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'It’s about time municipalities shape up': Scopa, CoGTA committee back National Treasury’s R13.5 billion funding freeze
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Related coverage for "'It’s about time municipalities shape up': Scopa, CoGTA committee back National Treasury’s R13.5 billion funding freeze": South Africa Today — KwaZulu-Natal Municipal Budgets Show Major Funding Gains for 2026/27. Seeking Alpha — BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund Q1 2026 Commentary. The Hindu BusinessLine — Veligonda Irrigation Project: CM Naidu disburses ₹300 crore under R&R package. BizNews — Boardroom Talk: Behind Treasury's shock move to pull the plug on 69 Municipalities — Joburg Included. Off The Press — NJ Dems reaping personal windfalls through budget hijinks. Palo Alto Online — Newsom’s parting gift: A budget that delays California’s deep cuts to 2027