ANC Loses Control Of 3 Key Metros In Gauteng With A Combined Annual Budget Of Just Over R170bn

WITH the loss of the City Tshwane on Tuesday afternoon to the Democratic Alliance, the ANC has been dealt another huge blow in Gauteng after losing power in Joburg and Ekurhuleni on Monday.

The ANC’s loss of Johannesburg comes after the party failed to retain control of the industrial hub of Ekurhuleni on the same day.

This means the governing party has lost control of just over R170bn of budgets in Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Joburg.

Joburg’s 2021/2022 budget comprised an operational expenditure of R65. 1 billion, with a capital expenditure of R8.2 billion and a three-year capital budget of R25.5bn.

Tshwane, on the other hand, adopted a total budget of R39 billion for the 2021 capital expenditure, while Ekurhuleni adopted a budget of R46.75 billion for the 2021/22 financial year.

Tshwane, Joburg and Ekurhuleni, the country’s biggest metros, will for the next five years be governed by a majority government