South Africa: Ekurhuleni’s new finance boss vows to turn around the city’s fortunes

For the past year, Ekurhuleni has been on a downward trajectory, with its finances dwindling. In the 2021/22 financial year, it was one of only two metros in SA that received a clean audit outcome. A year later, it lost that status. New finance MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi has vowed to turn the tide.         

Dlabathi was appointed to the position on 6 July, having served as the council whip since 2016. Now he is in charge of the city’s R51.2-billion budget. He said work to get the…