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We are going to charge misbehavior at R500 per councillor.","reason":"The Speaker restates the R500 misconduct fine after reading Rule 30, which bars recording devices, and recording in the chamber is raised, but no camera fine is reported as imposed."},{"date":"2026-08-26","sitting_id":"2026-08-26-ordinary-39-day1","chapter":"Item 3: EFF on the ethics code and fines for filming","url":"https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-08-26-ordinary-39-day1/#t9406","status":"done","by":"AI judgment (claude-opus-5-5)","quote":"Councillor Nkomo from the from ActionSA and your councillor next to you, you are fined 1,000 rand each, payable tomorrow. You are taking videos here.","reason":"The Speaker enforces the rule on filming in the chamber by fining councillors for taking videos, though the fine is now R1,000 rather than the promised R500."}]},{"id":"2026-05-26-extra-ordinary-51-1","date":"2026-05-26","sitting_id":"2026-05-26-extra-ordinary-51","time":"01:16:28","video_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhgCgCBhqG4&t=4588s","page_url":"https://said-in-council.co.za/promises/2026-05-26-extra-ordinary-51-1/","speaker":"Margeret Sheron Arnolds","councillor_id":"arnolds-margeret-sheron","office_or_party":"AIC","speaker_as_heard":"Cllr Arnolds","what":"A memorial council session will start at 9:00 the next day, with the budget speech at 12:30, both in the chamber.","quote":"The first one starts at 9:00","deadline_as_said":"tomorrow, 9:00 and 12:30","amount":null,"due_date":"2026-05-27","due_reading":"'Tomorrow' counted from the sitting date 2026-05-26","due_by":"AI reading, not checked by hand","clock":"passed","clock_days":161,"latest_status":"Said done at a later sitting","latest_date":"2026-05-28","latest_by":"AI judgment (claude-opus-5-5)","later_sittings":1,"city_reports":[{"date":"2026-05-27","title":"Joburg’s 26/27 budget allocates R 28.3 billion towards energy security","url":"https://joburg.org.za/media_/Newsroom/Pages/2026-News-Articles/Joburg%E2%80%99s-2627-budget-allocates-R-28-3-billion-towards-energy-security.aspx","status":"done","by":"AI judgment (claude-opus-5-5)","quote":"This was announced on Tuesday, 27 May 2026, during Executive Deputy Mayor and Member of Mayoral Committee for Finance, Cllr Loyiso Masuku's R97.1 billion budget speech for 2026/2027."}],"official_matches":[],"reviewed":false,"followups":[{"date":"2026-05-28","sitting_id":"2026-05-28-budget-debate","chapter":"ActionSA's Cllr Edward attacks the budget; point of order by Cllr Echeozonjoku","url":"https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-05-28-budget-debate/#t5289","status":"done","by":"AI judgment (claude-opus-5-5)","quote":"What was presented before the residents of Johannesburg yesterday was not a budget speech. It was a political rally disguised as a budget presentation.","reason":"The speaker confirms the budget speech was delivered the previous day, as scheduled, though the memorial session is not mentioned."}]}]}