Money
What council decided to spend
53 rand amounts that council items were about, 31 October 2023 to 30 September 2026: 28 from the City's signed minutes and 25 from transcribed sittings. Each one links to the page of the minutes or the second in the video where the amount is stated. They are not added up into one total: a budget, a loan and a write-off are different kinds of money.
How these are found
AI (Claude Sonnet 5.5) read each transcript, and the minutes' pages around every counted vote or motion about money, and listed the amounts the item was about: not figures quoted in debate. Code keeps an amount only when the quote is in the source and the amount is in the quote. The outcome and the vote are from the minutes as printed, or, for transcripts, from the chair's words (checked the same way). The kind (loan, grant, ...) is the AI's reading.
Speakers often leave out the R ("a budget of 97.1 billion"); those amounts are shown as said. A loan in another currency counts by the rand figure said with it. A person read every item against its source: 8 were removed (procurement reports council only noted, a loan listed again inside a plan, fees inside a loan) and 6 corrected, marked so.
Transcripts and minutes don't overlap yet (minutes so far end in March 2026, transcripts start in May 2026). When they do, the same decision on the same day is counted once in the totals.
By kind
10Sum of the approved amounts in each kind, with how many items it adds up. Rejected and undecided amounts are not added.
Budget
Not added up: these are lines of the same budgets (revenue, spending, capital), so a sum would count money twice.
17 items: 10 approved, 7 rejected
Adjustment budget
Not added up: an adjustment budget restates a year's whole capital budget, and a year can be adjusted more than once.
5 items: 4 approved, 1 rejected
Loan
R14 bn
8 items: 5 approved, 3 rejected; the sum is of the 5 approved
Borrowing plan
Not added up: borrowing plans set ceilings ("up to"), not money borrowed.
7 items: 3 approved, 4 rejected
Grant
R89.2 m
4 items: 2 approved, 0 rejected, 2 other; the sum is of the 2 approved
Contract
R3.2 bn
1 item: 1 approved, 0 rejected; the sum is of the 1 approved
Write-off
R11.7 bn
1 item: 1 approved, 0 rejected; the sum is of the 1 approved
Irregular, unauthorised or wasteful spending
R3.54 bn
4 items: 4 approved, 0 rejected; the sum is of the 4 approved
Property sale or lease
R46.9 m
3 items: 3 approved, 0 rejected; the sum is of the 2 approved, leaving out 1 given per month or per year
Other
R167 m
3 items: 3 approved, 0 rejected; the sum is of the 3 approved
Every amount
53R10 bn
as said: 10 billion
RejectedBorrowing planTranscript, AI-extracted
Total external long-term borrowing over three years
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 17: Funding plan for medium-term capital budget 2026/27–2028/29 · 117 for, 93 against, 0 abstained
The words
"3.2 billion in 2028/2029, a total of approximately 10 billion over three years."
R5 bn
as said: 5 billion
RejectedBorrowing planTranscript, AI-extracted
Short-term borrowing and facilities including commercial paper and banking facilities
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 17: Funding plan for medium-term capital budget 2026/27–2028/29 · 117 for, 93 against, 0 abstained
The words
"It further proposes short term borrowing and facilities of up to 5 billion, including commercial paper and banking facilities"
R3.5 bn
as said: 3.5 billion
RejectedBorrowing planTranscript, AI-extracted
External long-term borrowing for 2026/2027 under the medium-term capital funding plan
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 17: Funding plan for medium-term capital budget 2026/27–2028/29 · 117 for, 93 against, 0 abstained
The words
"approve external long term borrowing of 3.5 billion in 2026/2027, 3.2 billion in 2027/2028, and 3.2 billion in 2028/2029"
R3.2 bn
as said: 3.2 billion
RejectedBorrowing planTranscript, AI-extracted
External long-term borrowing for each of 2027/2028 and 2028/2029
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 17: Funding plan for medium-term capital budget 2026/27–2028/29 · 117 for, 93 against, 0 abstained
The words
"approve external long term borrowing of 3.5 billion in 2026/2027, 3.2 billion in 2027/2028, and 3.2 billion in 2028/2029"
R2.9 bn
as said: 2.9 billion rand
Outcome not announcedGrantTranscript, AI-extractedcorrected
Grant funding for Frankenwald and Bergvallei mixed housing development partnership
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 15: Mixed Integrated Housing Development, Frankenwald and Bergvallei
The words
"spend the grants that are available for next financial year, which is an amount of 2.9 billion rand and an amount of 2.4 billion rand"
R2.4 bn
as said: 2.4 billion rand
Outcome not announcedGrantTranscript, AI-extractedcorrected
Second grant amount for Frankenwald and Bergvallei housing development
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 15: Mixed Integrated Housing Development, Frankenwald and Bergvallei
The words
"which is an amount of 2.9 billion rand and an amount of 2.4 billion rand"
R811.3 m
as said: R811.3 million
RejectedLoanTranscript, AI-extracted
Asset-backed financing pipeline
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 17: Funding plan for medium-term capital budget 2026/27–2028/29 · 117 for, 93 against, 0 abstained
The words
"And the R811.3 million asset-backed financing pipeline which will save ratepayers millions through margin reductions of up to 150 basis points."
