Johannesburg council approves 2024/25 annual report with reservations

Annual report and MPAC report agreed

At the 53rd Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting on 30 July 2026, council approved Item 1, the 2024/25 City of Johannesburg Group Integrated Annual Report, with reservations as recommended by MPAC. 30 Jul 01:10:39 Council approved Item 2, the MPAC oversight report on the 2024/25 annual report, agreeing its recommendations on pages 1.5 and 2.16 to 2.18. 30 Jul 01:10:39 Items 1 and 2 on the 2024/25 annual report were agreed by acclamation, with no vote numbers announced. 30 Jul 01:10:39 MPAC chair Cllr Raseruthe recommended that Council approve the 2024/25 Annual Report with reservations under Section 129(1) of the MFMA. 30 Jul 01:07:38

Debate on the MPAC report

Cllr Modukanene said ActionSA supports the MPAC report with reservations, citing the qualified audit for core departments, weak procurement and contract controls, and poor consequence management. 30 Jul 00:29:11 Cllr Modukanene criticised the Executive Mayor for earlier attacking Herman Mashaba; after a point of order that she was out of order, the Speaker told her to wrap up. 30 Jul 00:29:11 Cllr Mosehla said the EFF supports the MPAC report, noting the core's qualified opinion on R948.4 million of sundry debtors and R398 million of misallocated expenditure. 30 Jul 00:50:03

Cllr Suddaby of the DA said MPAC submits the report with reservations and criticised management's claim that the AG got it wrong. 30 Jul 00:39:14 Cllr Suddaby said that, after the 4 November election, a DA-led council would require a full account of every outstanding MPAC and Section 79 committee resolution. promise

Cllr Lobi said the ANC supports the report, citing R23 billion in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure regularised, and acknowledged R30 billion in historic UIFW remains. 30 Jul 00:54:38 Cllr Christians of the DA rose on a point of order claiming Cllr Lobi was misleading the house about delivering services to everybody; the Speaker did not entertain it. 30 Jul 01:00:34 Cllr Mkhonza of the ACDP raised concerns about the R30.3 billion UIFW balance, conditional grant underspending and the 59% SDBIP result. 30 Jul 00:35:27

Deputy Executive Mayor responds

Deputy Executive Mayor Masuku said "we do want to commit and recommit ourselves to accelerating the implementation of the audit action plans." promise Deputy Executive Mayor Masuku said the executive would fast-track all its disciplinary cases and investigations. promise Correcting Cllr Suddaby, Deputy Executive Mayor Masuku said the city had lodged its dispute with the Auditor-General before the management letter was released. 30 Jul 01:02:13

Roll call, login problems and adjournment

The 30 July 2026 sitting opened with party whips reporting absent councillors instead of a full roll call, which Cllr Munyayi of ActionSA said whippery had agreed. 30 Jul 00:00:01 EFF representatives said many members and their chief whip were struggling to log in, and the Speaker insisted whips report their numbers as agreed at whippery. 30 Jul 00:09:56 The Speaker announced 202 councillors present excluding the EFF, and the count reached 218 after 15 EFF members were counted. 30 Jul 00:11:21 30 Jul 00:14:17 Council approved the applications for leave of absence and noted apologies, with 219 councillors counted as present after the Al Jama-ah MMC arrived. 30 Jul 00:18:06

Cllr Christians of the DA asked for assurance from legal that the roll call process was above board, citing the PA's attendance report. 30 Jul 00:21:42 The Speaker ruled the roll call process above board, saying legal was beside her and whippery had decided the method. 30 Jul 00:21:42 When the EFF chair reported councillors still unable to log in, the Speaker, Cllr Arnolds, said: "I will ask IT to look into it so that we can get them in." 30 Jul 00:25:17 promise

An automated check linked a remark at the 30 July sitting, that councillors were trying to log in but could not, to Cllr Arnolds' 24 June 2026 promise to deal with IT problems. earlier promise The Speaker's microphone was not working during announcements and IT was called, after which the Speaker declared the 53rd Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting adjourned. 30 Jul 01:11:22