{"id":"south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","canonicalSlug":"south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","language":"en","title":"South Africa publishes fourth-quarter finances for 257 municipalities","summary":"The Treasury’s Section 71 report covers local-government revenue, spending and grant performance for 2025/26.","body":["South Africa’s National Treasury published its fourth-quarter Section 71 report for local government on 16 September. It covers the 2025/26 municipal financial year, which ended on 30 June, and reports budget execution and conditional-grant spending across 257 municipalities.","The quarterly release is an in-year oversight report, not a new budget allocation. It is intended to help compare municipal financial performance with adjusted budgets and inform monitoring of service delivery and public-resource management."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"South Africa publishes fourth-quarter finances for 257 municipalities\n\nThe Treasury’s Section 71 report covers local-government revenue, spending and grant performance for 2025/26.\n\nSouth Africa’s National Treasury published its fourth-quarter Section 71 report for local government on 16 September. It covers the 2025/26 municipal financial year, which ended on 30 June, and reports budget execution and conditional-grant spending across 257 municipalities.\n\nThe quarterly release is an in-year oversight report, not a new budget allocation. It is intended to help compare municipal financial performance with adjusted budgets and inform monitoring of service delivery and public-resource management.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-06-30","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-16","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:43:24Z","sources":[{"name":"South African National Treasury","url":"https://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/press/2026/2026091601%2003.%20Media%20Statement%20-%204th%20Q%20Section%2071%20-%2016%20Sep%202026.pdf","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-16"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/south-africa-municipal-q4-finances-2025-26"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}