R135 000
as said: R135,000 per month
ApprovedProperty sale or leaseTranscript, AI-extracted
Rental income from amended development lease of Erf 56 Crown North
30 September 2026 · 55th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Item 26: Amendment of development lease for Erf 56 Crown North · 119 for, 90 against, 0 abstained
The words
"Approximately R31 million development cost on this particular development, which it will address the issue of investment, with rental income of R135,000 per month."
R2.2 bn
as said: R2.2 billion
ApprovedIrregular, unauthorised or wasteful spendingTranscript, AI-extracted
irregular expenditure MPAC recommends be recovered from liable officials
27 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 2 · Item 29: Motivation that council recover or certify as irrecoverable or regularise irregular expenditure for August 2026
The words
"R2.2 billion. That is the amount of irregular expenditure that MPAC recommends must be recovered from liable officials."
R420.1 m
as said: R420.1 million
ApprovedIrregular, unauthorised or wasteful spendingTranscript, AI-extracted
irregular expenditure recommended to be certified as irrecoverable and regularised
27 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 2 · Item 29: Motivation that council recover or certify as irrecoverable or regularise irregular expenditure for August 2026
The words
"A further R420.1 million is recommended to be certified as irrecoverable and regularised."
R35.2 m
as said: R35.178 million
ApprovedGrantTranscript, AI-extracted
Gauteng Provincial Treasury HIV/AIDS conditional grant for the Jozi Ihlomile door-to-door programme
27 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 2 · Item 36: Acceptance of the HIV/AIDS conditional grant from the Gauteng Provincial Treasury
The words
"we request approval to accept it um the R35.178 million um conditional grant from the Gauteng Provincial Treasury"
R3.2 bn
as said: R3.2 billion
ApprovedContractTranscript, AI-extractedcorrected
Rea Vaya Phase 1A bus operating agreement over seven years, sent out for public comment (amount as a DA speaker gave it)
26 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Item 9: Public participation notice for Rea Vaya Phase 1A Bus Operating Company Agreement · 112 for, 42 against, 3 abstained
The words
"To contractually sign to provide R3.2 billion over seven years"
R117 m
as said: 117 million
ApprovedOtherTranscript, AI-extracted
City co-financing commitment for the GEF grant programme over three years
26 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Item 6: Acceptance of grant funding from the Global Environment Facility with the Development Bank of South Africa
The words
"the grant also requires a co-financing commitment of 117 million over three years"
R54 m
as said: 54 million
ApprovedGrantTranscript, AI-extracted
Global Environment Facility grant for rooftop solar, efficiency and metering
26 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Item 6: Acceptance of grant funding from the Global Environment Facility with the Development Bank of South Africa
The words
"The GEF-8 grant brings approximately 54 million into our city for rooftop solar"
R29.5 m
as said: 29.5 million
ApprovedProperty sale or leaseTranscript, AI-extracted
Valuation of Portion 2 of Erf 1226 Fairland for development sale
26 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Items 11 and 12: Development sales of Fairland erven
The words
"The report records 29.5 million for Portion 2 and 17.4 million for Portion, for Erf 1202"
R17.4 m
as said: 17.4 million
ApprovedProperty sale or leaseTranscript, AI-extracted
Valuation of Erf 1202 Fairland for development sale
26 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Items 11 and 12: Development sales of Fairland erven
The words
"The report records 29.5 million for Portion 2 and 17.4 million for Portion, for Erf 1202"
R25 400
as said: R25,400
ApprovedOtherTranscript, AI-extracted
Direct cost of Alderman badges for first phase
26 August 2026 · 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Item 47: Implementation of the Alderman policy
The words
"The estimated direct cost of the first phase is R25,400 for Alderman badges"
R50 m
as said: 50 million
ApprovedOtherTranscript, AI-extracted
Transfer to DBSA to cover budget shortfall on the biogas pilot project
25 June 2026 · 38th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 2 · Item 84: Transfer of budget shortfall for the biogas pilot project to DBSA · 109 for, 57 against, 4 abstained
The words
"The report asks Council to approve the transfer of 50 million to Development Bank of South Africa for completion of biogas pilot project."
