Commander. Wolffe 🐺 of 104th Unit

NEWS: The DA in Gauteng says it has agreed with the ANC to vote for the passing of the budget of the City of Ekurhuleni. The budget has been previously rejected by several parties three times, leading to a risky stalemate. The DA said it agreed to vote for the budget because the biggest risk was that the metro would be placed under administration if it doesn't pass it. Being under administration would have placed the metro in the hands of Finance MEC, Nkululeko Dunga from the EFF and the DA said that would lead to a further decline. Some of the concessions made by the ANC in order to get the DA on board include reducing property rates, which increases to just 1.5% - among the lowest in South Africa. Ring-fencing infrastructure spending so money cannot simply be diverted away from roads, electricity, water and sanitation. Establishing an Electricity Protection Unit to combat illegal connections and electricity theft. Publishing monthly service delivery dashboards so residents can measure performance. Freezing luxury spending and focusing expenditure on essential services. ⁠Strengthening consequence management and improving oversight of finances and governance - KZN Tonight Podcast