Imali Elilinganiselwa Ku-R128 Billion Njengoba Umnyango Wezezimali Ugodla Imali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Omasipala baseNingizimu Afrika babhekene nobunzima obukhulu bezezimali ngemuva kokuba uMgcinimafa Kazwelonke ebambe ukudluliselwa kwesabelo esilinganayo emikhandlwini engu-69 ngoJulayi 2026 ngenxa yokuphathwa kabi kwezezimali, njengoba ukushoda kwemali iyonke komasipala abangu-128 abahloliwe kwafinyelela ku-R128.7 billion ngoJuni 2025, ngokusho kwemibiko evela ku-Business Day kanye ne-Ratings Afrika.<\/p>\n<h4>Izikweletu Nokugeleza Kwemali Kuyanda<\/h4>\n<p>Izikweletu zikamasipala ziyaqhubeka nokukhula, njengoba i-Eskom ikweleta u-R110 billion kanti omasipala basafuna u-R467 billion kubathengi bakagesi, izibalo ezishicilelwe yi-The Citizen kanye ne-Business Day ziqinisekisa. IGoli, idolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke ezweni, liqophe izinsuku ezingu-12 kuphela zemali embozwe yizinsuku ezingu-32 ezidingekayo ngokomthetho, okubeka izinsizakalo eziyinhloko kanye nezinkokhelo zenkontileka engcupheni.<\/p>\n<p>Abathengi bezindlu zokuhlala babiza izikweletu zomasipala ezingaphezu kuka-70%, kuyilapho omasipala bekweleta abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo ezingaphezu kuka-R150 billion, okuphakamisa ukukhathazeka phakathi kwabahlaziyi kanye noMgcinimafa Kazwelonke mayelana nokuqoqwa kwemali engenayo kanye nokusimama kokuhlinzekwa kwezinsizakalo ezibalulekile.<\/p>\n<h4>Izexwayiso Zokuwa Kwezinsizakalo Nenkinga Yezimali<\/h4>\n<p>Isikhulu esiphezulu seBusiness Leadership South Africa uBusisiwe Mavuso uphawule ku-Business Day, \u201cEkugcineni sesifikile engcupheni yokuwa komasipala okusabalele.\u201d Umbiko we-Ratings Afrika uxwayise ngokuthi, \u201cNgaphandle kokungenelela okuqondile, omasipala bazohlala bevaleleke emjikelezweni wokulahlekelwa kokusebenza, ukushoda kwezimali okwandayo kanye nokwehla kokulethwa kwezinsizakalo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ngomhlaka-7 kuNtulikazi 2026, uMgcinimafa wenqabela ukudluliselwa kwesabelo ngokulinganayo ngenxa yokungalandeli imithetho yokulawula ezezimali, okugqamisa ukwanda kokungenelela okuphuthumayo. 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