Promises · Wednesday, 28 May 2025 · Budget Speech

Allocate R5.6 billion to Johannesburg Water over three years for service backlogs and infrastructure failure hotspots.

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Due in 603 daysMargaret Arnolds · MMC for Finance
01:15:3428 May 2025· by over three years· R5.6 billion· Report an error
Latest: Raised again at a later sitting, 26 August 2026 (AI judgment)
Deadline: 30 June 2028. How it was read: three-year budget period from 2025/26 ends 30 June 2028 (AI reading, not checked by hand).
Evidence: quote · 4 later sittings
“Johannesburg Water will receive the second largest capital allocation of 5.6 billion”
- Raised againBudget debate: IFP (Makhuba) supports the budget · 29 May 2025 · and 1 more moment that day
- In progressDebate on items 36-45: DA, UDM, ActionSA and EFF · 3 December 2025
- Late or droppedDA on Joburg Water performance · 22 July 2026
- Raised againItems 1 and 2: EFF contributions · 26 August 2026

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