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The City of Johannesburg Council has today, Thursday, 28 May 2026, approved the City’s 2026/27 budget following a robust debate at the Conny Bapela Council Chambers in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

The R97.1 billion budget, tabled by the Executive Deputy Mayor and Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance, Cllr Loyiso Masuku, on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, was adopted with 139 councillors voting in favour and 92 voting against.

The approved budget is anchored on the theme: “Building Johannesburg Together: Investing Today, Securing Tomorrow,” and seeks to strengthen infrastructure investment, improve service delivery, advance financial sustainability and support inclusive economic growth across the city.

Presenting the budget, Cllr Masuku said the city had chosen “responsibility over slogans”, adding that the budget prioritises “repair over decline, investment over neglect, and discipline over drift.”

“This budget must be an economic instrument to support growth, expand access to services and enable investment and maintain existing infrastructure whilst investing in new services,” said Cllr Masuku.

The key allocations in the budget include investments towards:

·Electricity infrastructure rehabilitation and energy security through City Power;

·Water and sanitation infrastructure upgrades and non-revenue water reduction initiatives;

·Roads, stormwater infrastructure and public transport improvements;

·Inner-city rejuvenation and township renewal programmes;

·Safety, law enforcement and urban management interventions; and

·Community upliftment and social support programmes.

Cllr Masuku further emphasised that the approved budget seeks to protect vulnerable residents through measures such as free basic services, pensioner rebates and support through the Expanded Social Package.

The budget also advances the City’s Metro Trading Services Reform programme aimed at improving governance, revenue collection, infrastructure investment and long-term sustainability across key municipal entities including City Power, Johannesburg Water and Pikitup.

Issued by the City of Joburg