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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.