https://said-in-council.co.za/ New City of Johannesburg council sitting pages: chapters, speakers, promises and transcript, each linked to the second of video. en-za https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-09-30-extra-ordinary-55/ sitting:2026-09-30-extra-ordinary-55 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: The funding plan for the 2026/27–2028/29 medium-term capital budget, covering about R10 billion in long-term external borrowing, was not carried, with 117 yes and 93 no, short of the 136 votes required. FF+, ActionSA and the DA opposed the plan, and the DA said it would, if necessary, take legal action to reverse items it says bind the next administration. Council carried the MTC service delivery agreement addendum by 114 yes, 91 no and 2 abstentions, and the Erf 56 Crown North lease amendment by 119 yes and 90 no. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-08-27-extra-ordinary-54/ sitting:2026-08-27-extra-ordinary-54 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: The 54th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting was taken up mainly by a ceremony conferring the honorific title of alderman or alderwoman on a group of councillors, including Cllr Mgcina. Cllrs Mpolobosho and Mabaso were absent when called, and Cllr Van Wyk's certificate was missing. Neither the aldermanship ceremony, due at 10:00, nor the council sitting, due at 11:30, started on time; the Speaker said an electricity failure had delayed the morning. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-08-27-ordinary-39-day2/ sitting:2026-08-27-ordinary-39-day2 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: Day 2 of the 39th Ordinary Council Meeting was adjourned with its agenda unfinished after EFF and DA councillors left, the quorum was lost and item 40, the Petitions Policy review, was suspended. The Executive Mayor's Question Time was held over because he was not in the house, and it had still not been taken when the meeting adjourned. Council agreed to items 32, 33, 35, 36, 39 and 41, among them the Public Participation Policy review, a R35.178 million HIV/AIDS conditional grant and recruitment for the Group Head: Group Strategy. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-08-26-ordinary-39-day1/ sitting:2026-08-26-ordinary-39-day1 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: On the first of two days of the 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, council approved the recruitment and appointment of the Head of Department for Public Safety after rejecting a DA motion to postpone it. The DA motion, which cited an SIU high-risk flag on the preferred candidate, failed by 82 yes to 110 no with 2 abstentions; the DA, FF Plus, ACDP and ActionSA recorded dissent. Council approved the Rea Vaya Phase 1A public participation notice by 112 yes, 42 no and 3 abstentions, on a roll call the ANC demanded after the Speaker declared the noes louder. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-07-30-extra-ordinary-53/ sitting:2026-07-30-extra-ordinary-53 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: Council met in an extra-ordinary sitting to consider the 2024/25 Group Integrated Annual Report and the MPAC oversight report on it. Both items were agreed by acclamation, with no vote numbers announced, approving the annual report with reservations as MPAC recommended. ActionSA supported the MPAC report with reservations, while the DA, EFF and ANC said they supported the report or its recommendations. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-07-22-extra-ordinary-52/ sitting:2026-07-22-extra-ordinary-52 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: The 52nd Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting dealt mainly with third-quarter 2025/26 performance and oversight reports, plus elevated items 39 to 41 on disciplinary board matters, including referral of 13 alleged acts of financial misconduct. At the Deputy Executive Mayor's request, council went in-committee for items 39 to 41 with cameras and livestream switched off; recommendations 4.2 to 4.6 were later read into the record. Council then agreed or noted the reports in items 1 to 38 by voice or without objection, with no counts announced. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-06-25-ordinary-38-day2/ sitting:2026-06-25-ordinary-38-day2 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: On day 2 of the 38th Ordinary Council Meeting, with the Executive Mayor absent and the Deputy Executive Mayor acting, council approved a series of items but deferred the remaining quarterly reports. Business began only after two quorum counts, the first finding 73 in the chamber; at the end, headcounts of 114 and then 119 preceded the deferral to August or a special sitting. A motion to initiate declaring Auckland Park a student precinct carried 104 to 58 with 4 abstentions, with the DA and ACDP recording dissent. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-06-24-ordinary-38-day1/ sitting:2026-06-24-ordinary-38-day1 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: On Day 1 of the 38th Ordinary Council Meeting, council approved a run of metro trading reform reports for City Power, Joburg Water and Pikitup, mostly by voice vote. On item 71, the DA disputed the voice vote, and a division of the house showed 100 for, 53 against and 3 abstentions, so the item was carried. The DA recorded its opposition under Rule 84 to items 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 85, repeatedly objecting that the reports had not gone through Section 79 oversight committees. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-05-28-budget-debate/ sitting:2026-05-28-budget-debate Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: Council approved the R97.1 billion 2026/27 budget by a show of hands, 139 for, 92 against and 1 abstention, at the continuation of the 37th ordinary council meeting. The DA asked under Rule 84 that its opposition to the unfunded budget be recorded and its rights reserved. Council also agreed the IDP Review, the Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan, a Standard Bank banking services agreement, Ombudsman recruitment and acting arrangements, and the appointment of a Group Head Communications and Marketing. https://said-in-council.co.za/sittings/2026-05-26-extra-ordinary-51/ sitting:2026-05-26-extra-ordinary-51 Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT AI summary (claude-opus-5-5), checked against the chapters: The 51st Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting had one item: approval to enter into a loan agreement with KfW in the 2025/26 to 2027/28 financial years, tabled by the Executive Mayor. Council approved the loan with 181 yes votes, 44 no votes and 0 abstentions after the Speaker called a formal vote. The ACDP opposed it, with Cllr Harris citing R616 million in interest, a R17.5 million upfront cost and a R16 billion City Power overdraft, and ActionSA also rejected the item.