City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has welcomed the adoption of the metro’s 2026/27 budget, describing it as a victory for residents and service delivery.

The budget was approved on its fourth attempt, with 176 councillors voting in favour and 31 against.

Xhakaza says the budget received support from 15 of the 16 political parties represented in council following extensive consultations.

He says the approved budget will ensure continued and impactful service delivery when the new financial year begins on 1 July.

“This goes a long way really to ensure that there’s continued service delivery to our people, that is not just a service delivery, but it is impactful to our people. So, we want to report that out of the council, 16 political parties that are represented, we consulted widely and 15 political parties actually agreed that this budget is responsive.”

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