JOHANNESBURG - MMC for Finance Nkululeko Dunga said Ekurhuleni would be going on an aggressive revenue collection campaign against companies that defaulted on their bills.In his address, Ekurhuleni executive mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana announced several ambitious ideas that would require extensive funding from a municipality with a declining revenue base.Dunga said the city would have to unlock new revenue streams for its ideas of expanding service delivery to poor areas to come into fruition.
“We need to increase our own indigent, at least, because we are getting about R5.5 billion for equitable share but we can increase that by double, R10 billion, or so." ' EWN Reporter April 25, 2023 Former mayor and Democratic Alliance caucus leader, Tania Campbell said the municipality also needed to adjust its policies to allow businesses to enter a payment plan with the city.
Tania Campbell, former Ekurhuleni Mayor and DA caucus leader, says the State of the City address didn’t provide any new ideas.