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Besides a few kisses of the hand from the Government of Local Unity partnership, which governs the City of Johannesburg, the finance head of the country's richest and largest metro took harsh criticism from the council debating his budget speech.

Executive mayor Kabelo Gwamanda is seen next to finance MMC Dada Morero at the top of the photo as the pair vote with the Government of Local Unity for the new Johannesburg budget.Besides a few kisses of the hand from the Government of Local Unity partnership, which governs the City of Johannesburg, the finance head of the country's richest and largest metro took harsh criticism from the council debating his budget speech.

On Tuesday, Johannesburg's Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance, Dada Morero, tabled his budget of approximately R80.9 billion for the 2023/24 financial year, in which he proposed various tariffs and warned that the coffers were dry. On Wednesday, the budget was debated and then approved by a majority of councillors, with 166 votes for and 68 votes against, with no abstentions.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

 

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