R11.7 bn
as said: 11.7 billion
ApprovedWrite-offTranscript, AI-extracted
Projected debt write-off under the Debt Relief Programme Phase 4 addendum
24 June 2026 · 38th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Item 82: addendum to COJ Debt Relief Programme Phase 4
The words
"The projected 11.7 billion in debt write-off is significant"
R876.7 m
as said: R876,692,456.59
ApprovedIrregular, unauthorised or wasteful spendingTranscript, AI-extracted
Irregular expenditure to be certified irrecoverable and regularised, April 2026 MPAC report
24 June 2026 · 38th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Item 61: certification of irrecoverable and regularisation of irregular and unauthorised expenditure, April 2026
The words
"That the Council certify as irrecoverable and regularize R876,692,456.59 in irregular expenditure by the City of Joburg Metropolitan Municipality"
R41 m
as said: 41 million
ApprovedIrregular, unauthorised or wasteful spendingTranscript, AI-extracted
Unauthorised expenditure to be regularised in the MPAC report
24 June 2026 · 38th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1 · Item 61: certification of irrecoverable and regularisation of irregular and unauthorised expenditure, April 2026
The words
"dealing with over 876 million in historical irregular expenditure and more than 41 million in unauthorised expenditure."
R97.1 bn
as said: 97.1 billion
ApprovedBudgetTranscript, AI-extracted
Total 2026/27 City of Johannesburg budget
28 May 2026 · Budget Debate · Item 3: 2026/27 to 2028/29 medium-term budget · 139 for, 92 against, 1 abstained
The words
"We ask Council to approve the budget of 97.1 billion for Johannesburg residents."
R88.3 bn
as said: 88.3 billion
ApprovedBudgetTranscript, AI-extracted
2026/27 operating expenditure budget
28 May 2026 · Budget Debate · Item 3: 2026/27 to 2028/29 medium-term operating budget · 139 for, 92 against, 1 abstained
The words
"operating revenue 90.4 billion, operating expenditure 88.3 billion, projected surplus 2.1 billion before taxes and capital grants"
R8.8 bn
as said: 8.8 billion
ApprovedBudgetTranscript, AI-extracted
2026/27 capital budget
28 May 2026 · Budget Debate · Item 3: 2026/27 to 2028/29 medium-term capital budget · 139 for, 92 against, 1 abstained
The words
"and capital budget of 8.8 billion, being a total budget of 97.1 billion for the 2026/27 financial year."
R3.8 bn
as said: 3.8 billion
ApprovedLoanTranscript, AI-extracted
KfW loan (200 million euro) for City Power electrical infrastructure
26 May 2026 · 51st Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting · Request for approval and authorization to enter into a loan agreement with KfW in the 2025/26 to 2027/28 financial years · 181 for, 44 against, 0 abstained
The words
"The total loan of 200 million euro, estimated to approximately 3.8 billion."
R8.42 bn
as said: R8 424 388 000
ApprovedAdjustment budgetSigned minutes
Adjustment Capital Budget for 2025/26
20 March 2026 · 47th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 2 · 139 for, 102 against, 0 abstained
The words
"That the Adjustment Capital Budget for 2025/26 amounting to R8 424 388 000 as set out in Annexure A and B be approved."
