AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMunicipal Finance Shock: National Treasury has suspended July equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities (including Johannesburg), withholding about R13.5bn after years of unauthorised, irregular and fruitless spending—SALGA warns it must not hit service delivery. Pension Panic: Unions and the FSCA say employers owe over R8bn in unpaid pension contributions, putting more than 600,000 workers’ retirement and risk benefits at risk. Rand & Oil Watch: The rand held steady as investors weighed renewed Middle East tensions, firmer oil and gold, and awaited Fed minutes. Logistics Funding: Newlyn Group secured a R5bn financing solution with Absa CIB to back South Africa’s port logistics and infrastructure pipeline. Cape Town Services Under Fire: The Public Protector found Cape Town failed to provide basic services to Langa Flats and parts of Khayelitsha, citing maladministration. Tax Season Scams: SARS auto-assessments are rolling out fast, but taxpayers are urged to check pre-populated refunds and data before accepting. Transport Upgrade: Cape Town’s MyCiTi received its first prototype electric bus, with more battery-electric units planned for rollout. Business & Consumer: Old Mutual paid R14.6bn in claims in 2025 as it nears the R100bn milestone; Hyprop raised R739m in an oversubscribed share bookbuild.
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