AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMunicipal Finance Shock: City of Johannesburg faces a fresh blow as National Treasury withholds part of its July equitable share, days after a sheriff attached city assets over unpaid debts—raising pressure on service delivery and jobs. Local Governance & Compliance: SALGA says the withholding reflects structural and systemic fiscal challenges, not just “governance failures,” and warns compliance must be balanced against real-world impacts on residents. Food Prices Under the Microscope: SAHRC begins the second leg of its food system inquiry, probing how prices are set, affordability, and market concentration after findings that over 22% of households regularly go to bed hungry. Workplace & Skills Integrity: The National Skills Fund flags alleged inflated flight-hour reporting and self-dealing at Flyfofa Aviation Training, putting R148m funding under scrutiny. Industrialisation Push: Nigeria’s Tinubu urges Afreximbank to mobilise Africa’s resources for industrialisation and jobs, while Nigeria’s oil sector seeks relief from 270+ taxes/levies to attract investment. Jobs & Migration Pressure: Nigeria prepares another evacuation of 270 Nigerians from South Africa amid xenophobic violence, as returnees total 1,129. Manufacturing Jobs Boost: Chery officially inaugurates its Rosslyn plant in South Africa, keeping 692 employees and targeting nearly 3,000 jobs as it shifts from importer to local manufacturer.
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