R2.5 bn
as said: R2,500,000,000.00
ApprovedLoanSigned minutes
15-year amortising AfDB loan for 2024/25 capital expenditure
18 June 2025 · 40th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 137 for, 98 against, 0 abstained
The words
"That Council approves the provision of a 15-year amortising loan for an amount of R2,500,000,000.00"
R84.8 bn
as said: R84.8 billion
ApprovedBudgetSigned minutes
consolidated operating revenue for 2025/26
28 May 2025 · 30th ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 144 for, 104 against, 0 abstained
The words
"the consolidated operating revenue of R84.8 billion, operating expenditure of R80.7 billion"
R80.7 bn
as said: R80.7 billion
ApprovedBudgetSigned minutes
consolidated operating expenditure for 2025/26
28 May 2025 · 30th ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 144 for, 104 against, 0 abstained
The words
"operating expenditure of R80.7 billion, taxation of R44.9 million and capital grants and contributions of R4.1 billion"
R7.49 bn
as said: R7 490 894 000
ApprovedAdjustment budgetSigned minutes
Adjustment Capital Budget for 2024/25
28 May 2025 · 30th ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 4 · 144 for, 101 against, 0 abstained
The words
"the Adjustment Capital Budget for 2024/25 amounting to R7 490 894 000 as set out in Annexure E and F be approved"
R5 bn
as said: R5 billion
ApprovedBorrowing planSigned minutes
long-term debt refinancing in medium-term capital budget
28 May 2025 · 30th ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 144 for, 104 against, 0 abstained
The words
"long-term debt refinancing up to R5 billion in the medium-term capital budget for 2025/26 to 2027/28"
R5 bn
as said: R5 billion
ApprovedBorrowing planSigned minutes
cap on total short-term debt, commercial paper and standby facility
28 May 2025 · 30th ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 144 for, 104 against, 0 abstained
The words
"standby short-term bank facility as part of the new transactional banking contract may not exceed R5 billion"
R4.1 bn
as said: R4.1 billion
ApprovedBudgetSigned minutescorrected
capital grants and contributions for 2025/26
28 May 2025 · 30th ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 144 for, 104 against, 0 abstained
The words
"capital grants and contributions of R4.1 billion for the City of Johannesburg for the financial year 2025/26"
R675 m
as said: R675 million
ApprovedBorrowing planSigned minutes
standby banking credit facility from Standard Bank in 2025/26
28 May 2025 · 30th ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 144 for, 104 against, 0 abstained
The words
"standby banking credit facility from Standard Bank of up to R675 million"
R7.73 bn
as said: R7 733 417 000
ApprovedAdjustment budgetSigned minutes
2024/25 Adjustment Capital Budget
13 March 2025 · 36th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 55b · 137 for, 106 against, 0 abstained
The words
"That the Adjustment Capital Budget for 2024/25 amounting to R7 733 417 000 as set out in Annexure A and B be approved."
R2.8 bn
as said: R2.8 billion
ApprovedLoanSigned minutes
Short-term DBSA loan facility to bridge cashflow mismatches in 2024/25
30 January 2025 · 27th ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 7 · 164 for, 62 against, 0 abstained
The words
"approves the provision of the short-term loan facility loan for an amount of R2.8 billion at an indicative floating interest rate"
R2.5 bn
as said: R2,500,000,000.00
ApprovedLoanSigned minutes
15-year amortising AFD loan for 2023/24 capital expenditure
25 July 2024 · 29th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 246 for, 5 against, 0 abstained
The words
"15-year amortising loan for an amount of R2,500,000,000.00 at an indicative floating interest rate of 3-month Jibar plus a credit spread of up to 4.96%"
R2.5 bn
as said: R2,500,000,000.00
RejectedLoanSigned minutes
15-year amortising loan from AFD for 2023/24 capital expenditure
9 July 2024 · 28th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 111 for, 118 against, 3 abstained
The words
"That Council approves the provision of a 15-year amortising loan for an amount of R2,500,000,000.00"
R2.5 bn
as said: R2,500,000,000.00
RejectedLoanSigned minutes
15-year amortising AFD loan for the City's 2023/24 capital expenditure
13 June 2024 · 27th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 110 for, 89 against, 1 abstained
The words
"15-year amortising loan for an amount of R2,500,000,000.00 at an indicative floating interest rate of 3-month Jibar plus a credit spread of up to 4.96%"
