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Deviant financial behaviour must be ruthlessly rooted out

5th June 2026

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

     

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Deeply infuriating is the unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure of a considerable number of South Africa’s municipalities. The National Treasury’s steps to reform the local government funding model and redesign the local government fiscal framework cannot come soon enough.

Introducing digital systems to quickly expose the errant behaviour of culprits will do the world of good. Also important is Treasury’s intention to go beyond local government level when it comes to non-payment of debts. There are large amounts of money that the provinces and national government departments owe to municipalities but fail to pay them. This widespread deviant behaviour must be ruthlessly rooted out.

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Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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