Msimelelo Lobi

Attendance

Present

60

Leave of absence

3

Absent without leave

2

Arrived late

3

Left early

0

Reasons given for leave: Ill health (2), Private business (1).

"Absent without leave" means the signed minutes of a meeting held while they were on council neither list them as present nor excuse them, and no similar name appears that day, so misspellings in the minutes don't count against anyone. Each square links to the minutes.

In the chamber

From the 10 sittings transcribed so far in their term. Times are approximate, to the nearest transcript line.

Not present when called

0

Times given the floor

1

Average wait to start

12 s

Average greetings first

0 s

Warned or stopped by the chair (1)

• 30 Jul 2026 · 01:00:34Speaker asked the ANC speaker to sit while a point was raised. sitting

In their words

Every time the chair gave them the floor in a transcribed sitting (1), newest first. The words are the AI transcript of that stretch of the livestream (Argon), so they can include the chair or an interjection; the time link is the place to check.

• 30 Jul 2026 · 00:55:15Item 2: MPAC oversight report · 5 min 19 s

  Read what they said (530 words)

  Honourable Speaker, greetings to you and all protocol observed. Eh Speaker, I rise today with a sense of cautious pride in what this administration, under the stewardship of our Executive Mayor, Councillor Dada Morero, the Deputy Executive Mayor, Councillor Loyiso Masuku, the City Manager, Dr. Floyd Brink, and the Group Chief Financial Officer,

  Mr. Tebogo Moraka, has begun to build for the people of Johannesburg. Not a certain portion of Johannesburg, but the whole of Johannesburg, from north to south, east to west. The service delivery of the City of Johannesburg, Madam Speaker, does not have a colour. It does not serve specific people,

  unlike other cities where we see apartheid being practiced. For too long, this council has been forced to confront reports that spoke only of decline. Today, for the first time in years, we can point to the consolidated group annual financial statements that received an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General. That is not a small thing, Madam Speaker.

  It means that at the level of the group, where our residents actually experience services through City Power, Johannesburg Water, Pikitup, and our other entities, the numbers can be trusted. Yes, Madam Speaker, the core administration was qualified this year on two specific and identifiable matters: sundry debtors of 948.4 million

  and a general expenses cut-off of around 398 million. We do not hide this, Madam Speaker. But unlike in the past, this administration has not responded with excuses. It has responded with an Audit Remediation and Financial Governance Sustainability Program, with named owners, with milestones, and with monthly reporting to this very same council.

  Honourable members, look at what else has changed. Through the joint effort of this committee, led by ChairpersonRaseruthe, and our entity boards, over 23 billion in irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure was regularized in a single year. The disciplinary board appointed under this administration is operational

  and is processing cases that for years gathered dust. Some of those cases, our kids were still in high school. Revenue grew by 10% from 73 billion to 81 billion, while the group recorded a 1.2 billion surplus, a turnaround from last year's 277 million deficit. This is what disciplined, professional administration looks like.

  This is what happens when the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer work hand-in-hand with provincial and National Treasury, with the Auditor-General, and oversight structures. Not as adversaries, but as partners in rebuilding trust. Let me say, Madam Speaker, come the 4th of November, the people of Johannesburg will vote for the African National Congress, more than 50%.

  Because they can see the work of the ANC, the love of the African National Congress towards the City of Johannesburg. We do not hate anyone. We love everyone. We deliver services to everyone. We are not yet there, Speaker. 30 billion rand in

  historic UIFW remains on our books. 40% of our SDBIP targets were not met. These are the honest numbers, and this administration has placed them before us without spin. Honourable Speaker, hope is not naive optimism. Hope is what disciplined leadership earns. Dr. Brink, Mr. Moraka are giving the people of Johannesburg a city that reports honestly, corrects its errors,

Spoke on

• 30 Jul 2026 · 00:54:38ANC supports report
• 30 Jul 2026 · 01:00:34Point of order on service delivery claim