South Africa’s capital lost R155.4 million because notices were not issued on time

The Tshwane Metro lost R155.4 million in development funds because statutory notices were not issued on time.

This was one of many concerns raised by the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) about the City of Tshwane’s financial management.

The party accused the Office of the Mayor of issuing misleading statements regarding the Tshwane Metro’s expenditure on critical infrastructure.

It pointed to an official progress report on grants and subsidies, which was tabled to the Council on 30 July 2026.

“This report showed that Tshwane failed to spend millions of rand and that several projects have come to a standstill,” the party said.

• R155.4 million in development funds were lost because statutory notices were not issued in time.

• The Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG) suffered a loss of R224 million due to poor performance. A further R24 million of the remaining funds remains unspent.

• Projects such as Hammanskraal’s Mfumo Street (R7,089 million) and Mamelodi Extension 11’s water networks (R901 090) recorded 0% expenditure.

• Mabopane Block A (roads): only 3% expenditure.

• Stinkwater flood control: only 29% expenditure.

• Other projects, such as sewerage replacements in Pretoria West and the CBD, have come to a standstill due to expired contracts.

• The HIV/Aids programme failed to spend R14.2 million (48.3%), because educators were not contracted on time.

The Mayor’s spokesperson, Samkelo Mgobozi, claimed in a media report on 19 August 2026 that the Freedom Front Plus’s figures were incorrect.

“He even asserted that projects such as Mabopane and Stinkwater had recorded expenditure of 81% and 100%, respectively.” The FF Plus said.

“These statements from Mgobozi are a direct contradiction of the official report. This is nothing but a desperate attempt to do damage control.”