R76.4 bn
as said: R76.4 billion
ApprovedBudgetSigned minutes
consolidated operating revenue for 2024/25
22 May 2024 · 26th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 145 for, 10 against, 0 abstained
The words
"That the consolidated operating revenue of R76.4 billion, operating expenditure of R75.7 billion, taxation of R41.2 million"
R75.7 bn
as said: R75.7 billion
ApprovedBudgetSigned minutes
consolidated operating expenditure for 2024/25
22 May 2024 · 26th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 145 for, 10 against, 0 abstained
The words
"operating expenditure of R75.7 billion, taxation of R41.2 million and capital grants and contributions of R3.7 billion"
R3.7 bn
as said: R3.7 billion
ApprovedBudgetSigned minutescorrected
capital grants and contributions for 2024/25
22 May 2024 · 26th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 145 for, 10 against, 0 abstained
The words
"capital grants and contributions of R3.7 billion for the City of Johannesburg for the financial year 2024/25"
R41.2 m
as said: R41.2 million
ApprovedBudgetSigned minutes
taxation in the 2024/25 consolidated budget
22 May 2024 · 26th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 1 · 145 for, 10 against, 0 abstained
The words
"taxation of R41.2 million and capital grants and contributions of R3.7 billion"
R76.4 bn
as said: R76.4 billion
RejectedBudgetSigned minutes
consolidated operating revenue for 2024/25
14 May 2024 · 22nd ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 105 for, 52 against
The words
"consolidated operating revenue of R76.4 billion, operating expenditure of R75.7 billion, taxation of R41.2 million and capital grants and contributions of R3.7 billion"
R75.7 bn
as said: R75.7 billion
RejectedBudgetSigned minutes
consolidated operating expenditure for 2024/25
14 May 2024 · 22nd ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 105 for, 52 against
The words
"operating expenditure of R75.7 billion"
R7.88 bn
as said: R7 880 921 000
RejectedBudgetSigned minutes
capital budget for 2025/26
14 May 2024 · 22nd ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 105 for, 52 against
The words
"R7 880 921 000 for the year 2025/26"
R7.43 bn
as said: R7 425 162 000
RejectedBudgetSigned minutes
capital budget for 2026/27
14 May 2024 · 22nd ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 105 for, 52 against
The words
"R7 425 162 000 for the year 2026/27 of the City of Johannesburg"
R7.41 bn
as said: R7 414 826 000
RejectedBudgetSigned minutes
capital budget for 2024/25
14 May 2024 · 22nd ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 105 for, 52 against
The words
"the capital budget of R7 414 826 000 for the year 2024/25"
R3.7 bn
as said: R3.7 billion
RejectedBudgetSigned minutescorrected
capital grants and contributions for 2024/25
14 May 2024 · 22nd ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 105 for, 52 against
The words
"capital grants and contributions of R3.7 billion for the City of Johannesburg for the financial year 2024/25"
R41.2 m
as said: R41.2 million
RejectedBudgetSigned minutes
taxation in 2024/25 consolidated operating budget
14 May 2024 · 22nd ordinary meeting (budget speech) of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 3 · 105 for, 52 against
The words
"taxation of R41.2 million"
R6.81 bn
as said: R6 807 105 000
RejectedAdjustment budgetSigned minutes
Adjustment capital budget for 2023/24 (recommendation not carried)
25 April 2024 · 20th ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 2 · 120 for, 43 against, 0 abstained
The words
"That the Adjustment Capital Budget for 2023/24 amounting to R6 807 105 000 as set out in Annexure E and F be approved."
R6.9 bn
as said: R6 903 334 000
ApprovedAdjustment budgetSigned minutes
Adjustment Capital Budget for 2023/24
8 March 2024 · 25th extra-ordinary council meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality · Item 2 · 184 for, 38 against, 0 abstained
The words
"That the Adjustment Capital Budget for 2023/24 amounting to R6 903 334 000 as set out in Annexure A and B be approved."
R2.4 bn
as said: R2.4 billion
ApprovedLoanSigned minutes
Short-term DBSA loan facility to bridge cashflow mismatches in 2023/24
31 October 2023 · 15th ordinary meeting of the city of johannesburg municipality that was · Item 62 · 115 for, 103 against, 8 abstained
The words
"approves the provision of the short-term loan facility loan for an amount of R2.4 billion"