JOHANNESBURG - Forty-two of the 69 municipalities whose funding was temporarily withheld by the National Treasury earlier this month have been taken off the "naughty list".
They will now receive all or part of their July equitable share after addressing the concerns that led to their funding being withheld.
Ten municipalities have received their full allocations, amounting to R1.7 billion.
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Another 17 municipalities have received R2.9 billion, but only to settle outstanding debts owed to creditors such as Eskom, water boards and pension funds.
Financial mismanagement in the 69 municipalities prompted the Treasury to freeze their funding.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the remaining municipalities would receive their allocations only once they met the Treasury's conditions.