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Thursday, 30 July 2026 · 1 h 17 min · 1 video · 2021–2026 council

53rd Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting

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Summary

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Council met in an extra-ordinary sitting to consider the 2024/25 Group Integrated Annual Report and the MPAC oversight report on it. 00:20:32 00:26:24 Both items were agreed by acclamation, with no vote numbers announced, approving the annual report with reservations as MPAC recommended. 01:07:38 01:10:39

ActionSA supported the MPAC report with reservations, while the DA, EFF and ANC said they supported the report or its recommendations. 00:29:11 00:39:14 00:50:03 00:54:38 Speakers cited the core's qualified audit opinion, R398 million of misallocated expenses and missed service delivery targets; the ANC's Cllr Lobi acknowledged R30 billion in historic UIFW remains. 00:43:35 00:50:03 00:54:38

Deputy Executive Mayor Masuku promised to accelerate audit action plans and fast-track disciplinary cases and investigations, and said the city lodged its Auditor-General dispute before the management letter was released. 01:02:13

The sitting opened with party whips reporting attendance instead of a full roll call, while many EFF members, including their chief whip, could not log in. 00:00:01 00:09:56 00:25:17 The count reached 219 present; Cllr Christians asked for legal assurance on the roll call process, and the Speaker ruled it above board. 00:18:06 00:21:42

The Speaker's microphone failed during announcements and IT was called, after which she adjourned the meeting. 01:11:22

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This week in council: Johannesburg council approves 2024/25 annual report with reservations

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Chapters

26

What was discussed, in order. Click a time to watch.

  1. 00:00:01

    Roll call procedure agreed at whippery

    Cllr Munyayi raised a point of order, noting that whippery had agreed party whips would report absent councillors instead of a full roll call. The Speaker then began calling caucuses to report attendance and leave of absence.

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  2. 00:01:08

    DA attendance and leave of absence

    Cllr Masera reported the DA's leave-of-absence list, with the DA whip's count stated as nine and then ten. The Speaker pressed for the number of DA councillors present, and the DA later confirmed eight LOAs and 62 in the meeting.

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  3. 00:03:14

    Smaller caucuses report attendance

    Cllr De Lange suggested starting with the smaller caucuses. The Speaker then called FF+, IFP, PA, UDM, AIC, AHC, Al Jama-ah, ACDP and others, most of which reported full or near-full attendance. The Speaker noted that UIM, APC, PAC and COPE had not yet responded.

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  4. 00:07:16

    ActionSA attendance and leave of absence

    ActionSA reported 25 councillors present out of 44, with others said to be struggling to join. LOAs were given for Cllrs Joyce Ngobeni and Ntlemeza, and Cllr Moshapo added Cllr Moticoe. Cllr Chuma was later added. The Speaker questioned the gap between the numbers.

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  5. 00:09:56

    EFF unable to report numbers

    EFF representatives said many members and the chief whip were struggling to log in and promised a full return once resolved. The Speaker insisted whips must report their numbers as agreed at whippery.

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  6. 00:11:21

    ANC and DA counts; 202 in chamber

    The ANC reported 85 counted on screen with no LOAs. The DA confirmed eight LOAs and 62 present. The Speaker announced 202 councillors without the EFF.

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  7. 00:14:17

    Cllr Bittkau's LOA error and EFF count of 15

    Cllr Bittkau said he was online despite being listed on LOA, raising the DA count to 63. An EFF councillor then reported 15 EFF members online, bringing the total to 218.

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  8. 00:18:06

    Applications for leave of absence and apologies noted

    The Speaker called for leave of absence applications. ActionSA's LOAs were restated and the Al Jama-ah MMC confirmed he had arrived, bringing the count to 219. Council noted the apologies.

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  9. 00:20:32

    Chair of Chairs tables Items 1 and 2

    Cllr Marema, Chair of Chairs, tabled the legislature report. Item 1 was the 2024/25 Group Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2025. Item 2 was the MPAC oversight report on that annual report.

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  10. 00:21:42

    Cllr Christians questions roll call process

    Cllr Christians asked for assurance from legal that the roll call process was above board, citing the PA's attendance report. The Speaker said one PA councillor had resigned, legal was beside her, and whippery had decided the method.

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  11. 00:24:48

    PA exchange with Speaker

    Cllr Kaldine asked what Cllr Christians' obsession with the PA was, and Cllr Ponsonby followed with a remark. The Speaker moved the meeting on.

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  12. 00:25:17

    EFF login problems referred to IT

    The EFF chair reported that several councillors, including the chief whip, could not log in. The Speaker asked IT to look into it and suggested internet problems could be a cause.

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  13. 00:26:24

    MPAC oversight report presented

    The second item, the MPAC oversight report on the 2024/25 annual report, was tabled. The MPAC chair presented it, but the transcript captures none of the presentation's content.

    RaserutheEFF

    Also discussed: Item 6: 2024/25 Group Integrated Annual Report (28 May 2026)

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  14. 00:29:11

    ActionSA supports report with reservations

    Cllr Modukanene said ActionSA supports the MPAC report with reservations. She cited the qualified audit for core departments, weak procurement and contract controls, and poor consequence management. She criticised the Executive Mayor for earlier attacking Herman Mashaba instead of answering the report. A point of order was raised that she was out of order, and she was told to wrap up.

