Moretele — Residents of Moretele can expect continued focus on basic services and infrastructure maintenance following the Council’s approval of the Municipality’s 2025/2026 Mid-Term Adjustment Budget on Thursday, 26 February 2026.
The adjustment budget is a review of the Municipality’s spending plan halfway through the financial year. It allows the Municipality to shift funds to where they are most needed, add new government funding, and respond to challenges that may have emerged since the original budget was approved.
According to Communications Manager Mr Mothupi Malebye, Mayor Hon. Cllr Masango George Manyike told Council that the Municipality remains financially stable and committed to delivering services to communities.
The budget changes were necessary for several reasons. The Municipality received additional funding from the national government, including allocations related to disaster recovery. Some projects were adjusted to match the revised funding available, and spending was reorganised to ensure that priority services are protected. The review also considered the Municipality’s cash flow to ensure it can continue paying for services and meeting its obligations.
For residents, this means the Municipality will prioritise necessary infrastructure such as water supply systems, roads, electricity, and other community services. Projects have been reprioritised to focus on critical needs rather than non-essential spending.
However, the Mayor also acknowledged ongoing challenges. These include low revenue collection, heavy reliance on grants from the national government, rising costs of contracted services, growing unpaid debts, and ageing infrastructure requiring regular maintenance.
“To mitigate these risks, we have implemented a revenue enhancement strategy, strengthened debt collection processes, intensified cash flow monitoring, limited appointments to critical positions only, and reprioritised capital projects to focus on essential infrastructure,” Mr Malebye said, relaying the Mayor’s remarks.
In practical terms, the Municipality will be working to improve the collection of rates and service payments, carefully monitor spending, and ensure that only critical vacancies are filled. The aim is to protect service delivery and maintain financial sustainability.
In a separate development, Council also welcomed four new councillors from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and one councillor from the Forum for Service Delivery, following resignations within those parties.
