‘Coalition infighting hindering efforts to fix municipal finances’

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says political differences in coalition-governed municipalities are some of the contributing factors to their inability to curb mismanagement of funds in municipalities in the province.

Mabuyane was addressing the media in KuGompo City, following the provincial government’s local government accountability session that was meant to deliberate on National Treasury’s decision to withhold the July 2026 equity share to the municipalities due to their persistent non-compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act.

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