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  15. 00:35:27

    ACDP debate input

    Cllr Mkhonza welcomed the Joburg Market's clean audits and raised concerns about the R30.3 billion UIFW balance, conditional grant underspending and the 59% SDBIP result. He also raised the missing audit action plans, debt management and late variance reports. His time ran out as he raised the Transport Department.

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  16. 00:39:14

    DA on MPAC report and AG finding

    Cllr Suddaby said MPAC submits the report with reservations. She criticised management's claim that the AG got it wrong and the unused student-accommodation building bought in 2014. She welcomed Recommendation 3, which would make departmental inputs resolutions of council. She said a DA-led council would demand a full account of outstanding resolutions, and the DA supports the recommendations.

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  17. 00:43:35

    FF+ on financial findings

    Cllr Boer commended the Joburg Market and Joburg Theatre for clean audits but raised concern about the core's qualified opinion over sundry debtors and R398 million of misallocated expenses. He cited the JSE suspension of bond trading and the risk of a credit downgrade. He also noted unauthorised expenditure of R9.1 billion and a R1.6 billion surplus going into Capex.

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    Also discussed: FF+ on Economic Development cluster (22 July 2026) · Items 1 and 2: ACDP and FF+ on the April and May MFMA reports (26 August 2026)

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  18. 00:46:56

    DA on Auditor-General findings

    Cllr Wax said the report reflected governance decay and called for a forensic review of irregular and wasteful expenditure, stronger internal audit and risk management, and a leadership accountability framework. He said 4 November would be the political administration's day of reckoning.

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  19. 00:50:03

    EFF supports report

    Cllr Mosehla said the EFF supports the MPAC report. He noted the unqualified group opinion and the core's qualified opinion on R948.4 million of sundry debtors and R398 million of misallocated expenditure. He added that the report still shows weaknesses in procurement, controls and consequence management, with about 40% of service delivery targets missed.

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  20. 00:54:38

    ANC supports report

    Cllr Lobi said the ANC supports the report. He highlighted the group's unqualified audit, the audit remediation programme, R23 billion in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure regularised, and 10% revenue growth. He acknowledged R30 billion in historic UIFW remains and 40% of SDBIP targets were missed.

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  21. 01:00:34

    Point of order on service delivery claim

    During Cllr Lobi's speech, Cllr Christians rose on a point of order claiming Lobi was misleading the house about delivering services to everybody. The Speaker did not entertain it and asked Lobi to continue, and Lobi finished by saying the ANC supports the item.

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  22. 01:02:13

    Deputy Executive Mayor responds

    Deputy Executive Mayor Masuku welcomed the retained unqualified group audit opinion and recommitted to accelerating audit action plans and consequence management. He said the city had lodged its dispute with the Auditor-General before the management letter was released, correcting Cllr Suddaby. He asked Council to note the report.

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  23. 01:06:38

    Executive Mayor's response

    The Executive Mayor said he noted the councillors' comments, had no further comments, and appreciated the inputs.

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  24. 01:07:38

    MPAC chair concludes and acknowledges members

    The MPAC chair recommended that Council approve the 2024/25 Annual Report with reservations under Section 129(1) of the MFMA. He acknowledged councillors who served on MPAC and the support staff, noting MPAC never collapsed a meeting for lack of quorum.

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  25. 01:10:39

    Recommendations agreed

    The Speaker asked whether the recommendations on pages 1.5 and 2.16 to 2.18 were agreed. Councillors said "Agreed" and the items were adopted.

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  26. 01:11:22

    Announcements, audio problems and adjournment

    The Speaker had no announcements beyond thanking MPAC. Her microphone had audio problems that required IT, after which she declared the meeting adjourned.

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Promises

4

Commitments with a date, an amount or a 'we will'.

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03

Decisions

3

What council approved, rejected or put off.

  • 00:20:20

    Applications for leave of absenceapproved

    Council noted the apologies and leave of absence; 219 councillors were counted as present.

  • 01:10:59

    Item 1: Approval of the 2024/25 City of Johannesburg Group Integrated Annual Reportapproved

    Council agreed the recommendations, approving the 2024/25 annual report with reservations as recommended by MPAC.

  • 01:10:59

    Item 2: MPAC oversight report on the 2024/25 annual reportapproved

    Council agreed the recommendations on pages 1.5 and 2.16 to 2.18 of the oversight report.

04

Attendance and conduct

23

Who was away and why, as said in the chamber.

Apologies read out 14

Party business (12)
Jacobs*, Roberts, Niemand*, Bittkau, Dewes, Hoon*, Hughes*, Louw, Ngobeni*, Ntlemeza, Moticoe, Chuma
Leaving early (1)
Stewart*
Other reason (1)
Landis

* Name as heard; not matched to exactly one councillor.

Sound or equipment problem 4

  • 00:04:23

    Khanyile*: IFP councillor could not connect to the meeting.

  • 00:09:56

    Many EFF members and their chief whip could not log in, delaying their attendance count.

  • 00:25:29

    EFF chair reported members still unable to log in; Speaker asked IT to assist.

  • 01:11:51

    Speaker's microphone was not working during announcements; IT was called.

Warned or stopped by the chair 5

05

Transcript

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